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Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USAi
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Interior view of the Silver Bay taconite processing plant, ca. 1960.

Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
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Rocky Taconite

Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
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Northshore Mining Taconite Plant

Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
04590560017272052511902.jpg
Interior view of the Silver Bay taconite processing plant, ca. 1960.

Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
01155220017272052523350.jpg
Rocky Taconite

Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
06166610017272052524789.jpg
Northshore Mining Taconite Plant

Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
04590560017272052511902.jpg
Interior view of the Silver Bay taconite processing plant, ca. 1960.

Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
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Rocky Taconite

Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Silver Bay1,813 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
23766
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23766:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Silver Bay is a city on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

It is known as the "Taconite Capital of the World."

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
References:
AmMin 46:430

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSaponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bay,_Minnesota
Wikidata ID:Q2194774
GeoNames ID:5047308


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References

Ojakangas, R. W (2009): Roadside Geology of Minnesota. Mountain Press. 368p
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