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Locality Name:
Fern, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1760
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1760

mindat Locality ID: 25669
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25669.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fern, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Patten Lake/Price Lake
Pine River Pegmatites

Latitude: 45°51'2"N
Longitude: 88°21'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.850555555556,-88.352222222222
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 As B Be C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Th U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Fe H Li Mn Na O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAlluauditeAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArthuriteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFillowiteFluoriteGarnetHureaulite
LöllingiteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodizite
RutileSodaliteTapioliteTourmalineZircon

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Béhierite  (*)
Bermanite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Fillowite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Griphite  (*)Hambergite  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrophilite  (*)
Opal  (*)Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodizite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rynersonite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sicklerite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Tantite  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Varulite  (*)Väyrynenite  (*)Wodginite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)176017603287423,287424,2874258803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)317601760094
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F176017603287422,287423,287425244
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)176017601287424255
Béhierite  (*)ZirconTa(BO4)176017602287423,2874248
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O17601760055
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2176017601287424606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181760176012874244286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17601760128742427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2176017602287424,2874255171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217601760128742427198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6176017601287424518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6176017601287424289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8176017601287424181
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)176017603287422,287423,287424520
Fillowite  (*)FillowiteNa3CaMn2+11(PO4)9176017602287424,28742514
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F176017603287423,287424,2874252740
Griphite  (*)NoneCa(Mn2+,Na,Li)6Fe2+Al2(PO4)6(F,OH)21760176012874248
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)17601760128742481
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S176017601287424237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317601760128742414640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)176017601287425204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O176017601287424125
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)17601760128742437
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)176017603287422,287423,287424155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2176017601287424762
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1760176012874244924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)176017602287422,287423200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217601760128742417380
Natrophilite  (*)OlivineNaMn2+(PO4)1760176012874245
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1760176012874242994
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10176017601287422124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O176017601287424140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)17601760128742480
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217601760128742439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2176017603287423,287424,28742561156
Rhodizite  (*)RhodiziteKBe4Al4(B11Be)O2817601760128742414
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1760176012874241711
Rynersonite  (*)AeschyniteCaTa2O617601760128742414
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1760176002705
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)17601760128742466
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31760176012874241214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6176017604287422,287423,287424,287425688
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO417601760128742453
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6176017602287423,287424211
Tantite  (*)NoneTa2O51760176012874245
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O617601760128742388
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21760176012874242562
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)176017600313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21760176012874242718
Varulite  (*)AlluauditeNa2Mn(MnFe3+)(PO4)317601760015
Väyrynenite  (*)NoneBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)17601760128742415
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O817601760128742478
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1760176012874245251


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
Be-00035176017601760  high    Hambergite, LondoniteBe12662Animikie Red Ace Pegmatite, Pine River Pegmatites, Fern, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USA Sirbescu et al. (2008)10.1007/s00410-008-0286-0CMP156_289 

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