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Serpentine Cu-Ni deposit, Babbitt, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
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Serpentine Cu-Ni depositDeposit
BabbittCity
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 41' 26'' North , 91° 55' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.69056,-91.92369
GeoHash:
G#: cbqxk1z1w
GRN:
N32W46
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Babbitt1,519 (2017)2.5km
Ely3,408 (2017)24.0km
Hoyt Lakes2,004 (2017)24.9km
Soudan446 (2017)27.3km
Winton172 (2017)27.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
266495
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:266495:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located at the western edge of the Keweenawan (1.1 Ga) Duluth Complex near Babbitt, Minnesota.

Note on the mineral list: Kleindienst et al. (2015) also mention unspecified minerals in system CoAs2-NiAs2-FeAsS (i.e., problably clinosafflorite, löllingite, para-/rammelsbergite).

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series'
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series

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References

Lawrence M. Zanko, Mark J. Severson and Edward M. Ripley (1994): GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE SERPENTINE COPPER-NICKEL DEPOSIT. Technical Report NRRI/TR-93/52.
Kleindienst, A., Mogessie, A., Raic, S. & Zsolt, B. (2015): Petrology and mineralization of the Serpentine deposit, Duluth Complex Minnesota, USA. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft 161, 61 (abs.)
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