Commodities (Major) - Iron, Titanium - Metal
Development Status: Unknown
Structure: On The Northern Margin Of The Duluth Complex., Midcontinent Rift
Host Rock: Gabbro, Anorthosite
Tectonic Structure: Northern Margin Of Duluth Complex

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Iron

Mineral List

ⓘ Ilmenite

ⓘ Magnetite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Anorthosite

ⓘ Gabbro

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10082798

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Mid-continent DomainDomain
Mid-continent RiftNarrow Rift

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References

Grout, F.F. (1950) The titaniferous magnetites of Minnesota: Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Report, 117 p.

Severson, M.J & Hauck, S. A. (2003) Platinum group elements (PGEs) and platinum group minerals (PGMs) in the Duluth Complex: Technical Report - University of Minnesota, Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI/TR): 1 disc.

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