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Porosity

core location (Dane County) shown on bedrock map of Wisconsin

General core data

WGNHS ID: 13001467
Site name: NS-3
Location: Dane County T7 R10E SW ¼ Section 30
Depth: 288.4 ft
Formation: Eau Claire
Lithology: Variegated white and gray, very fine- to coarse-grained, poorly sorted, rounded to well rounded, well cemented, cross laminated quartz wacke with dolomite cement and patchy pyrite, some as grain coatings

Measured parameters

Dry density: 2.29 g/cm3
Wet density: 2.43 g/cm3
Grain density: 2.68 g/cm3
Porosity: 0.15

Core photos
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core side view core top view

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