No. 3 shaft, Osceola Mine, Osceola, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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No. 3 shaft | Shaft |
Osceola Mine | Mine |
Osceola | Unincorporated Community |
Calumet Township | Township |
Houghton County | County |
Michigan | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 13' 26'' North , 88° 27' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Laurium | 1,941 (2017) | 2.3km |
Calumet | 703 (2017) | 2.7km |
Lake Linden | 989 (2017) | 5.5km |
Hubbell | 946 (2017) | 6.3km |
Copper City | 187 (2017) | 8.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club | Dollar Bay, Michigan | 12km |
Mindat Locality ID:
127099
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127099:3
GUID (UUID V4):
fdd470ee-efdc-4e5d-93d0-1e45dbf1d4f0
One of the best Osceola locations for specimens, especially copper wires in prehnite.
Pile was removed for construction projects, but site still produces the occasional copper wire in prehnite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ Kinoite Formula: Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10] |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup' ? |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kinoite | 9.BH.10 | Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10] |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Thomsonite Subgroup' ? | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Kinoite | Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10] |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Kinoite | Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10] |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kinoite | Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10] |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Kinoite | Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10] |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Kinoite | Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10] |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mid-continent DomainDomain
USA
- Michigan
- Keweenaw PeninsulaPeninsula
- Midcontinent RiftGeologic Province
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