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The Animikie Group of sediments were deposited between 2.5 and 1.8 billion years ago, within the Animikie Basin. This group of formations are divided into the Gunflint Range, the Mesabi and Vermilion ranges, and the Cuyuna Range.

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  • This diagram shows the dynamics of two colliding continents.

    During the Penokean orogeny the Minnesota River Valley subprovince overrode the Superior province.

  • This diagram shows a hotspot under diverging continental plates.

    Hotspot causing rifting of tectonic plates

  • This photograph is a close-up shot of a banded-iron formation specimen from Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

    Hematitic banded-iron formation specimen from Michigan's Upper Peninsula; Scale bar is 5.0 mm

  • Shaded-relief image showing Duluth Complex arcing from Duluth to Pigeon Point, interrupting and splitting the Mesabi and Gunflint ranges.

    The Duluth Complex splits the Mesabi and Gunflint ranges.

  • This bedrock map of the extreme northeastern tip of Minnesota shows the Rove Formation intruded by the Pigeon River Diabase. The Puckwunge Formation is the very thin green band stretching from Raspberry Point on Lake Superior west-northwest inland.

    Rove formation represented by prv

  • This map shows the constituents of the Cuyuna Iron Range.

    Constituent parts of Cuyuna Iron Range

  • This diagrams both a syncline and an anticline.

    Syncline and anticlines

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