Quartzite


Quartzite from Sioux quartzite formation. Sioux Quartzite is a Proterozoic (precambrian) rock found near the intersection of Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa. The rock units correlate throughout the upper midwestern and southwestern United States.


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Location: USA
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