Tamarack Waterworks Beach, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Tamarack Waterworks Beach | Beach |
Calumet Township | Township |
Houghton County | County |
Michigan | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 17' 8'' North , 88° 30' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Calumet | 703 (2017) | 6.2km |
Laurium | 1,941 (2017) | 7.5km |
Ahmeek | 146 (2017) | 8.9km |
Copper City | 187 (2017) | 9.5km |
Lake Linden | 989 (2017) | 12.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club | Dollar Bay, Michigan | 18km |
Mindat Locality ID:
301777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:301777:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d9681d6b-cf4b-4d3e-8f02-4b52e7c36537
A beach on Lake Superior that borders Keweenaw County. A very good location for agates, however, it is mostly private property.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Quartz var. Agate Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Quartz var. Jasper Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β 'Thomsonite Subgroup' Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Thomsonite Subgroup' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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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Tamarack Waterworks Beach, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA