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visible for miles. The Gabbro, or Trap Range comprises a somewhat lower ridge of hills running parallel just to the north of the
Gogebic Range. Since the two ranges of hills are made up of dissimilar rock types, the rock formation containing the iron ore deposits is located exclusively within the southern (Gogebic) Range.
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hill is located near
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Thousands of immigrants and their families arrived in the region to work in the mines. The immigrants were mostly
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Hundreds of people are arriving daily from all parts of the country and millionaires are being made by the dozens ... The forests have given way to mining camps and towns, and a most bewildering transformation has taken place. In the palmy days of gold mining on the
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mines were mainly of the underground shaft type, which were among the deepest iron mines in the country. Due to these characteristics, and the greater associated costs involved with extracting the ore, these mines were unable to compete economically with the larger open pit iron mines in northern
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in half before mysteriously ending. The volcanism metamorphosed and modified the rocks to create the iron ores present today. During this geologic activity, the horizontal layers of the iron formation were tipped nearly seventy degrees, such that mines used to extract the ore needed to be
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Gogebic Range were created by iron-rich sediments laid down within a shallow sea nearly 2 billion years ago. Later, the region was uplifted to such an extent that the resulting mountains rivaled the European
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979:Chippewa County International Airport
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615:Leading Events of Wisconsin History
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2404:Eastern Ridges and Lowlands
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994:Gogebic–Iron County Airport
733:Upper Peninsula of Michigan
546:Vermilion Range (Minnesota)
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426:Ashland County, Wisconsin
196:Fourth principal meridian
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1176:Congressional delegation
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536:Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
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561:Marquette Iron Range
380:Cross-country skiing
166:North American Plate
139:Gogebic Geologic Map
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2153:Michigan portal
1606:Pittsfield Township
1526:Georgetown Township
1471:Bloomfield Township
1281:Tourist attractions
963:Straits of Mackinac
953:Porcupine Mountains
610:Henry Eduard Legler
394:in Iron County and
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422:Montreal River
355:Gogebic County
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2336:Demographics
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1566:Lincoln Park
1536:Grand Rapids
1511:East Lansing
1466:Battle Creek
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1337:Homelessness
1317:Demographics
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989:Ford Airport
908:Grand Island
902:
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541:Cuyuna Range
526:Mesabi Range
498:carcinogenic
490:iron sulfide
454:
430:Presque Isle
419:
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376:snowmobiling
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3212: /
3112:Trempealeau
2902:Fond du Lac
2749:Ashwaubenon
2699:Sun Prairie
2679:River Falls
2589:Fond du Lac
2356:LGBT rights
2270:Delegations
2231:Agriculture
2094:Schoolcraft
2019:Montmorency
1342:LGBT rights
1261:State parks
1226:Lighthouses
943:Mount Arvon
878:Schoolcraft
514:asbestiform
466:rail trails
411:Copper Peak
388:snowshoeing
359:Iron County
314:North Woods
272:Range today
242:Great Lakes
219:reported:
182:ferruginous
25:Iron Ranges
3227:Categories
3200:87°54′47″W
3197:44°06′43″N
3137:Washington
2922:Green Lake
2892:Eau Claire
2769:Germantown
2669:Oconomowoc
2659:New Berlin
2624:Marshfield
2599:Greenfield
2569:Brookfield
2559:Beaver Dam
2539:West Allis
2499:Janesville
2489:Eau Claire
