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Koss pit, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Koss pitPit
Nine Mile PlutonPluton
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 51' 14'' North , 89° 46' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.85389,-89.76750
GeoHash:
G#: dpbpjm3kc
GRN:
N30W47
Type:
Pit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mosinee4,030 (2017)8.5km
Rib Mountain5,651 (2017)9.8km
Marathon1,524 (2017)10.1km
Evergreen3,669 (2017)10.3km
Rothschild5,329 (2017)12.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Heart of Wisconsin Gem & Mineral SocietyMarshfield & Stevens Point, Wisconsin41km
Mindat Locality ID:
145722
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145722:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b7269ae6-0880-44e2-951e-38ecc198d3ce


Quarry, first opened in Spring, 1998, in the "rotten granite" of the Proterozoic Nine Mile pluton.Pluton is cut by numerous pegmatites and at least one mafic dike with large plagioclase phenocrysts.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


24 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ 'BastnΓ€site'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Grayite
Formula: (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O
β“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'
Formula: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'Leucoxene'
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Liandratite ?
Formula: U(Nb,Ta)2O8
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Tantalite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ 'Tapiolite'
Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)
Formula: Y3Si3O10F
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Description: Up to 8.22 wt% Al2O3.
β“˜ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
References:
www.uwrf.edu/~wc01

Gallery:

Fe2+Nb2O6β“˜ Columbite-(Fe)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'4..(Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8
β“˜'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Rutile
var. Ilmenorutile		4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
β“˜Samarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
β“˜Tantalite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Ta2O6
β“˜Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
β“˜Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
β“˜Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
β“˜Liandratite ?4.DH.35U(Nb,Ta)2O8
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Grayite8.CJ.45(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) Β· H2O
β“˜Rhabdophane-(Ce)8.CJ.45Ce(PO4) Β· 0.6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜ThalΓ©nite-(Y)9.BJ.20Y3Si3O10F
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Tapiolite'-(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'BastnΓ€site'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜'Leucoxene'-
β“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-β—»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Grayite(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O
Hβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Oβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Oβ“˜ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ Grayite(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oβ“˜ LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8
Oβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Oβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ Grayite(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Pβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Grayite(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mnβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Feβ“˜ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Yβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Yβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Yβ“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Yβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Nbβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nbβ“˜ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Nbβ“˜ LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8
Nbβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nbβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nbβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ceβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Taβ“˜ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Taβ“˜ LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8
Taβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Taβ“˜ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ Grayite(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Thβ“˜ Grayite(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Uβ“˜ LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8

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References

Buchholz, T. W., Falster, A. U. & Simmons, W. B., (2000),Ta, Nb, U, Y and REE minerals of the Koss Quarry, Marathon County, Wisconsin: Rocks and Minerals: 75(3): 170-171.
Buchholz, T.W., Falster, A.U., Simmons, W.B. (2000) Mineral News: 16(5).
Buchholz, T. W., Falster, A. U., & Simmons, W. B. (2001), Additional mineralogy of the Koss Quarry, Marathon County, Wisconsin: Rocks and Minerals: 76(4): 252-253.
Falster, A.U., T.W. Buchholz and W.B. Simmons (2010) High-Al titanite from an unusual mafic dike in Marathon County, Wisconsin. Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy: Part 1, 37th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium.
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