Superior Mine (Old Superior Mine), Superior, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Superior Mine (Old Superior Mine) | Mine |
Superior | Unincorporated Community |
Portage Township | Township |
Houghton County | County |
Michigan | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 4' 37'' North , 88° 36' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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South Range | 746 (2017) | 3.3km |
Houghton | 7,970 (2017) | 5.5km |
Hancock | 4,555 (2017) | 5.7km |
Dollar Bay | 1,082 (2017) | 8.3km |
Hubbell | 946 (2017) | 16.8km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club | Dollar Bay, Michigan | 8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
23585
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23585:8
GUID (UUID V4):
18f78a17-4a90-4145-9b06-2c11a357c4e0
An underground copper mine located near Baltic. The Superior Mining Company organized in 1904. It consisted of two shafts that worked the Baltic lode. The mine closed in 1920, and was purchased by Calumet & Hecla in 1925. No further work was conducted after this time. In sixteen years of operation, the Superior Mine produced approximately 30 million pounds of refined copper. The piles are decent for copper and chalcocite minerals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S References: |
β Copper Formula: Cu References: |
β Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) Description: White porcelaneous masses have been found in vugs associated with prehnite and calcite. Some local collections contain nodules labeled as coming from here. References: |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) References: |
β 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O References: |
β 'K Feldspar' References: |
β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 References: |
β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O References: |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
β 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
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 |
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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