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Brighton Beach, Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
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Quartz

Brighton Beach, Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Quartz

Brighton Beach, Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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Quartz

Brighton Beach, Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 50' 35'' North , 91° 59' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.84331,-91.99236
GRN:
N32W46
Type:
Beach
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Arnold2,960 (2017)8.5km
Duluth86,110 (2017)11.0km
Superior26,579 (2017)16.1km
Hermantown9,706 (2017)19.1km
Proctor3,068 (2017)20.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Carlton County Gem and Mineral ClubCloquet, Minnesota38km
Mindat Locality ID:
259705
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259705:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Brighton Beach is a beach.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Brian Cowger
Samuel Anderson CollectionIdentified by Samuel Anderson: Visual Identification
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
References:
Brian Cowger
ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
References:
Brian Cowger

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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