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Council Grounds State Park, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Lincoln CountyCounty
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Outcrops by Alexander Dam, Council Grounds State Park

Council Grounds State Park, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA
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Troctolite

Council Grounds State Park, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA
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Outcrops by Alexander Dam, Council Grounds State Park

Council Grounds State Park, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA
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Troctolite

Council Grounds State Park, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA
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Outcrops by Alexander Dam, Council Grounds State Park

Council Grounds State Park, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA
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Troctolite

Council Grounds State Park, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA
Type:
State Park
Mindat Locality ID:
51792
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51792:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Council Grounds State Park is a state park on the Wisconsin River.

Metamorphosed Proterozoic peridotite and troctolite are well exposed in outcrop downstream from the Alexander Dam on the Wisconsin River.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
FeIron
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_Grounds_State_Park
Wikidata ID:Q5176223
GeoNames ID:5249543


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References

Irving, R.G. & C. R. Van Hise (1882) Crystalline rocks of the Wisconsin Valley: Geology of Wisconsin Survey of 1873-1879, col. IV part VII: 625-714.
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