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thousands of meters further south. While the crustal tectonic plates continued their slow drift over the surface of the planet, meeting and separating in the successive collision and sundering of continents, the North American craton remained stable. Although now free of folding and faulting caused by
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times this bedrock had been covered by clayey glacial drift scoured and transported south from sedimentary rocks in Manitoba. The bottomland is undissected and essentially flat, but imperceptibly declines from about 400 meters at the southern beaches of Lake Agassiz to 335 meters along the Rainy
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by Ojakangas and Matsch. These authorities generally agree on areal borders, but the regions as defined by Ojakangas and Matsch are more geographical in their approximations of areas of similar geology, while Sansome's divisions are more irregular in shape in order to include within a region all
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of the St. Croix River (2) the basin of the Mississippi River above its confluence with the Minnesota, (3) those parts of the Minnesota and Red River basins on the glacial uplands forming the divides of those two basins with that of the Mississippi, (4) the Owatonna Moraine atop a strip of land
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The mountain-building and rifting events left areas of high relief above the low basin of the Midcontinent rift. Over the next 1,100 million years, the uplands were worn down and the rift filled with sediments, forming rock ranging in thickness from several hundred meters near Lake Superior to
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Contemporary Minnesota is much quieter geologically than in the past. Outcroppings of lava flows and magma intrusions are the only remaining traces of the volcanism that ended over 1,100 mya. Landlocked within the continent, the state is far from the seas that once covered it, and the
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than the sedimentary bedrock first encountered in many other regions, and glacial till is relatively sparse. While the effects of glacial erosion are clearly present and there are some areas of glacial till, older rocks and landforms remain unburied and exposed across much of the region.
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remains as a picturesque and informative relic of River Warren Falls, and the limestone-over-sandstone construction is readily apparent in its small gorge. At St. Anthony Falls, the Mississippi dropped 50 feet (15 m) over a limestone ledge; these waterfalls were used to drive the
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Five hundred fifty million years ago, the state was repeatedly inundated with water of a shallow sea that grew and receded through several cycles. The land mass of what is now North America ran along the equator, and Minnesota had a tropical climate. Small marine creatures such as
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areas of similar geology, with particular emphasis on the effects of recent glaciation. As glaciation and its residue has largely dictated regional surface geology and topography, Sansome's divisions are often coextensive with ecological provinces, sections, and subsections.
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of the land after recession of the last ice sheet. In the western part of the region in the Red River Valley, fine-grained glacial lake deposits and decayed organic materials up to 50 meters in depth form rich, well-textured, and moisture-retentive, yet well-drained soils
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In post-glacial times Northeastern Minnesota was covered by forest broken only by these interconnected lakes and wetlands. Much of the area has been little changed by human activity, as there are substantial forest and wilderness preserves, most notably the
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and geological history, which in turn has affected Minnesota's settlement patterns, human history, and economic development. These diverse geological regions can be classified several ways. The classification used here principally derives from Sansome's
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for its shape, this region shows the most visible evidence of the state's violent past. There are surface exposures of rocks first formed in volcanic activity some 2,700 mya during construction of the Archaen-Superior province, including Ely
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rock of today's state had already formed nearly a billion years earlier, but lay underneath the sea. Except for an area where islands appeared in what is now the northern part of the state, most of the region remained underwater.
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While Sansome places the north bank of the Minnesota River in this region, this article follows Ojakangas and Matsch in assigning the lowlands along the north bank to Southwest Minnesota, and the uplands to Central Minnesota.
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The state's geologic history can be divided into three periods. The first period was a lengthy period of geologic instability from the origin of the planet until roughly 1,100 million years ago. During this time, the state's
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sediments, and underlying the eastern part of the region (and the southerly extension to Iowa) are the Late Precambrian Keweenawan volcanics of the Midcontinent Rift, overlaid by thousands of meters of sedimentary rocks.
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divides the Minnesota and Missouri River valleys, and is a striking landform created by the bifurcation of different lobes of glacial advance. On the Minnesota side of the coteau is a feature known as
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River. There is almost no relief, except for benches or beaches where Glacial Lake Agassiz stabilized for a time before it receded to a lower level. In contrast to the lakebed, these beaches
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bedrock that were formed in shallow tropical seas that covered southern and south-central Minnesota during that time. The geology of the southwest includes old rocks, the 3.6 billion year old
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across the region. The ice retreated for the last time about 12,500 years ago. Melting glaciers formed many of the state's lakes and etched its river valleys. They also formed a number of
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were much larger than today. The glaciers continued to retreat and the climate became warmer over the next few millennia; the giant creatures died out about 9,000 years ago.
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In Middle Precambrian time, about 2,000 mya, the land rose above the water. Heavy mineral deposits containing iron had collected on the shores of the receding sea to form the
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metropolitan area. The region has the same types of glacial landforms as the remainder of Central Minnesota, but is distinguished by its bedrock valleys, both active and buried.
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especially prevalent near the surface. It is highly dissected, and local tributaries of the Mississippi have cut deep valleys into the bedrock. It is an area of
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Morey, G. B. (February 1999). "High-grade iron ore deposits of the Mesabi Range, Minnesota; product of a continental-scale Proterozoic ground-water flow system".
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Morey, G. B. (February 1999). "High-grade iron ore deposits of the Mesabi Range, Minnesota; product of a continental-scale Proterozoic ground-water flow system".
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Northern hemisphere glaciation during the last ice ages. The creation of 3 to 4 km thick ice sheets caused a global sea level drop of about 120 m.
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is the site of historic Native American quarries of catlinite, which is more commonly known as "pipestone". Another notable outcrop in the region is the
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eras other land animals followed as the dinosaurs disappeared, but much of the physical evidence from this era has been scraped away or buried by recent
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Relief map of Southeastern Minnesota: Owatonna Moraine on extreme west; junction of the state's principal rivers in Central Minnesota in the north; the
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This glaciation has drastically remodeled most of Minnesota, and all but two of the state's regions are covered with deep layers of glacial till. The
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enters from northeast. East Central Minnesota is composed of the eastern half and all territory on the image north of the Mississippi.
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is an irregularly-shaped region composed of the northeasternmost part of the state north of Lake Superior, the area around
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and North Shore Volcanic Group, created by magma and lava which upwelled and hardened about 1,100 mya during the
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illustrating the main geologic regions of Minnesota. Igneous bodies lie across the northern half of the state, with
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The valleys now hold three of Minnesota's largest rivers, which join here. The St. Croix joins the Mississippi at
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formations created about 1,900 mya that gave the area most of its mineral riches; and more recent intrusive
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and settlement patterns, and the trade and supply routes along the waterways, valleys and plains have become the
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While the state no longer has true mountain ranges or oceans, there is a fair amount of regional diversity in
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lie deep beneath till deposited by the glaciers which created them, but can be traced in many places by the
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atop varying depths of glacial till. In the extreme southwest portion of the state, bedrock outcroppings of
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and the Mississippi. When the glaciers receded, the lake was able to drain through the Great Lakes to the
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is that part of Central Minnesota near the junction of three of the state's great rivers. Included are
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from the south to the north and east at a gradient of approximately 1:5000; this rise resulted from the
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continental glacier has receded entirely from North America. Minnesota's landscape is a relatively flat
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Drier than most of the rest of the state, the region is a transition zone between the prairies and the
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formed by this activity has been eroded but remains at or close to the surface over much of the area.
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is a vast plain in the bed of Glacial Lake Agassiz. This plain extends north and northwest from the
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of successive layers of sediment from runoff and repeated incursions of the sea. In the third and
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topography, with thin topsoils lying atop porous limestones, leading to formation of caverns and
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are common, with less common interbedded outcrops of an associated metamorphosed mudstone named
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Forest Sites, Bog Processes, and Peatland Types in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Region, Minnesota
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Forest Sites, Bog Processes, and Peatland Types in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Region, Minnesota
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Geology of Ice Age National Scientific Reserve of Wisconsin, NPS Scientific Monograph No. 2
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of Southeastern Minnesota was untouched by the most recent glaciation. In the absence of
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lived in the sea. The shells of the tiny animals sank to the bottom, and are preserved in
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in 1680. Due to its value as a power source, this waterfall determined the location of
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and their waters were redirected through the lower Saint Louis River to Lake Superior.
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combined. Dammed by the northern ice sheet, this lake's immense flow found an outlet in
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here contains the southernmost surface exposure of the Precambrian lava flows of the
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slid through the water, and fossil shark teeth have been found on the uplands of the
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over most of the state, and created the beds and valleys of modern lakes and rivers.
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Minnesota Underfoot: A Field Guide to the State's Outstanding Geologic Features
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in the northeast. In the southeast along the Mississippi River, up through the
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Ojakangas and Matsch attach the metropolitan area to Southeastern Minnesota.
