Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1390.04
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1390.04

mindat Locality ID: 125415
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125415.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USA": 925
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 760

Number of Child Localities: 75
Child Localities:
Alpha
Amasa
Blake Exploration
Caladonia Prospect
Campbell-Sherwood Prospect
Caspian
Chicagon Mine
Crystal Falls
Dunn Creek Slate Formation
East Chicagon Exploration
East Morrison Creek Exploration Prospect
Fe Prospect (MRDS - 10218296)
Fe Prospect (MRDS - 10218572)
Fe Prospect (MRDS - 10218605)
Fe Prospect (MRDS - 10218692)
Fe Prospect (MRDS - 10218853)
Fe Prospect (MRDS - 10292413)
Five Hole Fe Prospect (MRDS - 10218143)
Gaastra
Gibbs City
Gleason Exploration (Wakefield Exploration)
Gleason-Cambrian Exploration
Greenhoot Exploration Prospect
Hanna-Glidden-Scadden Exploration
Hemlock Formation
Hill And Dundon Exploratory Prospect
Holland (Helgemo) And Inland Prospect
Iron River
Iron River - Crystal Falls Area
Kiernan
Krans Exploration
Lake Ellen
Leroy Exploration
Longyear-Mansfield Exploration
Lotta Prospect
Manley Exploration Drill Hole M323
McCullum Exploration Michigan Prospect
Menominee Iron District (Range)
Michaels Reserve Prospect
Mineral Hills
Mud Lake Fe Prospect
Munro Round Lake Prospect
Near Morrison Creek Exploration Prospect
Pyritic Outcrop Occurrence (MRDS - 10121339)
Riverton Iron Formation
Rogers Mine
Round Lake Exploration
Saunders Formation
Scadden Exploration
Schriber-Wakefield Exploration
Sec. 10 T42N-R34W
Sec. 16 T42N-R34W
Sec. 18 T43N-R34W
Sec. 20 T43N-R34W
Sec. 27 T43N-R34W
Sec. 28 T43N-R34W
Sec. 32 T43N-R34W
Sec. 33 T43N-R35W
Sholdeis Exploration Prospect
South East Morrison Creek Prospect
Stager Manganese Property
Stambaugh
Stanley Lake And Blake Prospects (D And M Exploration)
Test Pits Prospect (MRDS - 10121773)
Test Pits Prospect (MRDS - 10194476)
Unnamed Prospect 8 (MRDS - 10292136)
Unnamed Prospect I2 (MRDS - 10170719)
Unnamed Prospect W3 (MRDS - 10291884)
Unnamed Raw Prospect (MRDS - 10243242)
Unnamed Raw Prospect A (MRDS - 10146185)
Unnamed Raw Prospect B (MRDS - 10219622)
Wakefield Exploration
West Lake Exploration
West Morrison Creek Exploration Prospect
Wild Cat Exploration

Latitude: 46°5'39"N
Longitude: 88°30'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.094166666667,-88.511388888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Fluorite	Fritzscheite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Woodwardite	Wurtzite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al B Ba C Ca Cd Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Mn O Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Baryte Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Copper Corundum Diaspore Fluorite Fritzscheite Gypsum Halotrichite Hydrotalcite Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stilpnomelane Talc Woodwardite Wurtzite

