Gunflint Range
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Gunflint Range is a smaller iron ore range in northeastern Minnesota known for its banded iron formations and proximity to the Boundary Waters region.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
iron ore range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Banded iron formation localities
ⓘ
Geology of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron ranges of Minnesota ⓘ |
| closestCity |
Ely, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Marais, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | United States–Canada border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment | shallow marine shelf ⓘ |
| economicActivity | iron mining ⓘ |
| extendsInto | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Paleoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Lake Superior region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFossils |
microfossils
ⓘ
stromatolites ⓘ |
| hasOutcrops | along north shore of Lake Superior ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Precambrian sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
banded iron formations ⓘ iron ore deposits ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lithology |
banded iron formation
ⓘ
chert ⓘ iron-rich sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
northeastern Minnesota ⓘ |
| mineralResource | iron ore ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gunflint Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Boundary Waters region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | taconite ⓘ |
| overlies | Archean basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Animikie Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesabi Iron Range district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Arrowhead Region of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Precambrian stratigraphy
ⓘ
economic geology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| significance |
classic example of Lake Superior-type banded iron formation
ⓘ
evidence for early life on Earth ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit | Gunflint Iron Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| underlies | Rove Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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