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Thunder Mountain, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Thunder MountainMountain
Marinette CountyCounty
WisconsinState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 18' 21'' North , 88° 18' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.30608,-88.30011
GRN:
N31W45
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lakewood323 (2017)17.5km
Mountain363 (2017)19.1km
Townsend146 (2017)22.8km
Middle Inlet827 (2017)24.1km
Crivitz965 (2017)24.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
25699
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25699:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Thunder Mountain is a mountain in the western part of Marinette County.

Underlain by McCaslin quartzite, a mature Proterozoic quartzite and meta-conglomerate correlated with the McCaslin Mountain deposit further to the northwest.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2

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References

Olson, Jean, 1984, "The Geology of the Lower Protcrozoic Mc Caslin Formation, Northeastern Wisconsin", Geoscience Wisconsin, Vol. 9, , p. 1-19.
LaBerge, G. , J.S. Klasner & P. Myers (1991) New Observations on the Age and Structure of Proterozoic quartzites in Wisconsin", in P.K. Sims & L.M.H. Carter editors, Contributions to Precambrian Geology of the Lake Superior Region: U .S.G.S. Bulletin 1904: B-1 - B-1.
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