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of Southeast Minnesota) and Greenland and Labrador. Ojakangas and Matsch,
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A Geophysical Investigation of the Ely Greenstone Belt in the Soudan Area
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Map of soils and sediments constituting Quaternary geology of Minnesota.
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watershed within the state, at approximately the level of Lake Agassiz’
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from the last ice age. Along the eastern edge of the region are the
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throughout the northwest and basalts and other igneous rocks of the
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at p. 173, with image showing Herman Beach at Ojakanas and Matsch,
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which once drained to the Mississippi before they were captured by
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The bedrock ranges in age from Archean granites to Upper Mesozoic
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enters from northwest and crosses diagonally to the southeast;
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At the surface, the entire region is "Moraine terrain", with the
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area, and south through eastern Minnesota down into what is now
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rather than cash crops is the principal agricultural activity.
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Minnesota contains some of the oldest rocks on Earth, granitic
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in the northwest, Central Minnesota's irregular landscape, the
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continues to supply a large proportion of the nation's needs.
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that were the foundation for the city's 19th century growth.
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eroded previous rock formations and deposited deep layers of
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south to the Iowa border, and (5) the upper valley of the
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at the bottom of the sequence of sedimentary rocks to the
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Minnesota Underfoot: A Field Guide to Minnesota's Geology
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East Central Minnesota: bedrock valleys and outwash plain
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Minnesota Underfoot: A Field Guide to Minnesota's Geology
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Relief map of Southwestern Minnesota, transected by the
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basin southwest of Duluth, and much of the area east of
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in Minneapolis and lakes and dry valleys in St. Paul.
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Relief map of the eastern part of Central Minnesota:
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Southwestern Minnesota: glacial river and glacial till
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began to rise up out of an ancient ocean, forming the
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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Ecosystem
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Southeastern Minnesota: bluffs, caves and sinkholes
