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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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  • Animikie Group, Marquette Range and Huronian supergroups2

    Iron Range areas marked include: G-Gunflint Iron Range, F-Mesabi Iron Range, E-Cuyuna Iron Range

  • Orogenic wedge

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

  • Divergent border lmb

    Hotspot causing rifting of tectonic plates

  • Duluthcomplexmap

    The Duluth Complex splits the Mesabi and Gunflint ranges.

  • Ne mn geologic map

    Rove formation represented by prv

  • Cuyuna Iron Range general geology

    Constituent parts of Cuyuna Iron Range

  • Cuyuna North Range cross section

    Cross section of Cuyuna North Range

  • Antecline (PSF)

    Syncline and anticlines

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