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Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Jim Falls Gneisses

Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
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Outcrops along the Chippewa River near Jim Falls

Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
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Eau Claire Formation in the Tilden Quarry

Tilden Quarry, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
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Jim Falls Gneisses

Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
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Outcrops along the Chippewa River near Jim Falls

Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
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Eau Claire Formation in the Tilden Quarry

Tilden Quarry, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
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Jim Falls Gneisses

Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
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Outcrops along the Chippewa River near Jim Falls

Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA
Clark County, Wisconsin, USA
Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA
Taylor County, Wisconsin, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chippewa Falls14,047 (2017)
Lake Hallie6,535 (2017)
Stanley3,569 (2017)
Bloomer3,520 (2017)
Lake Wissota2,738 (2017)
Cornell1,440 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
51649
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51649:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Chippewa, Wisconsin, États-Unis
German:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Chippewa, Wisconsin, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Чиппева, Висконсин, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
契皮瓦縣, 威斯康辛州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Chippewa, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة تشيبيوا , ويسكونسن, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Chippewa konderria , Wisconsin
Bavarian:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
চেপেৱা কাউন্টি, উইসকনসিন, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Чипъуа, Уисконсин, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Dutch:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Chippewa, Viskonsino
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان چیپوا، ویسکانسین, ویسکانسین, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Chippewa megye, Wisconsin, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
チッペワ郡, ウィスコンシン州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Chippewa Comitatus, Visconsinia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Chippewa Gông, Wisconsin
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chippewa Kūn
Norwegian:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Chippewa, Wisconsin, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Chippewa, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Chippewa, Wisconsin, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Chippewa, Wisconsin, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Округ Чипева , Висконсин, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
Turkish:
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Чіппева, Вісконсин, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
چپیوا کاؤنٹی، وسکونسن, وسکونسن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Chippewa, Wisconsin, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Chippewa, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos


Chippewa County is underlain mostly by Cambrian sandstones. Complex Precambrian rocks, including gneiss, amphibolites and granites are exposed along the Chippewa River and its tributaries. These rocks show graphically the effects of the Penokean Orogeny which occurred about 1.80 billion years ago. A few Keweenawan (1.1 billion year old) intrusions cut these rocks, as are well exposed at Wissota Dam near Chippewa Falls. Flambeau Ridge, on the northern edge of the County, is a folded outlier of Proterozoic quartzite and meta-conglomerate. The northern part of the County is covered by young Wisconsinan drift of the Chippewa Moraine. A major segment of Wisconsin's Ice Age Trial passes through the County, and includes an excellent visitor center devoted to Wisconsin's glacial heritage. The southern part of the county was not glaciated as recently, hence Cambrian bedrock crops out more frequently. Glacial drift in the County can provide some interesting samples to the diligent collector, including "float" copper, banded iron formation and "Lake Superior" agates.

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11 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 'Apatite var. Carbonate-rich Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'var. Carbonate-rich Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Pⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikidata ID:Q127184
GeoNames ID:5248507

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References

Myers, P.E. , M. Cummings & S. Wurdinger, (1980) Precambrian Geology of the Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin: field guide: Guidebook 26th annual meeting, Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 123 p.
Laberge, G. L. & P. Myers (1984) Two early Proterozoic successions in central Wisconsin and their tectonic significance: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 95: 246-253.
Dott, R.H. & J.W. Attig (2004) Roadside Geology of Wisconsin, Mountain Press Publishing Company, 346 p.
wgnhs.uwex.edu (n.d.) http://wgnhs.uwex.edu/wisconsin-geology/minerals-wisconsin/
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