 | | Journal (issue) | | copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton) D e d ic ated...Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The “Copper King” The MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY L. W i l s o n New Mexico Bureau...t a n l e y J. D y l II Seaman Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University % 1992 T h e M in e...crystal group, 13.6 cm, from an unknown mine in the Michigan Copper Country. Richard A. Kosnar collection;...wrote the classic work on the copper deposits of Michigan in 1929. Photo by Wendell E. Wilson. TENT . |  | | Catalog/List | | 28Qj 0° A®ATE, North Shore, Lake Superior, Michigan, USA. Polished pebble showing concentric patterns... Small Ml. £4 £4-°0 HOWLITE, Lang, California, USA. Looks like stone brains, chalklike porcelaneous...ORE, mostly GALENA, Hidden Treasures Mine, Nevadaville, Colorado, USA. Mass of pure ore body mainly galena...sulphide. RF SPC. C. £4 £5.00 JASPER/AGATE, Texas, USA. Polished slab of rich green and orange mixture....C. £5 L.217| £5.00 PETRIFIED WOOD, Quincy, Washington State, USA. Polished slab showing original wood |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY Figure 1: Shaft house of the Ahmeek mine, Keweenaw County. 1962 photo by Terry...been and probably never will be anything like the Michigan Copper Country. For the mineral-minded, it is...native metal. For the collector, its scores of old mine dumps never cease to provide rewards of specimens;...and to Douglass Houghton, who made the first systematic explorations on which Michigan laid its claim...claim to the region. Houghton lost his life in a Lake Superior storm, but by the early 1840s his reports of |  | | Report (issue) | | University University Michigan Townsend Drive Drive 1400Townsend 1400 Houghton, Houghton, Michigan Michigan49931-1...Peninsula, Michigan: Institute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan: Institute...Proceedings, 40th 40thAnnual AnnualMeeting, Meeting,Houghton, Houghton,Ml, 40, part part2, 2, 185 185p. p. MI,v...Lake Superior Superior Geology Peninsula, Michigan" Michigan" (Bornhorst (Bornhorst and others, 1983)... time, we considered that that "It is held at Michigan Technological presumptuous for for us us to put |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Michigan Mineralogy: A LOCALITY INDEX TOM MORRIS, JR. 4553 Shenandoah Allen Park, Michigan 48101 Tom...occurrences. These localities have been listed by county; and, strictly for convenience, the list has been...compiling this information was The Mineralogy of Michigan (Heinrich, 1976), which should be consulted by...locality labeling of Michigan specimens. It should be pointed out that the list of Michigan mineral localities...None theless, with the aid of a good state or county map, plus local inquiries, the list could be helpful |  | | Journal (issue) | | brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturer’s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a...material collected from waste piles of abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit...Figure 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia |  | | Report (issue) | | (CaBSiO4OH) vesicle filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur...the surface and between the nodular masses. The Michigan Bicentennial symbol (back cover) incorporates...Survey Division BULLETIN 6 THE MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN by E. Wm. Heinrich Professor of Mineralogy and...University of Michigan Ann Arhor, Michigan Lansing, Michigan 1976 STATE OF MICHIGAN WILLIAM G. Mrr...State of Michigan CL '48 s.321.6. Printed by Speaker-Hines and Thomas, Inc., Lansing, Michigan. Available |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MICROMOUNTING AT THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA, MICHIGAN By PAUL B. MOORE and RICHARD M. 6EGER Depr. of Geolophysical...collectors with limited time, may we suggest the Hancock Mine (on Ingot St., Hancock). The dump looks terrible...due to the parallel growth of xls. At the Hancock Mine, Hancock, it occurs upon xls of epidote and quartz...also at Centennial Mine, Calumet; Iroquois Mine, and Cliff Mine, Cliff; Quincy Mine, Hancock, with chlorastrolite;...chlorastrolite; Isle Royale Mines, Houghton; Seneca and Ahmeek Mines, Mohawk with epidote; in smaller amounts |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1843 Common Microscopic Finds from The Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, San Bernadino Co., California Tony Nikischer...Nikischer tony@excaliburmineral.com The Blue Bell Mine, within the unincorporated community of Zzyzx, has...adits and stopes collectively known as the Blue Bell Mine here has had a prolific history among mineral enthusiasts...minerals found here can be quite attractive. The mine operated as early as 1885, primarily for lead and...areas consisting of adits, stopes and dumps, the mine generally accessible via two different approaches |  | | Book | | Mineralogy of Michigan by E. W. Heinrich updated and revised • by George W. Robinson M By E W~ Hellnr]ch...Museum Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 2004 © MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN 3 FOREWORD...FOREWORD Michigan has a long and varied geologic history that includes repeated episodes of volcanism...before the first Europeans set foot here. When Michigan became a state in 1837, one of the first actions...and we continue to learn more about them today. Michigan minerals helped to build the state and nation |  | | Report (issue) | | Copper Country Ellis W. Courter Contribution to Michigan Geology 92 01 Table of Contents Preface ........geology and history of the copper deposits of Michigan. Every effort has been made to present accurate...necessarily reflect the policies or practices of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey...Nonetheless, he was very well known by hobbyists in Michigan and surrounding areas. The National Rockhound...collector whose specialty was Michigan. He was also a past president of the Michigan Mineralogical Society and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Iuyw I , < h,,,rl,rp,, ,,I I r,,,,l>,l\ T HE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT stretches in a southwest-northeast...from the White Pine mine in Ontonagon County to Copper Harbor in Keweenaw County. Copper mineralization...stratiform sulfide (chalcocite) deposit at the White Pine mine and (2) the world-class native copper deposits that...this type of lode start- ed in 1856 at the Quincy mine. Later came the conglomeratehosted deposits,...this type of lode is credited to the Calumet No. 1 mine on the Calumet and Hecla Conglomerate lode, which |  | | Journal (issue) | | .. . . . . .. . ......... . .. . .. 