Menominee Range, Florence County, Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Menominee Range | Mining Area |
| Florence County | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 88° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~31km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
171280
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:171280:6
GUID (UUID V4):
c8521201-d0ee-4d05-a349-990848a87dc6
Scattered abandoned underground and surface mines in the Proterozoic Riverton Iron Formation. The Riverton consists of siderite-chert ore enriched by altered to soft hematite and limonite. The mines primarily worked between 1880-1960.
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Detailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Grunerite | 9.DE.05 | β»{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Stilpnomelane | 9.EG.40 | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 Β· nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Grunerite | ◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Graphite | C |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Grunerite | ◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Grunerite | ◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Grunerite | ◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Localities in this Region
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- Florence County
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Commonwealth group, Menominee Range, Florence County, Wisconsin, USA