Wikimedia Commons

File:Baraboo Quartzite (Paleoproterozoic, ~1.7 Ga; Ableman, Wisconsin, USA) 1.jpg

Original file ‎(3,219 × 2,734 pixels, file size: 6.56 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

edit
Description
English: Quartzite from the Precambrian of Wisconsin, USA.

Quartzite is a crystalline-textured, monomineralic, intermediate- to high-grade metamorphic rock composed of quartz (SiO2 - silicon dioxide). It forms by metamorphism of sandstone, or sometimes by cooking siltstone or chert.

Stratigraphy: Baraboo Quartzite, upper Paleoproterozoic, ~1.7 Ga

Locality: unrecorded / undisclosed site at or near the town of Ableman (also known as Rock Springs), southern Wisconsin, USA
Date
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/53314566372/
Author James St. John

Licensing

edit
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by James St. John at https://flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/53314566372. It was reviewed on 7 November 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

7 November 2023

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current17:00, 7 November 2023Thumbnail for version as of 17:00, 7 November 20233,219 × 2,734 (6.56 MB)Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs)Uploaded a work by James St. John from https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/53314566372/ with UploadWizard

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Baraboo_Quartzite_(Paleoproterozoic,_~1.7_Ga;_Ableman,_Wisconsin,_USA)_1.jpg&oldid=824214130"