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Locality Name:
Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Forest Co., Wisconsin, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1830
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1830

mindat Locality ID: 216290
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216290.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Forest Co., Wisconsin, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Catwillow
Little Sand Lake
Mole Lake Prospect

Latitude: 45°32'2"N
Longitude: 88°49'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.533888888889,-88.827222222222
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
EnargiteEpidoteFluoriteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinelWurtzite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1830183012874609052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61830183012874602060
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41830183012874605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18301830128746027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1830183012874605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218301830128746027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1830183012874601025
Copper  (*)CopperCu1830183012874603846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1830183012874604165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1830183012874601027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21830183012874609895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4183018301287460910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1830183012874608173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21830183012874609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18301830128746024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1830183012874607437
Gold  (*)CopperAu18301830128746030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1830183012874602812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318301830128746014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418301830128746014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21830183012874605674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218301830128746017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218301830128746039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81830183012874609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218301830128746061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1830183012874605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18301830128746021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4183018301287460586


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
vms-0108018301830Proterozoic       S25693Crandon Massive Sulfide Deposit (Little Sand Lake Deposit; Crandon Project; Exxon Deposit), Little Sand Lake, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Forest Co., Wisconsin, USACrandonMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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