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(2002). 2668: 2352:"Elevations and Distances in the United States" 1587:"Elevations and Distances in the United States" 864:; the triangular wedge in the southwest is the 466:starting about two million years ago, glaciers 363:Late Precambrian and Paleozoic sedimentary rock 85:, and is continuous across much of the western 2861:. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 2673:. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 2269:"Chapter 10: St. Croix Dalles Interstate Park" 2209:"Chapter 10: St. Croix Dalles Interstate Park" 1589:. U.S. Geological Survey. 2005. Archived from 1431:Townsend, Catherine L.; John T. Figge (2002). 1087:and the valley of its principal tributary the 887:. The Minnesota River lies in the bed of the 4091: 2945: 2782:Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 2615:(1). Society of Economic Geologists: 133–42. 2442:(4). Ecological Society of America: 327–374. 2313:. Minnesota Geological Survey. Archived from 784:, beyond Minnesota's borders into Canada and 498:. Eventually, the ice sheet melted, and the 2773:Van Schmus, W. R.; Hinze, W. J. (May 1985). 2494:"Mineral Potential and Geology of Minnesota" 2174: 400:from this era. Later, creatures resembling 2664:. Saint Paul: Minnesota Historical Society. 906:Between the river and the plateau are flat 537:were 14 feet (4.3 m) high at the 506:. As the lake drained away its bed became 502:gave Lake Agassiz a northern outlet toward 331:emerged from cracks along the edges of the 180:have been the historical foundation of the 4098: 4084: 2952: 2938: 2466:. Archived from the original on 2009-03-24 2426: 2403: 2230: 1570:Mineral Potential and Geology of Minnesota 1507: 1505: 1059:Central Minnesota: knob and kettle country 2809: 2687: 2376:Guide to Anoka County's Natural Resources 2372:"Geologic History of the Anoka Sandplain" 2337:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2187:Guide to Anoka County's Natural Resources 2183:"Geologic History of the Anoka Sandplain" 1373: 1371: 2354:. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from 2301: 2026: 2024: 1704:The Boundary Waters Wilderness Ecosystem 1612:Ecological Land Classification Hierarchy 1173: 1149: 1062: 956: 944: 860:. To the northwest, the faint U-shaped 847: 670: 584: 580: 490:through the valleys now occupied by the 453: 308:from the center of the state north into 212: 204: 93:. Central Minnesota contains an ancient 17: 2897:"Wetlands Component Assessment Regions" 2733: 2637:"Natural History - Minnesota's Geology" 2528: 2215:. National Park Service. Archived from 2200: 1946:"U.S. Wind Energy Projects — Minnesota" 1689:, pp. 19, 30, 36; Ojakagas and Matsch, 1511: 1502: 1379:"Natural History - Minnesota's Geology" 1099:are the common characteristics of this 773:Northwestern Minnesota: glacial lakebed 621:Northeastern Minnesota: ancient bedrock 273:. This craton later assembled into the 145:and then modified by processes such as 73:sedimentary sequence that includes the 4450: 2959: 2852: 1368: 1275:North of the metropolitan area is the 200: 165:starting about 1.8 million years ago, 4463:Geology of the United States by state 4079: 2933: 2824: 2734:Sansome, Constance Jefferson (1983). 2606: 2266: 2206: 2115:at p. 109, with Ojakanas and Matsch, 2021: 2004:Wetlands Component Assessment Regions 1728: 1722: 755:Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 660:. This area is coextensive with the 644:. Excluded are parts of the beds of 339:extended from the lower peninsula of 195: 2922:Geologic History of Minnesota Rivers 2655: 2427:Heinselman, Miron L. (Autumn 1963). 1579: 1424: 347:, southwest through the lake to the 2857:The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota 2802:10.1146/annurev.ea.13.050185.002021 2584:"Minnesota Wind Energy Development" 2507: 2236: 13: 2738:. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press. 2491:Jirsa, Mark and Southwick, David. 