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Lloyd Mine, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USAi
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Lloyd MineMine
Ishpeming TownshipTownship
Marquette CountyCounty
MichiganState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 30' 2'' North , 87° 44' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
West Ishpeming2,662 (2017)3.4km
Ishpeming6,483 (2017)5.5km
Negaunee4,582 (2017)9.6km
Palmer418 (2017)12.9km
Republic570 (2017)21.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Ishpeming Rock and Mineral ClubIshpeming, Michigan5km
Mindat Locality ID:
123264
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123264:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Iron
Deposit Type: Bedded, Chemical Sediment
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Host Rock Unit: Negaunee Iron-Formation
Host Rock: Iron Formation

An iron mine (Negaunee Iron-formation) located a few miles west of Ishpeming. The site is currently being used as a small salvage yard.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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