Bayview Sandstone Quarry, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bayview Sandstone Quarry | Quarry |
| Bayfield Co. | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 46° 42' 11'' North , 90° 51' 42'' West |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 46.70333,-90.86194 |
| GeoHash: | G#: cbr3sqh6e |
| USGS MRDS Record: | 10156846 |
| Locality type: | Quarry |
| KΓΆppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
Abandoned quarry once producing sandstone from the Proterozoic Bayfield Group.
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| β 'commodity:Dimension Stone' Reference: From USGS MRDS database |
| β 'Sandstone' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β 'commodity:Sandstone' Reference: From USGS MRDS database |
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| β | 'Sandstone' | - | |
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| β | 'Sandstone' | - | |
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Regional Geology
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| Stenian 1000 - 1200 Ma ID: 3184900 | Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Stenian (1000 - 1200 Ma) Comments: Mid-Continent Rift Lithology: Sandstone-conglomerate Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Mesoproterozoic 1000 - 1600 Ma ID: 3241865 | Keweenawan Supergroup: Chequamegon Sandstone Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Chequamegon Sandstone Description: Red, brown, and white feldspathic sandstone, generally thick-bedded and commonly crossbedded. Rare interbeds of red shale and conglomerate. Comments: Midcontinent rift province; fluvial, lacustrine; post-rift thermal basin Lithology: Major:: {arkose},Minor:: {siltstone,conglomerate} Reference: Cannon, W.F., L.G. Woodruff, S.W. Nicholson, C.A. Hedgman, and R.D. Barber-Delach. Digital Bedrock Geologic Map of the Ashland and Northern Part of the Ironwood 30' x 60' Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Michigan. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-546. [162] |
| Mesoproterozoic 1000 - 1600 Ma ID: 2953997 | Bayfield Group; Chequamegon Sandstone Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Chequamegon Sandstone Description: Poorly sorted arkosic sandstone Comments: Original map source: Cannon, W.F., Kress, T.H., Sutphin, D.M., Morey, G.B., Meints, Joyce, and Barber-Delach, Robert, 1997, Digital Geologic Map and mineral deposits of the Lake Superior Region, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan: USGS Open-File Report 97-455 (version 3, Nov. 19 Lithology: Major:{arkose} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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Bayview Sandstone Quarry, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin, USA