Florence Mine (Eagle), Menominee Range, Florence County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Florence Mine (Eagle) | Mine |
Menominee Range | Mining Area |
Florence County | County |
Wisconsin | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 55' 32'' North , 88° 15' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Florence | 592 (2017) | 1.0km |
Commonwealth | 403 (2017) | 2.2km |
Alpha | 138 (2017) | 15.8km |
Iron Mountain | 7,504 (2018) | 19.2km |
Crystal Falls | 1,414 (2017) | 19.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
169653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169653:3
GUID (UUID V4):
02d21886-1ea8-4fb6-a593-44b1fbc43fc2
The Florence Mine comprised a series of surface and underground workings in the Proterozoic Riverton Iron Formation, an inter-layered siderite-chert rock altered to soft hematite. It was worked between 1880 and 1931.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10082682 |
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