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North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Iron Mine (1903)

North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
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View of the North Freedom iron mining area, in 1907.

North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
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Unconformity at the LaRue Quarry

LaRue Quarry, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
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Iron Mine (1903)

North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
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View of the North Freedom iron mining area, in 1907.

North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
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Unconformity at the LaRue Quarry

LaRue Quarry, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
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Iron Mine (1903)

North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
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View of the North Freedom iron mining area, in 1907.

North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
Type:
Village
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
North Freedom706 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
31810
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31810:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
North Freedom, comté de Sauk, Wisconsin, États-Unis
German:
North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
North Freedom, contea di Sauk, Wisconsin, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
North Freedom, Sauk, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
نورث فريدوم, مقاطعة سوك, ويسكونسن, الولايات المتحدة
Catalan:
North Freedom, Wisconsin, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Dutch:
North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
Hebrew:
נורת' פרידום, ויסקונסין, ארצות הברית
Ladin:
North Freedom
Malagasy:
North Freedom, Wisconsin, Etazonia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
North Freedom, Sauk Kūn
Polish:
North Freedom, Hrabstwo Sauk, Wisconsin, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
North Freedom, Condado de Sauk, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Норт Фридом , Округ Сок , Висконсин, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Ukrainian:
Норт-Фрідом, Сок, Вісконсин, Сполучені Штати Америки
Vietnamese:
Bắc Freedom, Quận Sauk, Wisconsin, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
North Freedom, Wisconsin, Lamerikän


North Freedom is a village located along the Baraboo River.

North Freedom was a mining town established with the discovery of iron ore in the Proterozoic Freedom Formation. The formation is inter layered ferruginous slates, dolostones and chert. The iron ore does not outcrop, and was discovered only during well drilling in 1885-1887. The extent of the ore was eventually delineated by drilling. The deposits were most actively mined between 1903 and 1914. The town is now home to the Mid-continent Railway Museum.

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pseudorutile
Formula: Fe3+2Ti4+3O9
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘPseudorutile4.CB.25Fe3+2Ti4+3O9
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PseudorutileFe23+Ti34+O9
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PseudorutileFe23+Ti34+O9
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PseudorutileFe23+Ti34+O9
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Freedom,_Wisconsin
Wikidata ID:Q3085542
GeoNames ID:5264842

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References

Rohm, Oscar (1904) The Baraboo Iron Range: The Engineering and Mining Journal: 76: 615-617.
Weidman, S. (1904) The Baraboo Iron-Bearing District of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Economic Series 8 Bulletin XIII, 190 p. plus map.
Ginter, Don (2003) Sauk County mining - the Illinois, Iroquois, LaRue and beyond: Mid-continent railway Gazette: 36 (4): 4-37.
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