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Frac Sand in Wisconsin

Author

  • Wisconsin Geologica...

Publication Year

  • 2014

Resource Type

  • Report

Geographic Area

  • Statewide

Frac Sand in Wisconsin

The state's golden sands have inspired Wisconsin's version of a gold rush. This 2-page fact sheet shows where sandstone formations occur in Wisconsin, where frac sand is being mined and processed, why our sand is so popular, and how it's being used.

  • Frac Sand
  • Nonmetallic Minerals
  • Rocks and Minerals

Data and Resources

  • PDF FS05

    Frac Sand in Wisconsin

    Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey;

    2014

    Report: 2 p.

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