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Drill hole, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Drill holeBorehole
North FreedomVillage
Sauk CountyCounty
WisconsinState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 27' 33'' North , 89° 51' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.45917,-89.85028
GRN:
N29W48
Type:
Borehole
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
North Freedom706 (2017)1.5km
West Baraboo1,439 (2017)6.7km
Rock Springs362 (2017)6.7km
Baraboo12,155 (2017)8.7km
Bluffview742 (2017)11.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
212327
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212327:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An unnamed drill hole.

Core drilled into the Proterozoic Seeley slate in the SE SW section 1 T.11N. R.5E just east of the town of North Freedom. The core was drilled in the early 1900's, but later subjected to detailed mineralogical analysis by Medaris and Fournelle.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

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

List of minerals for each chemical element

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

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References

Medaris, L. G., Fournelle, J. H. (2012) Pseudorutile in the Baraboo Range, Wisconsin: first recognition as a metamorphic mineral. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (5) 1165-1172 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.5.1165
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