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Locality Name:
Iron Ridge District (Neda Iron District), Dodge Co., Wisconsin, USA


mindat Locality ID: 52512
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52512.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Iron Ridge District (Neda Iron District), Dodge Co., Wisconsin, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Iron Ridge Mines
Mayville White Limestone Quarry
Neda Paint Pit

Latitude: 43°26'14"N
Longitude: 88°31'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.437222222222,-88.533055555556
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 Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousCalciteCorundumCristobaliteDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGypsumNickeline
NoneNorthupitePhosphosideritePyriteQuartzSpinelTridymite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Calcite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Delvauxite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Evansite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Metavariscite  (*)Microcline  (*)Northupite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Variscite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O4287256,287257,287258,287259470
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6287256,287257,287258,287259,287260,28726127770
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312872561797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO21287256453
Delvauxite  (*)AmorphousCaFe3+4(PO4)2(OH)8·4-5H2O128725641
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)26287256,287257,287258,287259,287260,2872619895
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O128725656
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212872569617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4287256,287257,287258,2872597437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12872566890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O37287256,287257,287258,287259,287260,287261,28726214640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43287256,287257,28725914899
Metavariscite  (*)PhosphosideriteAl(PO4)·2H2O128725627
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12872564924
Northupite  (*)NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl128725631
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3287256,287257,2872592994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12872562349
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1287256182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2128725639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812872569056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2128725661156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4287256,287257,287258,2872596417
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO21287256458
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O3287256,287257,287259301


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