Magma
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member plainsdrifter358
N 43° 34.128 W 096° 42.640
14T E 684871 N 4826528
Origins of magma deposits in the region surrounding Sioux Falls, SD
Waymark Code: WMBJQ
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers
Views: 29

Corson Diabase was named for the place the hardened magma was first found near Split Rock Creek (Corson, SD). Here at Lien Park, a quarry was established in the early 1900s, and the rock was used to build such as to make the black facade on the original Washington High School in Sioux Falls.
Marker Name: Magma

Marker Type: Roadside

Marker Text:
MAGMA


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