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Ankerite from
Eagles Nest shear, Vermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eagles Nest shear, Vermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1502252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1502252:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘFoss Lake prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘPeter Mitchell Mine (East Mesabi Mine; Reserve Mine; Argo Mine), Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘGold Island Prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘMcKinley Mine (McKinley Group; McKinly Mine), Biwabik Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘMinorca Mine (Laurentian Mine; Minorca Taconite Project; Biwabik West), Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘWyoming Mine, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘRouchleau Mine, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘThunderbird Mine (Virginia Mine; Nelson Reserve On-3), Eveleth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘMinntac Mine (Pilotac Mine; U S Steel Corp), Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘGross-Nelson Mine (Virginia Extension Mine), Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
References
Frey, B., & Hanson, A. (2008) Drill Core Evaluation of Vermilion Greenstone Belt Gold Mineralization, Northeastern Minnesota. DNR Open-File Project 373: 2008-2010
 
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