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Ilmenite from
Longnose, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Longnose, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:503302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:503302:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLongear, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSection 17 Deposit, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSection 22 Deposit, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘSkibo Deposit, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘMinnamax Exploration shaft prospect (Amax Exploration Inc), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘSerpentine Cu-Ni deposit, Babbitt, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘMesaba deposit (Minnamax deposit; Babbitt deposit; Babbitt Lake deposit; Amax Underground Mine), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘWater Hen, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBirch Lake Deposit, Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘSouth Filson Creek Prospect (Filson Creek), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
References
Bornhorst, Theodore J., Rose, William I. (1994) Self-guided geological field trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. Proceedings, 40 (2). Institute on Lake Superior Geology. 1-185
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Good, D., Borysenko, J., McBride, J., Walford, P., Smyk, M., Hollings, P., ... & Corkery, J. (2010) Cu-Ni-PGE Deposits in Mafic Intrusions of the Lake Superior Region June 24-30, 2010. 11th International Platinum Symposium
 
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