About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Mining communities in Minnesota, Mining museums in Minnesota, Eveleth, Minnesota, Virginia, Minnesota, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Aitkin, Minnesota, Aurora, Minnesota, Gilbert, Minnesota, Babbitt, Minnesota, Balkan Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, Marble, Minnesota, McKinley, St. Louis County, Minnesota, Chisholm, Minnesota, Buhl, Minnesota, Biwabik Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, Hibbing, Minnesota, Ely, Minnesota, Mountain Iron, Minnesota, Great Scott Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, Biwabik, Minnesota, Orr, Minnesota, Kinney, Minnesota, Crosby, Minnesota, Nashwauk, Minnesota, Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, Bovey, Minnesota, Calumet, Minnesota, Greenway Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, Lone Pine Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, Leonidas, Minnesota, Meadowlands, Minnesota, Taconite, Minnesota, Coleraine, Minnesota, Iron Range Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, Two Harbors, Minnesota, Mesabi Range, Animikie Group, Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Iron Range Historical Society, Minnesota Discovery Center, Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, Soudan, Minnesota, Mountain Iron Mine, Pengilly, Minnesota, Forbes, Minnesota, Side Lake, Minnesota. Excerpt: The Animikie Group is a geologic group composed of sediments that were deposited between 2,500 and 1,800 million years ago within the Animikie Basin. This group of formations are geographically divided into the Gunflint Range, the Mesabi and Vermilion ranges, and the Cuyuna Range. On the map the Animikie Group is the dark grey northeast-trending belt which ranges from south-central Minnesota, U.S., up to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The Gunflint Iron Range is the linear black formation labeled G, the Mesabi Iron Range is the jagged black linear formation labeled F and Cuyuna Iron Range is the two black spots labeled E. The gabbro of the Duluth Comple...
