Superior, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Superior | Unincorporated Community |
Portage Township | Township |
Houghton County | County |
Michigan | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 4' 32'' North , 88° 35' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
195317
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195317:9
GUID (UUID V4):
74da132c-0510-4180-9c72-40ab0e8713d6
A small unincorporated community south of Houghton.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities12 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Copper Formula: Cu Localities: |
β Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) Locality: Superior Mine (Old Superior Mine), Superior, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA Description: White porcelaneous masses have been found in vugs associated with prehnite and calcite. Some local collections contain nodules labeled as coming from here. |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: |
β 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
β 'K Feldspar' Localities: |
β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β Tenorite Formula: CuO |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Datolite | 9.AJ.20 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Muscovite var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
β | 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' | - | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
β | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tenorite | CuO |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
K | Potassium | |
K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Ca | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Localities in this Region
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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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