Cliffs Shaft Mine (Barnum; Lake Superior Group; Section 10 Exploration; Bancroft; Moro mine), Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USAi
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Cliffs Shaft Mine (Barnum; Lake Superior Group; Section 10 Exploration; Bancroft; Moro mine) | Mine |
Ishpeming | - not defined - |
Marquette County | County |
Michigan | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 28' 59'' North , 87° 40' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ishpeming | 6,483 (2017) | 0.6km |
West Ishpeming | 2,662 (2017) | 2.6km |
Negaunee | 4,582 (2017) | 4.5km |
Palmer | 418 (2017) | 7.3km |
Trowbridge Park | 2,176 (2017) | 19.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club | Ishpeming, Michigan | 1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
9998
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9998:4
GUID (UUID V4):
8cc4de7d-8d47-41b6-937d-de1b3b59f2c3
A mine started 1878 with two shafts (A shaft - 1880 & B shaft - 1881). Owned by the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.
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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
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
β Hematite var. Martite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β 'Jasper' |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Jasper' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Superior DomainDomain
USA
- Michigan
- Marquette Iron Range mining districtMining District
- Midcontinent RiftGeologic Province
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