144 ANCIENT MINE SAVED GREEK CIVI L I ZATION . ............... 147...specimens. When you bring home specimens collected at a mine, quarry, or other locality, WASH THEM in water with...COUNTRY By KIRIL SPIROFF Michigan College of Mining and Technology The Michigan Copper Country is of unique...1841 a report by Dr. Douglass Houghton, the first state geologist of Michigan, aroused interest in the economic...possibilities of the region. A monument to Dr. Houghton constructed from material from every geological |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COPPER-BEARING FISSURE VEINS Keweenaw County, Michigan Downloaded by [University of Delaware] at 05:05...crystallized copper specimen came from the Central mine and was in the collection of Donald C. Gabriel....exploration 2. Cliff mine 3. Phoenix group of mines 4. Central mine 5. Northwestern mine 6. Central exploration...Resolute mine 9. Hard Rock fissure 10. Iron City (Empire) mine 11. Cape mine 12. Copper Falls mine 13. Clark...Clark mine 14. Point prospect 15. Mendota mine 16. Gull Rock fissure and Laker pocket Figure 3. A 1900 |  | | Journal (issue) | | A New Occurrence of Allophane From the Laochang Mine, Gejiu City, Yunnan, China Tony Nikischer Excalibur...exceptional allophane specimens from the Laochang Mine (see figure I) came as a complete surprise. Our...neither species had previously been reported from this mine, best known for its pale blue hemimorphite. Figure...colorful specimenof allophane from the laochang Mine, near Gejiu City in YunnanProvince.This sample providedthe...2) A Discovery of Gem-Grade Chrysocolla From Ontonagon County, Michigan Tom Rosemeyer datolite@charter |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Book | | volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE |  | | Book (volume) | | Chalcopyrite) Cata Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 10 Adamite (Manganoadamite) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango,..., Morocco, 48-49 Apatite (with Bikitaite) Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina,...Div., Myanmar, 22 Aphthitalite PCA Intrepid Potash Mine, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 22 Axinite (Magnesio-Axinite)...Pakistan, 7 Azurite (& Malachite) "Sams Pocket", Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 20-21 Bastnaesite (on Calcite)...Tourmaline) Paprok Mine, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 33 Bismuthinite Biggenden Mine, Mount Biggenden, |  | | Book | | Lakes States Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, by June Culp Zeitner $5.95 Gem Guides Book...our knowledge and enjoyment of this great owners, mine and quarry operators and science by collecting.... and Michigan. Dow Chemical has reported finding diamonds in the kimberlites of upper Michigan, and vast...shoreline on both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Michigan is the state with the most shoreline on these...fresh water seas, with waters of Lake Superior, Michigan and Huron virtually surrounding it. Illinois and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | to the Society. The copper-mining district of Michigan is situated in the upper peninsula, or north-western...in some places--as, for instance, at the Nanmkey mine, on the south side of Portage lake, where a shaft...extraordinary size for instance; at the Concord mine, on Portage Lake, where they are nearly semicircular...glance, and the various oxidized ores, such as chrysocolla, malachite, azurite, cuprite, and melaconite...a vein at the Huron mine on Portage Lake, and more abundantly at the Mendola mine near Lac la Belle, in |  | | Journal (issue) | | VIRGINIA. By W. R. Brown .... RIEBECKITE FROM WEST QUINCY, MASS. By Gu1111a,- Bjareby .... LUZONlTE FOUND................................. .-.............. MINE YIELDING GEM SPHALERITE ABANDONED MANY YEARS .·...Hampshire. This quadrangle includes the whole of the township of Stark and portions of the following townships...and Northcumberland. Percy, a small town, in the township of Stark, is situated nearly in the exact center...and Square Mountain in the township of Kilkenny and two places in the township of Strafford, the first on |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | will hold its eighth annual conference in Houghton, Michigan, 4-8 June. The conference will provide an...topics. Likely to be included are a tour of the Quincy Mining Company location in Hancock, tours of other...Mineralogical Museum and MTU Archives on the campus of Michigan Technological University. Paper and slide presentations...Lehrer (Calif.) from chalcedony with siliceous chrysocolla and malachite. Left: Intarsia box, Royal Princess |  | | Report (volume) | | :............................................. Michigan.................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tennantite, native copper, cuprite, malachite, chrysocolla, brochantite, antlerite. Copper was mined by...worked until 1705 at the Simsbury Mine in Connecticut and at the Schuyler Mine in New Jersey in 1709. Bisbee...and large amounts of gold and silver. The Magma Mine, near Superior, Arizona, has produced 700 million..."half-breeds" from Michigan, in which native silver is associated with native copper. At the Quincy Mine, Hancock...Hancock, Michigan, worked to a depth of 10,000 feet, yielded beautiful specimens of native copper and native |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The University of Michigan Mineral Collection Ann Arbor Downloaded by [University of Bristol] at 07:28...T he mineral collection at the University of Michigan is among the oldest and finest in the Great Lakes...prominent were those associated with the state of Michigan. A number of the specimens are pictured in the...of Michigan. No other mineralogical collection, save that of the A. E. Seaman Museum at Michigan Technological...University, is more important historically to Michigan. Although the collection continued to be an important |
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