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Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
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View of the Hibbing iron mining area, ca. 1950.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
07506190017272031098157.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron mining area, ca. 1950.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
06140350017272031108976.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
03710070017272031119865.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
07506190017272031098157.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron mining area, ca. 1950.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
06140350017272031108976.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hibbing16,204 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
250451
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250451:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Hibbing is a city.

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Mineral List

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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
Group 9 - Silicates
Minnesotaite9.EC.05Fe2+3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MinnesotaiteFe32+Si4O10(OH)2

Fossils

There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Coleraine1093.9 - 89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hybodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretodus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protolamna
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Eoptolamnidae : Protolamna99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Squalicorax99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ischyodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Chimaeriformes : Callorhynchidae : Ischyodus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carcharias
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cenocarcharias
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Cenocarcharias99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretolamna appendiculata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretolamna : Cretolamna appendiculata99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretodus semiplicatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretodus : Cretodus semiplicatus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Onchopristis dunklei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Onchopristis : Onchopristis dunklei99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibbing,_Minnesota
Wikidata ID:Q828736
GeoNames ID:5030005

Localities in this Region

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