Usage:
Rib Mountain Quartzite (WI)
Probably the same as the "Rib Hill quartzite" of Weidman (1907).
Geologic age:
Precambrian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Not designated. Is shown on map at Rib Mountain, central Marathon Co., WI (Read, Weis, 1962).
AAPG geologic province:
Lake Superior region
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