Glacial till, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Glacial till | Occurrence |
Hancock | City |
Houghton Co. | County |
Michigan | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 88° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Various occurrences of glacial till in the Hancock area. Float copper is found in these occurrences.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Description: Weathered coatings of azurite/malachite on rounded stones found in glacial till. Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Copper Formula: Cu Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
β Quartz var. Agate Reference: Yalmer Primeau Collection |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Primaeu, Y. (2020) Personal communication to Paul Brandes.
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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Glacial till, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA