Maiden Rock, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Maiden Rock | - not defined - |
Pierce County | County |
Wisconsin | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 33' 38'' North , 92° 18' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Maiden Rock | 119 (2017) | 0.0km |
Frontenac | 282 (2017) | 6.6km |
Bay City | 484 (2017) | 11.5km |
Plum City | 578 (2017) | 12.0km |
Lake City | 5,027 (2017) | 12.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
263507
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263507:4
GUID (UUID V4):
7744f4b3-10fb-41c0-af78-6772cda507a4
Maiden Rock is a small "river town" along the banks of the Mississippi. Lower elevations expose Cambrian sandstone and siltstone, notably the quartz sandstone of the Jordan formation. Bluff tops are underlain by resistant Ordovician Prairie du Chien Group dolostones. The Jordan formation has been extensive worked for silica sand and "frac" sand, with underground mining producing miles of tunnels under the bluffs near town. The Prairie du Chien Group rocks are quarried for crushed stone and similar uses. Fresh water pearls can be found in the Mississippi and its tributaries. Glacial drift and modern alluvium can yield "Lake Superior" agates and other glacially transported materials.
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β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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Maiden Rock Limestone Quarry No. 1, Maiden Rock, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA