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Hibbing Taconite Mine, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
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Hibbing Taconite MineMine
St. Louis CountyCounty
MinnesotaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 27' 36'' North , 92° 57' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hibbing16,204 (2017)4.0km
Chisholm4,981 (2017)6.5km
Keewatin1,049 (2017)10.9km
Buhl990 (2017)14.1km
Nashwauk968 (2017)18.1km
Owned/operated by:
Mindat Locality ID:
167038
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:167038:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hibbing Taconite Company


REF:U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95, ISO 9960 STANDARD CD-ROM
Geology:: MARSDEN, R. W., ET AL. THE MESABI IRON RANGE, MINN. IN
Geology:: RIDGE, J. D. EDITOR, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Geology:: 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOL I). CHAP 25, 1970, PP. 518-37.
Geology:: HOFFMAN, C.B. (DIRECTOR-ENVIRONMENTAL
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Banded Iron Formation, Santee Limestone, Green River, Wilkins Peak Member: Trona And Evaporite Bearing Strata
Structure: Mesabi Range, Biwabik Fm. Exposed In A Long Narrow Belt Within The Mountains., Restricted Basin Required For Banded Iron Formation Deposition.
Tectonic Structure: North American Craton, Southern Most Portion Of Canadian Shield.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Minnesotaite9.EC.05Fe2+3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
O SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
Fe SideriteFeCO3

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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