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Locality Name:
Marenisco, Gogebic Iron Range, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA


mindat Locality ID: 195307
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195307.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marenisco, Gogebic Iron Range, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Copps Mine
Ironwood Iron Formation
Presque Isle Granite

Latitude: 46°27'24"N
Longitude: 89°39'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.456666666667,-89.660555555556
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: Al C Ca Ce Cl Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteGypsumMalachiteNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinel

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydroxylpyromorphite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1220409706
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12204072734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212204083092
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)61220407132
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2220407,22040827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12204074979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2122040727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81220407577
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61220407151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12204074165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22220407,2204089895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12204088173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS122040724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12204077437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12204076890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3122040714640
Hydroxylpyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3(OH)12204075
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612204072228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4122040814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2122040712537
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61220407477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2122040739462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12204071725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22220407,22040861156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2220407,2204086417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS122040721482


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