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Williams Quarry, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Williams Quarry | Quarry |
| Columbia County | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 30' 14'' North , 89° 35' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Portage | 10,382 (2017) | 11.0km |
| Baraboo | 12,155 (2017) | 13.0km |
| Lake Wisconsin | 4,189 (2017) | 14.5km |
| Merrimac | 440 (2017) | 14.8km |
| West Baraboo | 1,439 (2017) | 14.9km |
A quarry located in the town of Caledonia, about 5.6 km WSW of Portage, near the Sauk County line.
Quarry operated by the Kraemer Company exposing Proterozoic Baraboo quartzite and overlying Cambrian sediments. The unconformity, with overlying coarse boulder conglomerate, is well exposed in the quarry. The quartzite is cut by hydrothermal quartz veins with vugs bearing quartz crystals covered with white clay.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Yavapai TerraneVolcanic Arc
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Williams Quarry, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA