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Merrillan, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USAi
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MerrillanTown
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Merrillan533 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22545
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22545:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Merrillan, comté de Jackson, Wisconsin, États-Unis
German:
Merrillan, Jackson County, Wisconsin, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Merrillan, contea di Jackson, Wisconsin, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Merrillan, Condado de Jackson, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
مريلان, مقاطعة جاكسون, ويسكونسن, الولايات المتحدة
Catalan:
Merrillan, Wisconsin, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Merrillan, Jackson County, Wisconsin
Dutch:
Merrillan, Jackson County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
Ladin:
Merrillan
Malagasy:
Merrillan, Wisconsin, Etazonia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Merrillan, Jackson Kūn
Polish:
Merrillan, Hrabstwo Jackson, Wisconsin, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Merrillan, Condado de Jackson, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Мерилан , Округ Џексон , Висконсин, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Merrillan, Jackson County, Wisconsin, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Ukrainian:
Мерріллан, Джексон, Вісконсин, Сполучені Штати Америки
Vietnamese:
Merrillan, Quận Jackson, Wisconsin, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Merrillan, Wisconsin, Lamerikän


Merrillan is a village.

Phosphate minerals locally form veins and cement in Cambrian sandstone in road cuts and colluvium along the east side of the sandstone ridge between Merrillan and Black River Falls. T22N R4W.

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
OOxygen
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
FeIron
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrillan,_Wisconsin
Wikidata ID:Q2563937
GeoNames ID:5262695


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