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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2554.93
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2554.93

mindat Locality ID: 125421
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125421.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marquette Iron Range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA": 206
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 189

Number of Child Localities: 91
Child Localities:
Adams Mine
Albion Mine (Section 19 Mine; Gilmore Mine; New Burt Mine)
American Mine (Sterling Mine; Old Boston)
Austin Mine (Austin Mines Numbers 1 And 2)
Barnes-Hecker Mine
Barnum Iron Mine
Breitung - Hematite Mine (New York Hematite Mine)
Carr Mine (New Mexican)
Cascade Prospect Nos. 1-3 (Cascade Project; Cleveland-Cliffs Cascade Project)
Champion
Chase Mine (Dexter; Dey; Dexter Consolidated)
Chicago Prospect (East Chicago Forty)
Chippewa Exploration Prospect
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mine
Cliffs Arctic Reserve Prospect
Diamond Drill Department
Erie Mine (Freemont)
Excelsior Prospect
Fitch Mine (Merryweather)
Forest City Prospect
Foster-Lothian Area
Foxdale Reserve (Foxdale Mine)
Francis Mine (Northwestern Mine)
Gertrude Mine (Gertie Mine)
Gibson Prospect (Matt Gibson; Gibson-Mitchell)
Gilmore Prospect
Goodrich Prospect
Grant; U.S. Mine
Gwinn
Hematite Iron Mine
Himrod Prospect (Orion)
Hortense Mine (Kidder; North Champion)
Howell-Hoppock Prospect
Humboldt
Humboldt Township
Hungerford Mine (Peck Exploration)
Imperial Mine
Interstate Iron Mine
Ishpeming
Jones And Laughlin Iron Mine
Kona Formation
Kona Sulfides
Lake Sally Reserve Prospect (Iron Mountain; Iron Mountain Lake)
Lillie Iron Mine
Lowthian Mine
Lucky Star Reserve Prospect (Athens)
M & G Mine
Maitland Iron Mine
Marquette
Marquette Silver Prospect
Mexican Mine (New Mexican; Carr)
Michigamme
Michigan Prospect (Conrad)
Miller Prospect (Crusher)
Moore Mine (Laxey; Mesabi's Friend; Royal; Gibbon; Consolidated; Gribben)
Morris-Lloyd
National Mine
Negaunee
New England Mine
New Humboldt Mine (Ampson; Washington; Baron; And; Humboldt Workings; New Humboldt Mine-Includes: Old S)
Non Pareil Mine (St. Lawrence)
North Republic Mine (Metropolis; Metropolitan)
Northhamption Exploration Prospect
Oliver Mine
Palmer
Parsons Mine
Pioneer Mine
Pontiac Prospect
Primrose Prospect (Joyce Mine; Primrose Valley)
Republic
Richards Prospect
Riverside Mine
Rowland Prospect (Iron Cliffs)
S. C. Smith Mine
Saginaw Mine
Salisbury
Sampson Mine (Argyle; Lincoln; Edwards)
Section 12 Mine (Iron Cliffs)
Section 21 Iron Mine
Snowville
Standard Iron Mine
Star West Mine (Prout; Home; Wheat Pit)
Stegmiller Mine (Brotherton)
Stephenson Mine
Steward Mine (Orleans)
Stoneville Mine
Unnamed Locality
Unnamed Locality (2)
Wetmore Mine
Wicks Prospect (Wick)
Winthrop Mine (Braastad-Winthrop)

Latitude: 46°28'7"N
Longitude: 87°42'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.468611111111,-87.708333333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 As Au B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cu O S Si Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBrannerite
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumDiaspore
EnargiteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHexahydriteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasite
Meta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyrophyllite
PyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel
StarkeyiteStauroliteStilpnomelaneTalcTetrahedriteTopazTourmalineWurtziteZircon

