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Azurite from
Point Prospect, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Point Prospect, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1244848
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1244848:9
GUID (UUID V4):74d2ce4c-a1d1-49ce-a139-2a39c659dca7
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
34.0km (21.1 miles) Great Sand Bay, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) North Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) South Kearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) Tamarack Mine, Tamarack, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
65.6km (40.8 miles) Roadside prospect, Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) Huron River Uranium prospect (Unnamed V prospect; MRDS - 10171055), Huron River, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) Mabbs Mine, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
o t- avv of Point PrOlitleEt - K EWEENAW I - COUNTY, -~ __ -- ---K--- MICHIGAN Tom Rosemcyer...decaie in the Upper tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula Peninsula. in northern Michigan. The vein History outcrop...outcrop, known locally as Point prospect, is located approximately 6 miles southeast The fissure vein that...(ltfi). A close-up view of the flssure vein at Point pmpect showing copper crystals in the siUcilled...two best large copper groups recovered from Point prospect. hj?: John Rascona holds an 11.4-cm group that
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
Journal (issue)
two of us can work inside. Hard to tell at this point the size of the pocket, but there seems to be no...museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...because they were doubly terminated and showed no point of attachment. In all, approximately 10,000 kilograms...“floater” with deep smoky color and no visible point of attachment. The longest crystal found, though...and FLECK, G. (1980) The Grey Horse mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Mineralogical Record, 11 (4), 231–232
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History specimen, Harold and... near Badger Creek, north of Coaldale, Fremont County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...manganoan, Argentine vein, Idarado mine, San Miguel County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Ed Raines photo...MINERALS Analcime, Michigan, 225 Anatase, Bahia, Brazil, 3.5 Andalusite, Michigan, 96 Anhydrite, Bahia...Antigorite, Michigan, 95 Antlerite, Utah, 244 Apatite, Bahia, Brazil, 38; Madagascar, 256; Michigan, 96; Ohio
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COPPER-BEARING FISSURE VEINS Keweenaw County, Michigan Downloaded by [University of Delaware] at 05:05...mine 12. Copper Falls mine 13. Clark mine 14. Point prospect 15. Mendota mine 16. Gull Rock fissure and...leading to ore bins. On the left are ore cars of the Keweenaw Central Railroad being loaded with chunks of mass...known as the Michigan Copper Country, is located on the scenic, rugged, and isolated Keweenaw Peninsula...into Lake Superior at the western end of Upper Michigan. The native copper mines that comprised the district
Book (edition)
FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS HARVEY W. JONG JAN C. RASMUSSEN...Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones Collection... Data Names: Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others]...Williams, and Bideaux Grant Anthony, Williams, and Bideaux J. W. Anthony et al. Grant Grant et al. 43 1 5 26...Sidney Williams, and Richard Bideaux, with Raymond Grant added on the third edition. The first edition was
Report (issue)
........... Petaca mining district, Rio Arriba County .................................................25 25 25 Page Other occurrences, Rio Arriba County ....................................................................... 26 Red River belt, Taos County .................................................(Fibbs—Nogle, Steve's) prospect .................................... 34 Bear Canyon prospect ..................................... 34 Hercules (Bueno Vista) prospect .............................................
Book (edition)
abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada...Uintah County. Utah. and m (2.B. acanthite group). Monoclinic, C2/m, a,b,c Rio Blanco County. Colorado...Juster vitreous to Hot Springco., Arkansas, in the Point of Rock quarry, pearly. Clea,·age {001} perfect...Plat., Malawi, G 10 17 River Formation in Uintah County, Utah. Deer et al., v. 2A,483, 1997. Aenigmatite
Book
Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, photo no. 8596. © Copyright 1997...of scores of people in libraries, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; Peter historical societies...Ohlman, and County Public Library; Nancy Caudill, Librarian at the staff of the Yavapai County Recorder... Long Beach; Norma Cochran, Librarian, Mohave County Richard Quartaroli, and Paul Martin. Historical...suggestions, and advice of Susan Owens, Coconino County Recorder's Office; Bonnie Greer, Billingsley have
Book (edition)
mine, Si/County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution. Fornzer!y in...Sidney A. Williams Richard A. Bideaux Raymond W Grant PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Wendell E. Wilson Published...photographs has been generously funded by a special grant from the Phelps Dodge Corporation. • CONTENTS...The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 The Tombstone District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St. Anthony...Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County 78 Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 - • Vll The Cameron
Report (volume)
prospect________________________ Peach prospect __ - _ Henrietta prospect-___________________ Ridleymine__...mine_____ _ _ Hilton ranch vein_______ _ Copper Point prospect__________ _ 5 Page. 117 117 117 118 11...deposits. ________________...._________ 153 Anderson prospect _________..____________ 154 Enzenberg mine___...mine__________________________ 154. Friez prospect _________________________-_ 154 Hancock mine __________________________...Florida mine __________ 168 Helen Gould prospect 170 Sawmill prospect 1 : 170 Star Pointer mine______ 170
Catalog/List
crusts on Hidalgoite (Gold Hill Mine Tooele County Utah USA) lxl f2.5O lx2 f5.OO 2x2 flO C263 AXINITE...to dark brown masses (Monumnt No 2 Mine Apache County 1/2 x 1/2 f3.5O lxl f5 C266 DEFERNITE 37 Km east... C276 FOSHAGITE creamy white masses Riverside County, California, lxl t2.5O lx2 f5 C277 GISMONDINE...GISMONDINE chalky white 2mm size crystalline Magee,County Antrim, Northern Ireland) lem f2.5O lxl f5 (HgTe) Creek...rich accicular California (Corkscrew Canyon, Inyo County, f.1.70 lem glass bottle 30 x 10 mm lx2 f.7.00
