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Alger County, Michigan, USAi
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Bay Furnace

Alger County, Michigan, USA
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Pictured Rocks

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Alger County, Michigan, USA
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Lake Superior Beach

Lake Superior beaches, Grand Marais, Alger County, Michigan, USA
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Bay Furnace

Alger County, Michigan, USA
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Pictured Rocks

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Alger County, Michigan, USA
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Lake Superior Beach

Lake Superior beaches, Grand Marais, Alger County, Michigan, USA
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Bay Furnace

Alger County, Michigan, USA
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Pictured Rocks

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Alger County, Michigan, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Delta County, Michigan, USA
Schoolcraft County, Michigan, USA
Luce County, Michigan, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Munising2,288 (2017)
Chatham212 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
36412
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36412:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté d'Alger, Michigan, États-Unis
German:
Alger County, Michigan, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Alger, Michigan, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Алджер, Мичиган, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
阿爾傑縣, 密歇根州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Alger, Míchigan, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Alger County, Michigan, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ألجير , ميشيغان, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ալջեր շրջան, Միչիգան, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Alger konderria , Michigan
Bavarian:
Alger County, Michigan, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
আলজের কাউন্টি, মিশিগান, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Алджър, Мичиган, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Alger County, Michigan
Czech:
Alger County, Michigan, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Alger County, Michigan, USA
Dutch:
Alger County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان آلگر، میشیگان, میشیگان, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ალჯერის ოლქი, მიჩიგანის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אלגר, מישיגן, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Alger megye, Michigan, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
アルジャー郡, ミシガン州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Alger Comitatus, Michigania, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Alger County, Michigan, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Alger Gông, Michigan
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Alger Kūn
Norwegian:
Alger County, Michigan, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Alger, Michigan, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Alger, Michigan, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Alger, Michigan, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Alger, Michigan, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Alger County, Michigan, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Алџер, Мичиген, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Alger County, Michigan, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Alger County, Michigan, USA
Traditional Chinese:
阿爾傑縣, 密芝根州, 美國
Turkish:
Alger, Michigan, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Алджер, Мічиган, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
الجر کاؤنٹی، مشی گن, مشی گن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Alger, Michigan, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Alger, Michigan, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
الگر کاؤنٹی, مشیگن, امریکہ


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ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ Greigite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2S4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: multi-colored
Description: Agates washed away from places like Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula sometimes wind up along beaches near Grand Marais Michigan.
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
Colour: multi-colored
Description: Agates washed away from places like Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula sometimes wind up along beaches near Grand Marais Michigan.
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGreigite2.DA.05Fe2+Fe3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alger_County,_Michigan
Wikidata ID:Q486210
GeoNames ID:4983956

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