109 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Greenalite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Microcline  (*)Minnesotaite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)
Neotocite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paragonite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Riebeckite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Seamanite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Sudoite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thermonatrite  (*)Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Trona  (*)Uraninite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)26222205,222245,222293,222334,222366,2223943419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O62222341,2223541022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12222498803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311222205,222245,222250,222293,222334,222362,222365,222366,222370,222374,2223752353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O12223241627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212223682162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO56222205,222291,222292,222293,222370,2223711310
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12222051588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)25222205,222273,222293,222370,2223733092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2554.932554.9312223621036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4222211,222255,222324,2223703250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12223099052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62554.932554.932222341,2223622060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212222765509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10222205,222243,222263,222271,222302,222311,222315,222320,222358,22238911547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183222292,222371,2223774286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42222205,2222585516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O61222368248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2554.932554.9318222205,222210,222234,222244,222247,222248,222273,222302,222310,222320,222324,222325,222341,222357,222364,222366,222370,22237327770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212222495171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2222324,2223701252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS210222205,222211,222258,222273,222293,222341,222356,222357,222366,22237027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)85222205,222293,222322,222369,222370577
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)213222205,222207,222221,222245,222246,222248,222292,222293,222334,222339,222350,222357,222370376
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2222220557
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812222931756
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61222249518
Copper  (*)CopperCu12223963846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312222051797
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O163222308,222311,222320599
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)23222205,222293,222370327
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1222367498
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43222308,222318,222329651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62222205,2223704135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)214222197,222205,222210,222244,222253,222276,222302,222320,222325,222339,222341,222353,222357,2223709895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42554.932554.930910
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O61222249414
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1222370371
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21222370271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12222442740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212222499617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS122220524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2554.932554.9396222195,222196,222197,222198,222199,222201,222202,222205,222206,222209,222210,222213,222214,222217,222220,222221,222222,222224,222225,222227,222229,222232,222233,222234,222236,222237,222238,222244,222245,222253,222256,222257,222258,222259,222263,222264,222266,222267,222268,222270,222271,222272,222273,222278,222281,222286,222293,222295,222296,222297,222299,222300,222302,222304,222305,222307,222308,222310,222311,222312,222314,222315,222316,222318,222320,222321,222324,222328,222329,222333,222335,222337,222341,222343,222349,222350,222351,222352,222355,222356,222359,222360,222364,222367,222370,222373,222378,222380,222382,222384,222385,222386,222389,222393,222399,2224007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu122220530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC6222204,222211,222212,222244,222289,2223812812
Greenalite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)42222355,22237361
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)218222205,222207,222223,222247,222251,222253,222265,222290,222293,222295,222339,222341,222363,222365,222366,222370,222394,222397223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O10222205,222211,222232,222233,222302,222308,222311,222320,222329,2223706890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O41222303350
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61222370741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32554.932554.93107222195,222196,222197,222198,222199,222201,222202,222205,222206,222209,222210,222213,222214,222215,222217,222220,222221,222222,222224,222225,222226,222227,222229,222232,222233,222234,222236,222237,222238,222244,222245,222253,222256,222257,222258,222259,222262,222263,222264,222266,222267,222268,222269,222270,222271,222273,222278,222280,222281,222286,222293,222295,222296,222297,222299,222300,222302,222304,222305,222307,222308,222310,222311,222312,222314,222316,222318,222320,222321,222324,222325,222327,222328,222329,222332,222333,222334,222335,222337,222338,222341,222343,222345,222350,222351,222352,222355,222356,222358,222359,222360,222364,222367,222370,222378,222380,222382,222384,222385,222386,222389,222391,222393,222394,222395,222399,22240014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O1222273251
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34222205,222246,222368,2223705433
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O41222205172
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49222197,222256,222266,222311,222320,222329,222358,222367,2223845591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)22222205,222370234
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41222329359
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2122234193
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42554.932554.93100222195,222196,222197,222198,222199,222201,222202,222205,222206,222209,222210,222211,222213,222214,222217,222220,222221,222222,222223,222224,222225,222227,222229,222232,222233,222234,222236,222237,222238,222244,222245,222246,222247,222255,222256,222257,222258,222259,222264,222266,222267,222268,222270,222273,222278,222281,222290,222292,222293,222295,222296,222297,222299,222300,222302,222304,222305,222307,222308,222310,222312,222314,222316,222320,222321,222324,222328,222332,222333,222334,222335,222341,222343,222350,222351,222352,222354,222355,222356,222359,222360,222362,222363,222364,222366,222367,222370,222373,222378,222380,222382,222384,222385,222386,222389,222393,222394,222397,222399,22240014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22222211,22237012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)9222263,222311,222313,222315,222320,222323,222325,222329,222389770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24222205,222210,222244,2222535674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1222282388
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3222257,222370,2223714924
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)23222205,222341,22237361
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS27222205,222245,222249,222289,222362,222371,2223775800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2222231,222355945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2222329,2223471508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210222205,222246,222248,222250,222292,222344,222346,222370,222371,22240017380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41222329112
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)1222263186
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1222351471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)5222205,222341,222354,222357,2223692349
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22222205,222245247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212223442273
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1222205494
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41222274369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22554.932554.9314222205,222210,222211,222244,222253,222257,222258,222293,222320,222341,222357,222364,222366,22237039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO24222311,222315,222318,2223203106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)24222297,222340,222341,222370771
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO31222205147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812222059056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22554.932554.93111222195,222196,222197,222198,222199,222201,222202,222205,222206,222209,222210,222211,222213,222214,222217,222220,222221,222222,222224,222225,222227,222229,222232,222233,222234,222236,222237,222238,222244,222245,222246,222247,222248,222251,222256,222257,222258,222259,222262,222263,222264,222266,222267,222268,222270,222271,222273,222278,222281,222289,222292,222293,222295,222296,222297,222299,222300,222302,222304,222305,222307,222308,222309,222310,222311,222312,222314,222316,222318,222320,222321,222324,222325,222328,222330,222331,222332,222333,222334,222335,222340,222341,222343,222345,222350,222351,222352,222355,222356,222358,222359,222360,222364,222366,222367,222370,222371,222373,222377,222378,222380,222382,222384,222385,222386,222389,222393,222394,222396,222399,22240061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)4222205,222308,222329,2223571711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1222205969
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)25222245,222341,222354,222370,222372375
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O102222311,222320312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25222205,222246,222267,222302,2223415614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3222240,222241,2223664894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3222205,222245,2223412705
Seamanite  (*)NoneMn2+3B(OH)4(PO4)(OH)212223085
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O1222341241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)17222200,222205,222210,222265,222273,222284,222293,222304,222319,222320,222322,222324,222330,222341,222356,222370,2223736417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO52222370,2223761516
Silver  (*)CopperAg12222875186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312222051214
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O122227379
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)3222205,222292,222370978
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O3222341,222342,222373456
Sudoite  (*)Chlorite ClayMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)8122232951
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24222205,222245,222311,2223293337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312222055317
Thermonatrite  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·H2O122234164
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)12222491006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212222491476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)24222205,222245,222334,2223702562
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O1222341129
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212222252718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2554.932554.9305251


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
USGS-Rb-Sr-007072554.932554.932554.93Rb-Srminimum age of intrusionwhole rock     125039Columbia Mine (Kloman Mine), Republic, Marquette Iron Range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
X050093Negaunee, Marquette Iron Range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USAhttps://rruff.info/X050093

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