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Locality Name:
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1820
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1820

mindat Locality ID: 4496
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4496.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°26'27"N
Longitude: 91°7'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.440833333333,-91.116666666667
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 Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg In K Mg Mn O P Pb S Sc Si Sr Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg In K Mg Mn O P Pb S Sc Si Sr Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeDigeniteFeldsparGarnetGypsum
HalotrichiteKaoliniteLeucophosphiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskite
PhosphosideritePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStrunziteSymplesite
TetrahedriteVivianite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dzhalindite  (*)
Empressite  (*)Ferristrunzite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kemmlitzite  (*)Kolbeckite  (*)
Leucophosphite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metavivianite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)Petzite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1820182002793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21820182003419
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51820182001310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21820182003092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2182018200718
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1820182003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1820182009052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6182018200919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21820182005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)18201820011547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6182018200132
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41820182005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18201820027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O182018200925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1820182005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218201820027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1820182003531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1820182002600
Copper  (*)CopperCu1820182003846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181820182001008
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6182018200310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1820182002970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1820182001027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21820182009895
Dzhalindite  (*)PerovskiteIn(OH)318201820016
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe18201820043
Ferristrunzite  (*)StrunziteFe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O18201820014
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4182018200445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18201820024243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS182018200131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1820182007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu18201820030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1820182006890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O182018200409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318201820014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te182018200804
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)618201820057
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41820182005591
Kemmlitzite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61820182007
Kolbeckite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(PO4)·2H2O18201820026
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O182018200110
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)218201820012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21820182005674
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O18201820026
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218201820017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1820182002349
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)618201820064
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2182018200409
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6182018200170
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4182018200369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218201820039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2182018200771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81820182009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218201820061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2182018200454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21820182005614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1820182006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1820182005186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31820182001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18201820021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131820182001803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1820182001101
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O182018200636


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-0108118201820Proterozoic       S4496Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USAFlambeauMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050067Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050067

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