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English: Photograph of Sioux Quartzite Quarry
Photographer
English: National Park Service; photograph
Title
English: Photograph of Sioux Quartzite Quarry
Description
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Photograph of catlinite quarry in Sioux Quartzite. Images show thin layer of catlinite between larger blocks of Sioux Quartzite.

Photograph a of Sioux Quartzite quarry at Pipestone National Monument. Catlinite, or pipestone, forms reddish layers between the fractured slabs of quartzite. The schematic illustrates quarrying operations. Potential rockfall in the quarries poses a safety hazard in the monument.
Depicted place
English: Pipestone National Monument, Pipestone County, Minnesota
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a0a1d6b0-64d2-4d60-ab35-e9f87e01d333
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
NPS Unit Code
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PIPE

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