Animikie Group
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The Animikie Group is a sequence of Precambrian sedimentary and volcanic rocks in the Lake Superior region, notable for hosting major banded iron formations that underpin Minnesota’s Iron Range.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Animikie Group canonical | 2 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geologic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cuyuna Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesabi Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermilion Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| contains |
greywacke
ⓘ
iron-formation units ⓘ shale ⓘ tuff ⓘ volcaniclastic rocks ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment | marine basin ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | iron ore resources ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Precambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicEon | Proterozoic Eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResourceType | iron ore ⓘ |
| hosts | banded iron formations of Minnesota’s Iron Range ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedFor | Animikie Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | banded iron formations ⓘ |
| overlies | Archean basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lake Superior region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midcontinent Paleoproterozoic successions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition | Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Paleoproterozoic basin along Archean craton margin ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.