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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1977.38
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1507.51

mindat Locality ID: 125408
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125408.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Menominee Iron Range, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA": 73
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 64

Number of Child Localities: 48
Child Localities:
Appleton Iron Mine
Aragon Mine
Balsam Pegmatite Outcrop
Breen Mine
Brier Hill Prospect
Bryngelson Mine
Calumet Mine
Cuff Mine (Protection)
Cundy Mine (Ruth And Rachael; J. R. Wood)
Deer Hunt Iron Mine
Emmett Mine
Federal Exploration Prospect
Felch
Felch Formation
Felch Properties
Felch Trough
Few Mine
Forest Mine
Globe-Cornell Mine
Hamilton Fe Mine
Indiana Mine
Iron Mountain
Juno Exploration
Loretto
Ludington Mine B Shaft
McClintocks Exploration Prospect
Metropolitan
Millie Mine
Munro Mine
Northwestern Mine
Norway
Old Ludington Mine
Quinnesec Mine
Randville
Saginaw Mine (Perkins)
Stephenson Mine
Sturgeon Prospect
Sturgeon Quartzite
Sturgeon River Pegmatite Quarry
Tom's Iron Shaft
Turners Exploration Prospect
Unnamed Locality
Verona
Vivian Mine
Vulcan
Vulcan Iron Formation
Walpole Mine
West Chapin

Latitude: 45°50'57"N
Longitude: 87°56'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.849166666667,-87.937222222222

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Aubertite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Columbite	Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Serpentine	Spinel	Talc	Tapiolite
Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca H Na O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Aubertite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Columbite Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Scheelite Serpentine Spinel Talc Tapiolite
Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*
Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grayite ()*	Greenalite ()*
Grunerite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mirabilite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Spessartine ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wilcoxite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1977.38	1677.02	1	220287	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1977.38	1677.02	2	220287,220292	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1977.38	1677.02	2	220287,220292	2353
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1977.38	1677.02	2	220287,220297	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1977.38	1677.02	2	220286,220287	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1977.38	1677.02	1	220287	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	220240,220247,220289	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	220265	11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			1	220292	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1977.38	1677.02	3	220287,220292,220297	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1977.38	1507.51	15	220241,220247,220264,220265,220267,220271,220275,220277,220280,220287,220292,220304,220305,220306,220308	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1977.38	1677.02	1	220287	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1977.38	1677.02	9	220247,220265,220268,220271,220287,220289,220304,220305,220306	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	220288	1756
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			2	220292,220297	518
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1977.38	1677.02	1	220287	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	220262,220280	3846
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	220303	599
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1977.38	1677.02	1	220287	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1977.38	1507.51	4	220256,220275,220287,220296	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1977.38	1677.02	12	220238,220251,220265,220266,220267,220276,220281,220287,220289,220300,220306,220308	9895
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1977.38	1677.02	1	220287	484
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	220292	2740
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	220292	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	220297	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1977.38	1507.51	33	220238,220240,220241,220243,220244,220245,220247,220253,220257,220258,220259,220261,220263,220264,220265,220266,220267,220271,220275,220276,220277,220278,220283,220285,220287,220293,220294,220295,220301,220302,220305,220306,220309	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	220296	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	220282	2812
Grayite ()*	Rhabdophane	(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄)·H₂O			1	220292	17
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	220240	61
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1977.38	1677.02	2	220252,220287	223
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1977.38	1507.51	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1977.38	1507.51	38	220238,220240,220241,220243,220244,220245,220246,220247,220253,220257,220258,220259,220261,220263,220264,220265,220266,220271,220275,220276,220277,220278,220280,220281,220283,220285,220287,220292,220293,220294,220295,220301,220302,220304,220305,220306,220308,220309	14640
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH			1	220289	367
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			4	220238,220267,220281,220308	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1977.38	1507.51	32	220238,220240,220241,220243,220244,220245,220247,220252,220253,220257,220258,220259,220261,220263,220264,220265,220266,220267,220271,220275,220276,220277,220278,220283,220285,220287,220293,220294,220295,220301,220302,220309	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			3	220247,220289,220305	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1977.38	1677.02	4	220251,220287,220305,220306	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	220239,220291,220292	4924
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	1977.38	1507.51	0		223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1977.38	1677.02	1	220287	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	220292	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			5	220265,220276,220292,220296,220297	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1977.38	1677.02	13	220241,220247,220265,220271,220276,220277,220280,220283,220287,220292,220297,220305,220306	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	220307	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1977.38	1507.51	40	220238,220239,220240,220241,220243,220244,220245,220246,220247,220253,220257,220258,220259,220261,220263,220264,220265,220266,220267,220271,220275,220276,220277,220278,220280,220281,220283,220285,220287,220292,220293,220294,220295,220297,220301,220302,220305,220306,220308,220309	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	220297	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	220292	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			3	220265,220267,220306	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	220244	5186
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	220292	1214
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			5	220238,220265,220267,220281,220308	3337
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	1977.38	1677.02	2	220287,220292	99
Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tapiolite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	220292	88
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	220297	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1977.38	1507.51	3	220256,220275,220287	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1977.38	1677.02	3	220255,220287,220297	2718
Wilcoxite ()*	Aubertite	MgAl(SO₄)₂F·17H₂O	1977.38	1677.02	1	220287	11
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	220292	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	220292	5251

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
USGS-Rb-Sr-00912	1556.45	1556.45	1556.45	Rb-Sr	initial age disturbed by later metamorphism	biotite		16267	Metropolitan Mine, Metropolitan, Menominee Iron Range, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00913	1703.29	1703.29	1703.29	Rb-Sr	initial age disturbed by later metamorphism	muscovite	Muscovite	16267	Metropolitan Mine, Metropolitan, Menominee Iron Range, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00915	1507.51	1507.51	1507.51	Rb-Sr	initial age disturbed by later metamorphism	biotite		16267	Metropolitan Mine, Metropolitan, Menominee Iron Range, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00914	1977.38	1977.38	1977.38	Rb-Sr	initial age disturbed by later metamorphism	muscovite	Muscovite	11628	Groveland Mine, Randville, Menominee Iron Range, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00958	1677.02	1677.02	1677.02	Rb-Sr	initial age disturbed by later metamorphism	k-feldspar		11628	Groveland Mine, Randville, Menominee Iron Range, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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