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A section of the Pipestone Quarry in Minnesota showing the layer of catlinite (red pipestone) between Sioux quartzite

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Dansk: Tværsnittet viser det tynde lag catlinit (rød pibesten) mellem tykkere lag hård kvarts i Pipestone Quarry, Minnesota, hvor indianere har brudt catlinit gennem århundreder for bl.a at lave pibehoveder af den røde lersten
English: The drawing shows the layer of red pipestone embedded between red Sioux quartzite, which has been used by natives of America to manufacture pipe bowls through centuries
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Source Holmes, W. H.: Handbook of aboriginal American Antiquities. Part I. Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Bulletin 60. Introductory the Lithic Industries. Washington. 1919. GPO
Author Holmes, W. H. (?)

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