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North Wisconsin prospect, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USAi
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North Wisconsin prospectPit (Abandoned)
Douglas CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 34' 29'' North , 91° 51' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.57472,-91.86611
GeoHash:
G#: cbq8vw9jk
GRN:
N32W46
Type:
Pit (Abandoned) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Poplar600 (2017)5.2km
Lake Nebagamon1,058 (2017)14.3km
Superior Village558 (2017)20.4km
Brule254 (2017)22.3km
Superior26,579 (2017)24.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Carlton County Gem and Mineral ClubCloquet, Minnesota48km
Mindat Locality ID:
170364
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:170364:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Grant (1901) reports small pits, a shaft and scattered outcrops of Keweenawan metabasalts in SW section 3 and NW section 4 T47N R12W.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

Grant, U. S. (1901), Preliminary report on the copper-bearing rocks of Douglas County, Wisconsin, 2nd Ed.: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bull. VI Economic Series #3, 83 p.
Dutton, C. E. (1972) Sampling of Copper-bearing Keweenawan Rocks of Northwestern Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 9.1267, 13p.
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