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Spruce Mine (Cloquet Mine; Vega Mine; Cloquet No. 2 Mine; Adams Mine; Eveleth Taconite Company; Dolebay Norton Company Agt), St. Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Spruce Mine (Cloquet Mine; Vega Mine; Cloquet No. 2 Mine; Adams Mine; Eveleth Taconite Company; Dolebay Norton Company Agt) | Mine |
| St. Louis County | County |
| Minnesota | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 27' 48'' North , 92° 33' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eveleth | 3,673(2017) | 0.8km |
| Virginia | 8,587(2017) | 6.7km |
| Gilbert | 1,792(2017) | 7.0km |
| Parkville | 2,525(2017) | 7.8km |
| Mountain Iron | 2,880(2017) | 9.4km |
REF:Deposit:: MOREY, G.B.,1972. MESABI RANGE; IN; SIMS,P.K. AND MOREY, G.B.,EDS., GEOLOGY OF MINNESOTA; A CENTENNIAL VOLUME,MINN.GEOL.SURV.,P.204-217.
Deposit:: WHITE, D.A.,1954. STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MESABI RANGE, MINNESOTA, MINN.GEOL.SURV.BULL NO. 38
Deposit:: OFFICE OF ORE EST MINES DIRECTORY U OF MN 19
Deposit:: NOW PART OF EVELETH TACONITE MINE
Deposit:: ROBINSON-FLINT-MURPHY-DORR-FOWLER PITT PAC 1965
Reserve-Resource:: MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER. MINNESOTA MINING
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Biwabik Iron Formation, Iron Formation
Structure: Faults
Tectonic Structure: Shield
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘHematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘMagnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘHematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘMagnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10105898 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Superior Craton
- Wawa-Abitibi TerraneCraton
- Superior DomainDomain
USA
- Minnesota
- Mesabi RangeMineral Province
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