2333:"Ecological Classification System" 2080:Ecological Classification System, 1808:Ecological Classification System, 1797:Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Province 1795:Ecological Classification System, 1783:Ecological Classification System, 1623:Ecological Classification System, 1610:Ecological Classification System, 1287:, a deep gorge cut by runoff from 933:. Once rich in wetlands known as 814:along the western border. By late 14: 4479: 2730:(Date of photograph: 1991-04-25.) 1625:Northern Superior Uplands Section 1213:border. It includes much of the 799:Bedrock in this region is mainly 662:Northern Superior Uplands Section 510:and a fertile plain. Similarly, 486:, which drained south across the 4059: 2132:, p. 9 ("Bedrock Geologic Map"). 1178:Limestone over sandstone in the 265:rocks that would later underlie 209:Map of Minnesota bedrock by age. 2755:"Dance of the Giant Continents" 2564:America’s Volcanic Past: Places 2525:(Date of webpage = 2005-04-01.) 2298:(Date of webpage - 2005-04-01.) 2161: 2148: 2135: 2122: 2100: 2087: 2074: 2061: 2049: 1992: 1963: 1938: 1921: 1889: 1863: 1850: 1828: 1825:, p. 9 ("Bedrock Geology Map"). 1815: 1802: 1789: 1777: 1757: 1709: 1696: 1679: 1645: 1630: 1617: 1604: 1562: 1549: 1489: 1476: 1433:"Dance of the Giant Continents" 1351:America’s Volcanic Past: Places 525:Giant animals roamed the area. 241:below its confluences with the 2892:(Date of webpage: 2004-11-15.) 2775:"The Midcontinent Rift System" 2688:Ojakangas, Richard W. (2009). 2603:Date of webpage: (2007-03-31.) 2579:(Date of webpage: 2003-01-26.) 2302:Chandler, Val W (2005-08-03). 1463: 1450: 1411: 1396: 1339: 1326: 1313: 1: 3369:Twin Cities metropolitan area 2690:Roadside Geology of Minnesota 2410:University of Minnesota Press 2367:(Date of webpage: 2005-04-29) 2181:Anoka Conservation District. 1302: 1285:Dalles of the St. Croix River 640:that runs between Duluth and 572:rocks were more resistant to 89:to the eastern slopes of the 4468:Natural history of Minnesota 4107:Geology of the United States 2531:"Quaternary Glacial Geology" 2508:Jol, Harry M. (2006-12-06). 1979:Minnesota Historical Society 1639:The Midcontinent Rift System 1514:"Quaternary Glacial Geology" 1405:The Midcontinent Rift System 984:, the eastern branch of the 949:Limestone bluffs cut by the 875:is in the watersheds of the 803:, with small areas of Lower 612:, but is also influenced by 450:Glacial history of Minnesota 320:grew in the shallow waters. 257:that formed some 3,600  7: 1525:Minnesota Geological Survey 443: 277:, which became part of the 221:in the northeast, the flat 10: 4484: 2916:(Date of map: April 2007.) 2853:Waters, Thomas F. (1977). 2827:"The Glacial Lake Agassiz" 2629:10.2113/gsecongeo.94.1.133 2404:Heinselman, Miron (1996). 2259: 1751:10.2113/gsecongeo.94.1.133 1660:November 28, 2007, at the 1574:Glacial cover in Minnesota 1027:The bedrock here is lower 1018:Minnesota State Highway 13 689:North Shore Volcanic Group 447: 281:. Much of the underlying 4427: 4389: 4375: 4114: 4055: 3607: 3377: 3279: 3176: 3020:Colleges and universities 2980: 2968: 2267:Black, Robert F. (2005). 2207:Black, Robert F. (2005). 2111:regional map at Sansome, 2082:Paleozoic Plateau Section 1766:regional map at Sansome, 249:in East Central Minnesota 4409:Northern Mariana Islands 2656:Nute, Grace Lee (1950). 2652:(Date of webpage: 2007.) 1810:Red River Valley Section 1693:, pp. 37–40, 50–55, 191. 1307: 1031:sedimentary rocks, with 747:Superior National Forest 337:Midcontinent Rift System 40:Midcontinent Rift System 3025:Congressional districts 2788:. Annual Reviews: 348. 2720:Microsoft Research Maps 1909:Microsoft Research Maps 1882:, pp. 354–61; Sansome, 1529:University of Minnesota 1291:into ancient bedrock. 1279:, a flat area of sandy 1240:first saw it and named 1234:Upper Mississippi River 1166:enters from the south; 1074:is composed of (1) the 1008:to the latitude of the 759:Voyageurs National Park 666:Laurentian Mixed Forest 323:Over 1,100 mya, a 3329:Minnesota River Valley 2919:Wright, W. E. (1990). 