Murray prospect, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Murray prospect | Prospect (Inactive) |
| Vermilion Range | Mountain Range |
| St. Louis County | County |
| Minnesota | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 48' 58'' North , 92° 10' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Prospect (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Gold mineralization along a portion of the Murray Shear zone had been known since the late 1970s. Cedric Iverson, the exploration manager for USS, had surmised from talks with Joe Pucel, a local prospector and Ely grocery store owner, that Joe had found a quartz vein with gold somewhere along the railroad grade at the Murray crossing. According to Johnson (2009), the Murray Vein is at the southern end of an outcrop (561,258E; 5,296,174N) on the south side of the old railroad grade. The vein is 20 cm thick and can be traced for 3 meters along a 275o/86oN trend. Gold values up to 8,500 ppb Au have been obtained from the Murray vein.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Superior Craton
- Wawa-Abitibi TerraneCraton
- Superior DomainDomain
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Murray prospect, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA