Alma Quartzite
Variations include: Buffalo County Quartzite
Lacross County Quartzite










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Alma Quartzite can range from white to purple
Lacross  County Quartzite ranges from a off white to a tan
Buffalo County Quartzite ranges from a  tan to brown

Texture:  Course grain

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Primary Source Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Alma Quartzite was first identified in Buffalo County Wisconsin with additional outcroppings located in Lacross County Wisconsin.  Found in west central Wisconsin and into southeastern Minnesota.

 

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Baraboo Quartzite
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