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Locality Name:
Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1821.81
Youngest recorded age at locality: 782.2

mindat Locality ID: 25706
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25706.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Amberg Clay Pit
Amberg Mo Occurrence
Behrens Quarry (Behrens Machinery & Construction; Inc.)
Braeger Limestone Deposit
Duval Massive Suilfide Deposit
Goodman Deposit
Holmes Clay Pit
Jackie Foster Inc-Porterfield Quarry (Foster Construction Company; Inc.; Porterfield Quarry)
Kremlin Quarry
McCaslin Mountain
Middle Inlet Township
Niagara Township
Own Crews (MRDS - 10205720)
Pembine Area
Porterfield Pit
Silvery Grey Quarry
Thunder Mountain
Unnamed Kimberlite
Water Side Limestone Occurrence

Latitude: 45°22'23"N
Longitude: 87°56'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.373055555556,-87.943888888889
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 Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTalcTitaniteZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)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)22288632,2886363419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12886398803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312886372353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512886491310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312886371534
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21288632718
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2288632,28863927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2128863227198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)21288649376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412886453902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81821.81782.201756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1821.81821.912886401025
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21288632327
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1821.81821.94288632,288636,288639,2886408173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1288639345
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)21288632129
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21738.2782.22288639,2886429617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS128863324243
Graphite  (*)NoneC12886322812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)21288632223
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3128863714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32288632,2886505433
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)12886451487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4128863214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22288629,2886395800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21738.2782.24288639,288642,288645,28864617380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212886502273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23288632,288633,28863939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812886329056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21821.81782.29288632,288636,288637,288639,288640,288642,288645,288646,28864961156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512886491516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS128863221482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O2288632,288636456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212886453337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1738.2782.212886424899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212886322562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12886375251


27 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-034631821.811721.811771.81±50Rb-Sr whole rock     51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-034641716.011716.011716.01Rb-Sr whole rock     51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-034651821.811721.811771.81±50Rb-Sr whole rock     51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-034661697.411697.411697.41Rb-Sr whole rock     51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-034771620.971536.971578.97±42Rb-Sr whole rock     51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-034781641.621641.621641.62Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00112_206_2381122.91090.91106.9±16206_238 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00112_207_2061791.61737.61764.6±27207_206 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00112_207_2351373.21331.21352.2±21207_235 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00113_206_2381229.11193.11211.1±18206_238 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00113_207_2061790.71736.71763.7±27207_206 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00113_207_2351447.21405.21426.2±21207_235 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00114_206_238845.9821.9833.9±12206_238 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00114_207_2061711.41663.41687.4±24207_206 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00114_207_2351122.41088.41105.4±17207_235 zircon   Zircon  51821Mt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet Quarry), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00122_206_238997.8967.8982.8±15206_238 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00122_207_2061703.11653.11678.1±25207_206 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00122_207_2351241.91205.91223.9±18207_235 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00123_206_2381002.7972.7987.7±15206_238 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00123_207_2061706.91654.91680.9±26207_206 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00123_207_2351246.81210.81228.8±18207_235 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00124_206_2381077.21047.21062.2±15206_238 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00124_207_2061738.21686.21712.2±26207_206 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00124_207_2351317.91277.91297.9±20207_235 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00125_206_238806.2782.2794.2±12206_238 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00125_207_2061613.81565.81589.8±24207_206 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00125_207_2351051.31021.31036.3±15207_235 zircon   Zircon  263330Niagara Township, Marinette Co., Wisconsin, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 

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