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Arcadian Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types
Arcadian MineMine
RipleyUnincorporated Community
Franklin TownshipTownship
Houghton CountyCounty
MichiganState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 8' 57'' North , 88° 31' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.14917,-88.52861
GeoHash:
G#: f03h1rprv
GRN:
N32W44
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dollar Bay1,082 (2017)3.5km
Houghton7,970 (2017)4.3km
Hancock4,555 (2017)4.7km
Hubbell946 (2017)8.0km
Lake Linden989 (2017)10.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
Copper Country Rock and Mineral ClubDollar Bay, Michigan4km
Mindat Locality ID:
8469
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8469:0
GUID (UUID V4):
4478390c-b5ff-4897-acc9-411794a1f171


An underground copper mine consisting of seven shafts and two adits near Ripley. The original Arcadian Mining Company was organized in 1864, then reorganized as the Arcadian Copper Company in 1898 after the consolidation of the Edwards, Douglas, Concord, Highland, St. Mary's, and Arcadian mines. After it was determined that mineralization was too erratic to make a profit, as well as falling copper prices, the mine closed permanently in 1903. Two more attempts were made at mining in the location in 1909 and 1920, but both were unsucessful. The specimens that can be found here include copper wires, datolite, and prehnite.

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14 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
β“˜ Domeykite
Formula: Cu3As
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula: Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
References:
USGS PP144
β“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. Chlorastrolite
Formula: Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
References:
USGS PP144
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO

Gallery:

CaB(SiO4)(OH)β“˜ Datolite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Domeykite2.AA.10bCu3As
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Pumpellyite-(Mg)9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜var. Chlorastrolite9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mgβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Caβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DomeykiteCu3As
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ DomeykiteCu3As
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg

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References

Stevens, H.J. (1902) The Copper Handbook, Vol 2. Mining Gazette Press, Houghton, Michigan. 494 pages.
Butler, B.S., Burbank, W.S. (1929) The Copper Deposits of Michigan. U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 144. 238 pages.
Morris Jr., T. (1983) Michigan Mineralogy: A Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals: 58(3): 109.
Kilpela, T. (1995) The Hard Rock Mining Era in the Copper Country. Self-Published. 89 pages.
The Copper Country Rock & Mineral Club (2001) Red Gold and Tarnished Silver, 2nd edition. Self-Published. 44 pages.
Kaminski-Hamka, T. (2011) Copper Mines of Houghton County, Michigan. Copperlady Press. 120 pages.
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