2825:Upham, Warren (1896). 2588:Wind Project Data Base 2529:Lusardi, B.A. (1997). 2237:Jol, Harry M. (2006). 2167:Ojakangas and Matsch, 2141:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1927:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1715:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1555:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1512:Lusardi, B.A. (1997). 1495:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1482:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1469:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1456:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1417:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1332:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1319:Ojakangas and Matsch, 1191:East Central Minnesota 1186: 1171: 1068: 978:Southeastern Minnesota 974: 954: 873:Southwestern Minnesota 869: 778:Northwestern Minnesota 692: 656:and its tributary the 626:Northeastern Minnesota 592: 468:expanded and retreated 459: 250: 210: 190:state's transportation 141:and the deposition of 137:bedrock was formed by 102: 4109:by political division 3314:Dissected Till Plains 2538:Minnesota at a Glance 2436:Ecological Monographs 2311:Open File Report 05-1 1568:Jirsa and Southwick, 1521:Minnesota at a Glance 1177: 1153: 1079:running from western 1066: 960: 948: 856:in the valley of the 851: 674: 588: 581:Contemporary features 457: 434:Mount Simon Sandstone 343:north to the current 279:North American craton 217:Shaded relief image: 216: 208: 50:, canyons carve into 21: 4458:Geology of Minnesota 4066:Minnesota portal 3062:Historical Landmarks 998:Wisconsin glaciation 920:Pipestone, Minnesota 889:glacial River Warren 858:glacial River Warren 691:along the lakeshore. 630:Jay Cooke State Park 541:and weighed 10  520:Saint Lawrence River 484:glacial River Warren 310:Northwestern Ontario 107:geology of Minnesota 4419:U.S. Virgin Islands 3479:Inver Grove Heights 3309:Coteau des Prairies 3156:Tourist attractions 3072:Indian reservations 2794:1985AREPS..13..345V 2671:Minnesota's Geology 2660:Rainy River Country 2643:on October 10, 2006 2621:1999EcGeo..94..133M 2448:1963EcoM...33..327H 2169:Minnesota’s Geology 2156:Minnesota’s Geology 2143:Minnesota’s Geology 2130:Minnesota Underfoot 2117:Minnesota’s Geology 2113:Minnesota Underfoot 2095:Minnesota Underfoot 2069:Minnesota Underfoot 2056:Minnesota’s Geology 1975:Jeffers Petroglyphs 1933:Minnesota Underfoot 1931:, p. 223; Sansome, 1929:Minnesota’s Geology 1884:Minnesota Underfoot 1858:Minnesota Underfoot 1823:Minnesota Underfoot 1772:Minnesota’s Geology 1768:Minnesota Underfoot 1743:1999EcGeo..94..133M 1717:Minnesota’s Geology 1691:Minnesota's Geology 1674:Minnesota's Geology 1666:Rainy River Country 1636:Van Schmus et al., 1557:Minnesota’s Geology 1497:Minnesota’s Geology 1484:Minnesota's Geology 1471:Minnesota’s Geology 1458:Minnesota’s Geology 1419:Minnesota’s Geology 1402:Van Schmus et al., 1385:on October 10, 2006 1334:Minnesota's Geology 1321:Minnesota's Geology 1289:Glacial Lake Duluth 924:Jeffers Petroglyphs 893:Coteau des Prairies 866:Coteau des Prairies 642:International Falls 614:Minnesota's Geology 512:Glacial Lake Duluth 227:Coteau des Prairies 201:Precambrian bedrock 1878:2007-07-23 at the 1843:2007-07-23 at the 1719:, pp. 185, 190–91. 