Book (edition)
mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution. Formerly in...Sidney A. Williams Richard A. Bideaux Raymond W. Grant PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Wendell E. Wilson Published...photographs has been generously funded by a special grant from the Phelps Dodge Corporation. (ngs * Prien’...Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 70 The Tombstone District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine...Mine, Tiger, Pinal County Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 63 78 il S: The Cameron
Book
long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between the towns...Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals from somewhere near Washington, Litchfield County, were described...Bentley Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley Lambert...Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's finest ilmenite specimens
Report (issue)
prospects 2. Salmon Ranger District mines and prospect 3. Cobalt Ranger District mines and prospects...east-central Idaho. Most of the Forest is in Lemhi County; only a small portion falls within Idaho and Valley...National Forest. Most of the Salmon Forest is in Lemhi County; only a small portion falls within Idaho and Valley...reported on the geology and ore deposits in Lemhi County and his work is an excellent source for mining...Reconnaissance of placer mining districts in Lemhi County; Pattee and others (1968) -- Beryllium Resources
Book
are reported by county of occurrence. Map 1-2 shows the county boundaries and county names. When possible...given in the following notation: Section (Sec.), Township (T.), Range (R.), and Meridian (M.D.M. Mount Diablo...117° 1O'. The arrangement of sections within a township is illustrated by Figure 1-1. *M. Fleischer's...,o Map 1-2. Outline map of California showing county boundaries. __ _) 4 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...Diagram showing arrangement o f sections within a township. T able 1-1. List of Chemical Elements, Including
Report (issue)
Office Dave Suppel Lindsay Gilligan Phil Kennedy Val Grant Irene Harmsworth David Barnes Irene Harmsworth Dora...cassiterite (dark brown) in a quartz–topaz vein, Taronga prospect (right, see Photograph 30). Bibliographic reference...alteration-associated disseminated gold deposits in the Poverty Point–Timbarra area may be a similar, granitoid-related...occurrences of the area covered by the image. 1. Taronga prospect (occurrence number 1028) 2. Webbs silver mine......................................... Poverty Point mine ..........................................
Book
species are reported by 1-2 shows the county boundaries and county names. When possible, locations of mines...given in the following notation: Section (Sec.), Township (T.), Range (R.), and Meridian (M.D.M. — Mount...arrangement of sections within a township is illustrated by Figure 1-1. county of occurrence. Map *M. Fleischer’s...Map 1-2. Outline map of California showing county boundaries. 4 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA R5W i...Diagram showing arrangement of sections within a township. Table 1-1. List of Chemical Elements, Including
Report (issue)
volcano-sedimentary sequences ................. Golf Course prospect ...................................................................... Koongie Park Southwest prospect ...................... ................................................. Mount Angelo prospect ...................................... ........... .......................... Eastmans Bore prospect ............................................................................................... Chianti prospect ............................... .............
Report (issue)
been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in who town...The bibliography has been updated and expanded. County lists published by Collins (1) pp. 40-64, in Murdoch...rhyolite locality in Alameda County and the lawsonite type locality Marin County, which have been completely...color" from Cherokee Flat, Butte County); and to borax ("Lake County, in large crystals in the clay of...the total entry!). No hint acid. Clear Lake, Lake County" foreshadows the subsequent discovery of immense
Report (issue)
Wilderness and Contiguous Roadless Areas, Wallowa County, Oregon, and Idaho, Nez Perce and Adams Counties...Wilderness and contiguous roadless areas, Wallowa County, Oregon, and Idaho, Nez Perce, and Adams Counties...01854 KLOPTON CREEKCORRAL CREEK LORDS FLAT-SOMERS POINT RAPID RIVER 01922 06293 WESTSIDE RESERVOIR FACE...deposits. Samples were collected from mines and prospect pits not only to determine the quantity of metals...of mineral deposits in the study area, from the point of view of past and potential production, include
Report (volume)
-------58 Nelson prospect--------------------------------------59 Erickson prospect- - - - - - - - -...whether productive or not. In addition, every mine, prospect, and reported occurrence known in Alaska is accounted...4. 5. 6. *Puale (Cold) Ray *Mallard Duck Bay *Prospect (Warner) Bay *Port Moller *Balboa Bay *Popof Island...lodes at Prospect Bay (3) and on the east shore of Balboa Bay (5). The deposit at Prospect Bay consists...associated with the copper lodes. The Millet copper prospect (8) consists of metaJliferous calcite veins as
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard...Sevier County (Coskren and Lauf 2000). The following index is arranged alphabetically by county. It is
Report (issue)
of mine and prospect data. Msny existing records were updated and new mine and prospect records were...generated. Furthermore, a data base of mine and prospect rock geochemistry (Quade and others, 1990b) was...Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) have conducted county mineral surveys (Sampson and Tucker, 1940; Ross...Pamlico 20 Patterson 3 Calico Hills 18 Mount Grant 2 Buckskin 1 Alpine MINING DISTRICTS WATER...Oxidation products such as limonite, malachite, azurite, cerussite, and anglesite may be present. Polymetallic
Report (issue)
ore deposits of the Dragoon quadrangle, Cochise County, Arizona Graeme, R.W., 1981, Famous mineral localities;...Red Mountain porphyry copper deposit, Santa Cruz County, Arizona Schrader, F.C., 1915, Mineral deposits...caused a brief revival of mining, but the supply point shifted to Patagonia and Harshaw once again declined...top was given the name Caloso in the Spanish land grant surveys of the San Rafael Valley (Robert Lennon...Cameron, one of the owners of the San Rafael Land Grant. The name comes from the Cameron family's ancestral
 
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