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Antimony ()*	Aragonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassetite ()*
Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Copper ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Groutite ()*
Grunerite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hetaerolite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Metatyuyamunite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Pickeringite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Rutile ()*	Seamanite ()*
Shigaite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Stilpnomelane ()*	Sussexite ()*	Talc ()*	Uraninite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			3	220810,221261,221554	966
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	221367	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	220836	3250
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	220836,221016,221282,221554	11547
Bassetite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀			1	221016	51
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	221016,221340	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	221498	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			5	220829,221016,221282,221498,221554	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	221226	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	221016,221340	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			4	221016,221340,221367,221554	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			4	221117,221554,221556,221596	577
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	220857,221498	3846
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	221016	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	221427,221498	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	221016,221340	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1390.04	1390.04	84	220761,220762,220765,220767,220768,220771,220772,220774,220776,220777,220778,220779,220784,220801,220810,220829,220833,220834,220836,220837,220838,220839,220840,220842,220843,220844,220856,220857,220858,220859,220860,220876,220877,220904,220905,220906,220914,220915,220918,220919,220954,220955,220958,220981,221002,221005,221006,221016,221017,221036,221038,221045,221073,221118,221126,221128,221136,221174,221184,221220,221226,221257,221261,221269,221272,221282,221283,221294,221301,221314,221340,221352,221367,221473,221481,221498,221499,221507,221541,221554,221555,221559,221593,221614	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C			3	220983,221294,221340	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	221016	717
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)			2	221498,221499	72
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			4	220913,221103,221366,221477	223
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			7	220836,220843,220857,220913,221498,221499,221554	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	221282	409
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			2	220810,221498	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1390.04	1390.04	94	220761,220762,220765,220767,220768,220770,220771,220772,220774,220776,220777,220778,220779,220783,220784,220801,220810,220829,220833,220834,220835,220836,220837,220838,220839,220840,220842,220843,220844,220856,220857,220858,220859,220860,220876,220877,220904,220905,220906,220913,220914,220915,220916,220917,220918,220919,220954,220955,220958,220981,221002,221005,221006,221016,221017,221036,221038,221045,221073,221118,221126,221128,221136,221174,221184,221216,221219,221220,221226,221257,221269,221272,221278,221282,221283,221287,221294,221301,221314,221340,221352,221367,221473,221481,221498,221499,221507,221541,221554,221555,221559,221593,221596,221614	14640
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	1390.04	1390.04	0		73
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	221287	172
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	220810,221554	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			15	220776,220777,220778,220779,220784,220833,220859,220860,220905,220914,221366,221498,221499,221554,221596	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	221016	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			5	220762,220829,220836,220839,221498	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			2	221016,221117	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			2	220760,221117	915
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	221016	388
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	221016	443
Metatyuyamunite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	221016	129
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1390.04	1390.04	1	220831	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			6	220833,220839,220859,220860,220905,220914	17380
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	220829	254
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)			4	220784,220829,220857,220915	186
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	220767	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1390.04	1390.04	74	220761,220762,220765,220767,220768,220771,220772,220774,220801,220810,220829,220834,220836,220837,220838,220840,220842,220843,220844,220856,220857,220858,220876,220877,220904,220906,220913,220915,220918,220919,220954,220955,220958,220981,220983,221002,221005,221006,221016,221017,221036,221038,221045,221073,221118,221126,221128,221136,221174,221220,221226,221257,221269,221272,221282,221283,221287,221294,221301,221314,221340,221352,221367,221473,221481,221498,221499,221507,221541,221554,221555,221559,221593,221614	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			4	220829,221282,221498,221554	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	221498,221499	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			13	220776,220777,220778,220779,220784,220829,220831,220842,220920,221016,221498,221499,221554	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			6	220784,220829,221282,221287,221340,221498	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	221498	969
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀			2	221498,221499	312
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	220913	5614
Seamanite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₃B(OH)₄(PO₄)(OH)₂			4	220829,221287,221498,221499	5
Shigaite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	Mn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O			4	221282,221287,221498,221499	7
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1390.04	1390.04	73	220761,220762,220765,220767,220768,220771,220772,220774,220801,220810,220829,220834,220836,220837,220838,220840,220842,220843,220844,220856,220857,220858,220876,220877,220904,220906,220913,220915,220918,220919,220954,220955,220958,220981,221002,221005,221006,221016,221017,221036,221038,221045,221073,221118,221126,221128,221136,221174,221184,221220,221226,221257,221269,221272,221282,221283,221294,221301,221314,221340,221352,221367,221473,221481,221498,221499,221507,221541,221554,221555,221559,221593,221614	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	220829,220857	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			5	221016,221340,221367,221498,221554	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1390.04	1390.04	1	220831	978
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	1390.04	1390.04	75	220761,220762,220765,220767,220768,220771,220772,220774,220801,220810,220829,220831,220834,220836,220837,220838,220840,220842,220843,220844,220856,220857,220858,220862,220876,220877,220904,220906,220913,220915,220918,220919,220920,220954,220955,220958,220981,221002,221005,221006,221016,221017,221036,221038,221045,221073,221118,221126,221128,221136,221174,221220,221226,221257,221269,221272,221282,221283,221294,221301,221314,221340,221352,221367,221473,221481,221498,221499,221507,221541,221554,221555,221559,221593,221614	456
Sussexite ()*	None	Mn²⁺BO₂(OH)			2	220829,221498	25
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	221614	3337
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	221016,221340	2718

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	USGS-Rb-Sr-00891	1390.04	1390.04	1390.04	Rb-Sr	initial age disturbed by later metamorphism		biotite							124557	Neely Reserve Prospect, Crystal Falls, Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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