1230:River Warren Falls 1187: 1172: 1069: 975: 971:Mississippi Rivers 955: 870: 838:patterned peatland 693: 593: 496:Mississippi Rivers 460: 251: 211: 196:Geological history 178:geologic resources 163:most recent period 103: 79:Niobrara Formation 69:, overlain by the 36:Beaver Bay Complex 4445: 4444: 4073: 4072: 3807:Lake of the Woods 3104:Political parties 2759:Northwest Origins 2712:Aerial photograph 2699:978-0-87842-562-4 1901:Aerial photograph 1664:, pp. 4–5; Nute, 1437:Northwest Origins 1297:Midcontinent Rift 1242:St. Anthony Falls 1189:The subregion of 1162:in the valley of 1156:Mississippi River 1116:glacial landforms 1097:Glacial landforms 1085:Saint Louis River 1072:Central Minnesota 965:border along the 953:in Olmsted County 862:Big Stone Moraine 825:isostatic rebound 812:sedimentary rocks 782:Big Stone Moraine 729:Midcontinent Rift 654:Saint Louis River 529:were the size of 464:Quaternary Period 239:Mississippi River 4475: 4429:Outlying islands 4383:Washington, D.C. 4377:Federal district 4100: 4093: 4086: 4077: 4076: 4064: 4063: 4062: 3381:pop. over 25,000 3354:Red River Valley 3114:School districts 3087:Local government 2954: 2947: 2940: 2931: 2930: 2915: 2913: 2912: 2891: 2889: 2888: 2872: 2860: 2849: 2847: 2846: 2821: 2819: 2818: 2813: 2779: 2769: 2767: 2766: 2749: 2729: 2727: 2726: 2703: 2684: 2665: 2663: 2651: 2649: 2648: 2632: 2609:Economic Geology 2602: 2600: 2599: 2578: 2576: 2575: 2555: 2553: 2552: 2546: 2535: 2524: 2522: 2521: 2504: 2502: 2501: 2488: 2482: 2474: 2472: 2471: 2433: 2423: 2400: 2394: 2386: 2384: 2383: 2366: 2364: 2363: 2347: 2345: 2344: 2328: 2326: 2325: 2319: 2308: 2297: 2291: 2283: 2281: 2280: 2254: 2253: 2251: 2250: 2234: 2228: 2227: 2225: 2224: 2204: 2198: 2197: 2195: 2194: 2178: 2172: 2165: 2159: 2152: 2146: 2139: 2133: 2126: 2120: 2104: 2098: 2091: 2085: 2078: 2072: 2065: 2059: 2053: 2047: 2046: 2044: 2043: 2028: 2019: 2018: 2016: 2015: 1996: 1990: 1989: 1987: 1985: 1967: 1961: 1960: 1958: 1957: 1952:on April 5, 2008 1942: 1936: 1925: 1919: 1918: 1916: 1915: 1893: 1887: 1867: 1861: 1854: 1848: 1832: 1826: 1819: 1813: 1806: 1800: 1793: 1787: 1781: 1775: 1761: 1755: 1754: 1731:Economic Geology 1726: 1720: 1713: 1707: 1700: 1694: 1683: 1677: 1649: 1643: 1634: 1628: 1621: 1615: 1608: 1602: 1601: 1599: 1598: 1583: 1577: 1566: 1560: 1553: 1547: 1546: 1544: 1543: 1537: 1531:. Archived from 1518: 1509: 1500: 1493: 1487: 1480: 1474: 1467: 1461: 1454: 1448: 1447: 1445: 1444: 1428: 1422: 1415: 1409: 1400: 1394: 1393: 1391: 1390: 1375: 1366: 1365: 1363: 1362: 1343: 1337: 1330: 1324: 1317: 990:terminal moraine 982:Owatonna Moraine 935:prairie potholes 885:Des Moines River 590:Geologic regions 558:glacial scouring 472:proglacial lakes 223:Red River Valley 143:sedimentary rock 99:Penokean orogeny 97:system from the 75:Dakota Sandstone 64:Paleoproterozoic 4483: 4482: 4478: 4477: 4476: 4474: 4473: 4472: 4448: 4447: 4446: 4441: 4423: 4385: 4371: 4110: 4104: 4074: 4069: 4060: 4058: 4051: 4047:Yellow Medicine 3603: 3414:Brooklyn Center 3380: 3373: 3339:Northwest Angle 3294:Boundary Waters 3275: 3172: 3161:Mall of America 2976: 2964: 2958: 2928: 2910: 2908: 2895: 2886: 2884: 2875: 2869: 2844: 2842: 2816: 2814: 2777: 2764: 2762: 2746: 2724: 2722: 2706: 2700: 2681: 2646: 2644: 2635: 2597: 2595: 2582: 2573: 2571: 2558: 2550: 2548: 2544: 2533: 2519: 2517: 2499: 2497: 2492: 2476: 2475: 2469: 2467: 2456:10.2307/1950750 2431: 2420: 2408:. Minneapolis: 2388: 2387: 2381: 2379: 2370: 2361: 2359: 2350: 2342: 2340: 2331: 2323: 2321: 2317: 2306: 2285: 2284: 2278: 2276: 2262: 2257: 2248: 2246: 2235: 2231: 2222: 2220: 2205: 2201: 2192: 2190: 2179: 2175: 2166: 2162: 2158:, p. 232 (map). 2153: 2149: 2140: 2136: 2127: 2123: 2105: 2101: 2092: 2088: 2079: 2075: 2066: 2062: 2058:, p. 222 (map). 2054: 2050: 2041: 2039: 2030: 2029: 2022: 2013: 2011: 1998: 1997: 1993: 1983: 1981: 1969: 1968: 1964: 1955: 1953: 1944: 1943: 1939: 1926: 1922: 1913: 1911: 1895: 1894: 1890: 1880:Wayback Machine 1868: 1864: 1855: 1851: 1845:Wayback Machine 1833: 1829: 1820: 1816: 1807: 1803: 1794: 1790: 1782: 1778: 1762: 1758: 1727: 1723: 1714: 1710: 1701: 1697: 1684: 1680: 1662:Wayback Machine 1650: 1646: 1635: 1631: 1622: 1618: 1609: 1605: 1596: 1594: 1585: 1584: 1580: 1567: 1563: 1554: 1550: 1541: 1539: 1535: 1516: 1510: 1503: 1494: 1490: 1481: 1477: 1468: 1464: 1455: 1451: 1442: 1440: 1429: 1425: 1416: 1412: 1408:, pp. 345, 349. 