2109:St. Joseph
2099:Shiawassee
1954:Livingston
1794:Charlevoix
1661:Southfield
1196:Government
928:Lake Huron
792:St. Ignace
767:Iron River
577:References
414:Ski flying
372:orographic
345:black bear
192:carbonates
3157:Winnebago
3102:St. Croix
3097:Sheboygan
3027:Outagamie
3007:Milwaukee
3002:Menominee
2997:Marquette
2992:Marinette
2982:Manitowoc
2967:Lafayette
2962:La Crosse
2942:Jefferson
2759:Caledonia
2724:West Bend
2719:Wauwatosa
2709:Watertown
2684:Sheboygan
2664:Oak Creek
2644:Middleton
2634:Menomonie
2619:Manitowoc
2584:Fitchburg
2519:Milwaukee
2509:La Crosse
2494:Green Bay
2346:Education
2265:Governors
2248:Geography
2211:(capital)
2198:Wisconsin
2124:Washtenaw
2119:Van Buren
2104:St. Clair
2079:Roscommon
2049:Ontonagon
2004:Missaukee
1994:Menominee
1979:Marquette
1914:Kalamazoo
1869:Hillsdale
1829:Dickinson
1799:Cheboygan
1636:Royal Oak
1631:Roseville
1551:Kalamazoo
1461:Ann Arbor
1432:The Thumb
1332:Elections
1327:Education
1191:Geography
1156:(capital)
1141:State of
1034:Soo Locks
891:Geography
873:Ontonagon
868:Menominee
863:Marquette
828:Dickinson
777:Menominee
772:Marquette
510:grunerite
506:amphibole
500:airborne
446:Bad River
266:Minnesota
178:formation
176:Ironwood
115:Iron boom
102:Ontonagon
52:Wisconsin
3152:Waushara
3142:Waukesha
3132:Washburn
3127:Walworth
3067:Richland
2987:Marathon
2972:Langlade
2957:Kewaunee
2897:Florence
2862:Crawford
2857:Columbia
2847:Chippewa
2822:Bayfield
2799:Counties
2754:Bellevue
2704:Superior
2674:Onalaska
2614:Kaukauna
2604:Hartford
2594:Franklin
2534:Waukesha
2484:Appleton
2361:Politics
2351:Gun laws
2321:Cannabis
2311:Abortion
2024:Muskegon
2014:Montcalm
1974:Manistee
1964:Mackinac
1944:Leelanau
1929:Keweenaw
1919:Kalkaska
1904:Isabella
1874:Houghton
1819:Crawford
1804:Chippewa
1716:Counties
1696:Westland
1591:Muskegon
1556:Kentwood
1496:Dearborn
1451:Largest
1417:Michiana
1352:Politics
1347:Gun laws
1302:Cannabis
1297:Abortion
1276:Timeline
1201:Highways
1143:Michigan
1080:Michigan
1019:MarqTran
858:Mackinac
848:Keweenaw
838:Houghton
818:Chippewa
801:Counties
782:Munising
757:Houghton
747:Escanaba
619:Archived
520:See also
502:asbestos
482:wetlands
474:open pit
461:Taconite
310:clearcut
174:Huronian
149:hematite
75:Ironwood
68:crescent
48:Michigan
44:iron ore
3147:Waupaca
3092:Shawano
3052:Portage
3032:Ozaukee
2977:Lincoln
2952:Kenosha
2937:Jackson
2882:Douglas
2842:Calumet
2837:Burnett
2832:Buffalo
2812:Ashland
2649:Muskego
2629:Menasha
2579:De Pere
2524:Oshkosh
2514:Madison
2504:Kenosha
2371:Regions
2341:Economy
2331:Culture
2304:Society
2290:Symbols
2275:History
2253:Islands
2226:Outline
2208:Madison
2134:Wexford
2114:Tuscola
2089:Sanilac
2084:Saginaw
2054:Osceola
2034:Oakland
2029:Newaygo
1999:Midland
1989:Mecosta
1949:Lenawee
1909:Jackson
1864:Gratiot
1854:Gogebic
1849:Gladwin
1844:Genesee
1814:Clinton
1784:Calhoun
1774:Berrien
1734:Allegan
1701:Wyoming
1641:Saginaw
1621:Redford
1616:Portage
1611:Pontiac
1586:Midland
1571:Livonia
1561:Lansing
1506:Detroit
1362:Regions
1322:Economy
1307:Culture
1290:Society
1266:Symbols
1236:Museums
1216:Islands
1206:History
1181:Cuisine
1153:Lansing
1043:Economy
833:Gogebic
752:Hancock
494:bedrock
185:oolitic
98:Gogebic
71:concave
3117:Vernon
3107:Taylor
3087:Sawyer
3062:Racine
3042:Pierce
3022:Oneida
3017:Oconto
3012:Monroe
2947:Juneau
2907:Forest
2817:Barron
2774:Howard
2714:Wausau
2654:Neenah
2639:Mequon
2609:Hudson
2574:Cudahy
2564:Beloit
2529:Racine
2285:Sports
2280:People
2218:Topics
2069:Ottawa
2064:Otsego
2059:Oscoda
2044:Ogemaw
2039:Oceana
2009:Monroe
1969:Macomb
1939:Lapeer
1884:Ingham
1779:Branch
1769:Benzie
1754:Baraga
1749:Arenac
1744:Antrim
1739:Alpena
1724:Alcona
1681:Warren
1671:Taylor
1476:Canton
1251:People
1163:Topics
813:Baraga
504:-like
386:, and
347:, and
337:wolves
320:, the
231:Europe
90:Ojibwe
83:Hurley
79:Mellen
3122:Vilas
3057:Price
3037:Pepin
2917:Green
2912:Grant
2872:Dodge
2852:Clark
2827:Brown
2807:Adams
2326:Crime
2258:Lakes
2194:State
2129:Wayne
1984:Mason
1894:Iosco
1889:Ionia
1879:Huron
1839:Emmet
1834:Eaton
1824:Delta
1809:Clare
1759:Barry
1729:Alger
1521:Flint
1312:Crime
1211:Index
1186:Fauna
823:Delta
808:Alger
434:Black
341:moose
246:Steel
188:chert
3162:Wood
3082:Sauk
3077:Rusk
3072:Rock
3047:Polk
2932:Iron
2927:Iowa
2887:Dunn
2877:Door
2867:Dane
1959:Luce
1934:Lake
1924:Kent
1899:Iron
1789:Cass
1676:Troy
1596:Novi
853:Luce
843:Iron
432:and
409:The
398:and
158:Alps
100:and
81:and
50:and
38:The
2196:of
1764:Bay
1221:Law
448:in
349:elk
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