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NE part of county has high quality ‘frac’ sand

Thursday, February 12, 2015
The Decorah Newspapers
http://www.decorahnewspapers.com/Content/Home/Home/Article/-NE-part-of-county-h…

The presence of sand highly suitable for fracking is “amazingly consistent” at sample locations in the northeast corner of Winneshiek County, according to Dr. Emily Finzel.

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