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Michigan Critical Minerals Information - Critical Mineral: Magnesium; Natural Mineral Occurence: Magnesite, dissolved in brines; General Geological Setting: Sometimes abundant in basinal brines

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2020-04-22

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Present in Michigan County: Dow Chemical Co. In Midland and Mason Counties, Michigan Chemical Corp. in Gratiot County, Morton Salt Co. and Standard Lime & Stone Co. in Manistee County.; Geological Formation: Filer Sandstone Sylvania Fm.; Specific Mine Name: 1927-present; Commercial Mining History: 1927-present; Published Literature: Egleson, G.C. and Querio, C.W.,1969, Variation in the Composition of Brine from the Sylvania Formation near Midland, Michigan, Current Research, Vol. 3, No. 4, p. 367-371; Unpublished Literature: ; Comments: Michigan's Annual Statistical summaries list Mg production; USGS Critical Mineral Reference:

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Repository managed by the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education at Western Michigan University. Additional information can be found at https://wmich.edu/cas/cms/mgrre/research-and-publications/CriticalMineralsMichiganSpreadsheet.xlsx

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Michigan Critical Minerals FY2020
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CriticalMinerals07May2021final.csv

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title Parent-60819206d34e8564d686610c Michigan Critical Minerals Information - Critical Mineral: Magnesium; Natural Mineral Occurence: Magnesite, dissolved in brines; General Geological Setting: Sometimes abundant in basinal brines

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