1401: 1397: 1388: 1386: 1377: 1376: 1369: 1360: 1358: 1345: 1344: 1340: 1331: 1327: 1318: 1314: 1310: 1305: 1293:Interstate Park 1277:Anoka Sandplain 1254:Minnehaha Falls 1250:Minnehaha Creek 1207:St. Croix River 1199:Hennepin County 1184:Minnehaha Creek 1160:Minnesota River 1148: 1081:Hennepin County 1061: 1014:St. Croix River 994:Des Moines lobe 943: 912:Sioux Quartzite 877:Minnesota River 854:Minnesota River 846: 775: 743:Canadian Shield 681:Gunflint Ranges 638:U.S. Highway 53 623: 591: 583: 574:glacial erosion 516:St. Croix River 452: 446: 438:Maquoketa Group 370:plate tectonics 365: 275:Canadian shield 271:Superior craton 231:Minnesota River 219:Superior Upland 203: 198: 186:state's history 182:state's economy 91:Rocky Mountains 67:Sioux Quartzite 12: 11: 5: 4481: 4471: 4470: 4465: 4460: 4443: 4442: 4440: 4439: 4437:Howland Island 4433: 4431: 4425: 4424: 4422: 4421: 4416: 4411: 4406: 4401: 4399:American Samoa 4395: 4393: 4387: 4386: 4381: 4379: 4373: 4372: 4370: 4369: 4364: 4359: 4354: 4349: 4344: 4339: 4334: 4329: 4324: 4319: 4317:South Carolina 4314: 4309: 4304: 4299: 4294: 4289: 4284: 4282:North Carolina 4279: 4274: 4269: 4264: 4259: 4254: 4249: 4244: 4239: 4234: 4229: 4224: 4219: 4214: 4209: 4204: 4199: 4194: 4189: 4184: 4179: 4174: 4169: 4164: 4159: 4154: 4149: 4144: 4139: 4134: 4129: 4124: 4118: 4116: 4112: 4111: 4103: 4102: 4095: 4088: 4080: 4071: 4070: 4056: 4053: 4052: 4050: 4049: 4044: 4039: 4034: 4029: 4024: 4019: 4014: 4009: 4004: 3999: 3994: 3989: 3984: 3979: 3974: 3969: 3964: 3959: 3954: 3949: 3944: 3939: 3934: 3929: 3924: 3919: 3914: 3909: 3904: 3899: 3894: 3889: 3884: 3879: 3874: 3869: 3864: 3859: 3854: 3849: 3844: 3839: 3834: 3829: 3824: 3819: 3814: 3809: 3804: 3799: 3794: 3789: 3784: 3779: 3774: 3769: 3764: 3759: 3754: 3749: 3744: 3739: 3734: 3729: 3724: 3719: 3714: 3709: 3704: 3699: 3694: 3689: 3684: 3679: 3674: 3669: 3664: 3659: 3654: 3649: 3644: 3639: 3634: 3629: 3624: 3619: 3613: 3611: 3605: 3604: 3602: 3601: 3596: 3591: 3586: 3581: 3576: 3571: 3569:St. Louis Park 3566: 3561: 3556: 3551: 3546: 3541: 3536: 3531: 3526: 3521: 3516: 3511: 3506: 3501: 3496: 3491: 3486: 3481: 3476: 3471: 3466: 3461: 3456: 3451: 3446: 3441: 3436: 3431: 3426: 3421: 3416: 3411: 3406: 3401: 3396: 3391: 3385: 3383: 3379:Largest cities 3375: 3374: 3372: 3371: 3366: 3361: 3356: 3351: 3346: 3341: 3336: 3331: 3326: 3321: 3319:Driftless Area 3316: 3311: 3306: 3301: 3296: 3291: 3285: 3283: 3277: 3276: 3274: 3273: 3268: 3263: 3258: 3253: 3248: 3243: 3238: 3233: 3232: 3231: 3226: 3216: 3211: 3206: 3201: 3196: 3191: 3186: 3180: 3178: 3174: 3173: 3171: 3170: 3168:Transportation 3165: 3164: 3163: 3153: 3148: 3143: 3138: 3133: 3128: 3123: 3122: 3121: 3111: 3106: 3101: 3096: 3095: 3094: 3084: 3079: 3074: 3069: 3064: 3059: 3054: 3049: 3044: 3039: 3034: 3033: 3032: 3022: 3017: 3014:Climate change 3007: 3002: 3000:Biking/Cycling 2997: 2992: 2986: 2984: 2978: 2977: 2969: 2966: 2965: 2957: 2956: 2949: 2942: 2934: 2927: 2926: 2917: 2893: 2873: 2867: 2850: 2822: 2770: 2750: 2744: 2731: 2704: 2698: 2685: 2679: 2666: 2653: 2633: 2604: 2580: 2556: 2526: 2505: 2489: 2424: 2418: 2401: 2368: 2348: 2329: 2299: 2263: 2261: 2258: 2256: 2255: 2229: 2199: 2189:. 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Index


geologic map
intrusions
Duluth Complex
Beaver Bay Complex
Midcontinent Rift System
Lake Superior
Twin Cities
Cambrian
Ordovician
Morton Gneiss
Paleoproterozoic
Sioux Quartzite
Cretaceous
Dakota Sandstone
Niobrara Formation
Pierre Shale
Midwest
Rocky Mountains
fault
Penokean orogeny
rock
minerals
soils
U.S. state
Minnesota
Precambrian
volcanism
sedimentary rock
faulting

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