Usage:
Dake Quartzite (WI)
Geologic age:
Paleoproterozoic
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Encountered mostly in subsurface of Baraboo district, Sauk Co., central southern WI, by C.L. Dake. Notable exposures on south bank of Baraboo River, near West Baraboo, and on a low ridge, [named Dake Ridge by author], 2 mi east of Baraboo on north side of main highway from Baraboo to Portage, Sauk Co., central southern WI (Leith, 1935).
AAPG geologic province:
Wisconsin arch
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