Buffalo County Quartzite
 Alma Quartzite Variation










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Buffalo County Quartzite can range 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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