 | | 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) | | 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 . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pewabic Copper-bearing Amygdaloidal Lode Houghton County, Michigan Lake Superior Native Copper District Sixteenth...TOM ROSEMEYER 57647 Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net T he Lake Superior...Superior native copper district, also known as the Michigan Copper Country, is located on the sparsely populated...into Lake Superior near the western end of Upper Michigan. The Keweenaw winters can be long and cold with...feet (6,400 vertical feet), making it the deepest mine shaft in the Western Hemisphere. Tom Rosemeyer collection |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | 5-cm smithsonite specimen, from the Kelly mine, Socorro County, New Mexico, part of a display currently...coming months, the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, in Houghton, =VS\TL 5V]LTILY+LJLTILY Downloaded...Newcastle, Australia] at 02:54 29 December 2014 Michigan, will be moving to a new on-campus building that...historic buildings adjacent to the Quincy mine in Hancock. When this occurs, it will free up space for...the beauty of minerals, gems, the minerals of Michigan, the uses of minerals, sustainable mining, fluorescent |  | | 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 |  | Huizing, Terry E., Richards, R. Peter, Clifford, Janet H., Cook, Robert B. (2017) Connoisseur's Choice: Calcite from the American Midwest, Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee. Rocks & Minerals, 92 (1) 46-63 doi:10.1080/00357529.2017.1241690 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from the American Midwest Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee C alcite is ubiquitous...the Gordonsville mine, Central Tennessee Lead-Zinc district near Carthage in Smith County. Calcite from...northern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, approximately surrounding the western end of...cm tall, from the Ben Hogan quarry in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Terry Huizing specimen (No. TEH 273)...The copper deposits of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan formed in a massive series of interbedded volcanics |  | | Journal (issue) | | scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands...that men would be hired as laborers to work the mine and help develop it, but that no men would be involved |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Andrew C. Roberts Geol. Surv. of...George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum, MTU Houghton, Michigan Correspondents Dudley Blauwet Louisville...crystal, 10.5 cm, with quartz, from the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan, China. Private collection; Jeff Scovil photo...well before the moisture and dust of an operating mine had had time to exert their destructive influences |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Bassett Stone Company quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, ca. 1962. Shown are the older underground...from the Bassett Stone quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Catnip Hill facility near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Harris Precht specimen, Terry Huizing...Catnip Hill facility, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Harris Precht specimen, Terry Huizing...exposed on the Gilley property in western Cherokee County (O’Neill 1950); it is relatively common as purple |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University 1404 E. Sharon Avenue Houghton, Michigan 49931 cjstefan@mtu...WILLIAM B. BARR JR. 1405 Hewett Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 wbarr@umich.edu Figure 1. Portrait of young...and then working as an exploration geologist and mine manager at various mines in Michigan’s Keweenaw...native copper deposit, which became the Champion mine. His academic interests ranged across the disciplines...curator of the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum at Michigan Technological University. His interests span mineralogy |  | | Journal (issue) | | MichiganTechnologicalUniversity 1400TownsendDrive Houghton,Michigan49931 Back in January 2018, it was brought...collectors. (Continues on page 4) 2 Fluorescent Michigan Sodalite (Continued from page 1) "I have a little...Oldsphotograph.Althoughthe fluorescentintensityof this Michigan sodalite is best describedas moderatewhen illuminated...reported from Michigan before; no mention of it is made in The Mineralogy of Michigan (Heinrich, I 976)...Mineralogy of Michigan by E. Wm. Heinrich (Robinson, 2004), or in Mineralogy of Michigan Update (Robinson |  | | 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...a vein at the Huron mine on Portage Lake, and more abundantly at the Mendola mine near Lac la Belle, in...occurs in a quartz vein at the Shelden Columbian mine, and in an unworked deposit on the Lexington location |  | | Journal (issue) | | MICHIGAN COPPER! The Mineralogical Record JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023 ? VOLUME 54 ? NUMBER 1 ? $40 ... KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...................3 by W. E. Wilson The Keweenaw County Fissure Mines........................................13 by C. J. Stefano The Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan...................................... Stefano & P. Persson The Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan................................... |  | | Report (edition) | | much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...visiting those which are still open. The words "mine" and "quarry" are often used interchangeably in...localities. We have followed the convention of using "mine" only for sites that are chiefly underground workings...Railroad : multiple track .. State. Bridge ...... county, parish, municipio .... Power transmission line...Rockland-Thomaston, Rockport, and Union areas in Knox County. They once supported a booming industry based on |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1910). At one time, jasper was mined at the Parrot mine (Chittenden Co.) on a small scale for use in colorful...The Belvidere Mountain quarry, Low ell (Orleans County) is the most signifi cant locality in the state...producers. The nearby hamlet of Eden Mills (Lamoille County) is the commonly given but incorrect name for the...cities and differ from some states that have strong county governments with jurisdiction over large expans...Waits River Forma tion occurrences, etc.). Addison County Granville talc quarry in Granville: ankerite, chalcopyrite |  | | Report (issue) | | Heulandite _______________ Stilbite _______________ Analcime _______________ Prehnite ____________ Potassium...Heulandite ______ ___________ Stilbite _______________ Analcime ___________________ Prehnite _____________________...Heulandite ___________________ Stilbite _______________ Analcime ____________________ Prehnite _________________...Heulandite _____________ Stilbite ________________ Analcime _______________ Prehnite -_____________ Potassium...Heulandite ___________ Stilbite _______________ Analcime _____________ Prehnite _____________ Potassium |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | lamellar molds in the later-formed minerals. Calcite, analcime, prehnite, and datolite followed. Quartz crystallized...copper ore mineral at the famous Bristol Copper mine was chalcocite (Jones 2001), often found as superb...complete rings. Similar “rings” occur at the Schuyler mine in North Arlington, New Jersey (Jack Troy, pers...specimen, 5.8 cm high. Hancock, Michigan, and the Isle Royale mine, Houghton, Michigan. Malachite also formed...polymerized, turning hard and glassy. Silicates Analcime, NaAlSi2O6·H2O, was one of only two zeolites found |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (notably Rocky Hill and Lambertville) and two Hudson County localities, Laurel (Snake) Hill quarry, Secaucus...Lee. The geology and mineralogy of the two Hudson County localities have already been described in detail...Localities: Historical Background Bergen Hill, Hudson County The area known as Bergen H i l l consists of several...H 13177) and a pectolite obtained from E . P . Hancock in 1884 ( A M N H 9833). The next tunnel cut through...of the Meadows and sped through pleasant Bergen County terrain to Orangeburgh, New Y o r k . " The West |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Book | | (41/i in. ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite...Na)Ali(Al,Si) 3Oi,s • (CO3,SO,,CI) 216 Zeohte group Analcime NaAISi 2O6 • H2O 217 Chabazite CaAl1Si,O, 2 •...Octahedral Diamond Crystal in Kimber lite Premier Mine, Kimberley, South Africa On loan from Mrs Charles... ~ 29 Native Gold Sheet on Quartz El Dorado County; California 30 5 cm (2 In.) high Native Gold...Superior, ·Michigan 30.4 cm (12 in.) across Native Copper in Calcite Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan 12 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Menlo Park, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums...R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...Vanadinite from the J. C. Holmes claim, Santa Cruz County, A rizona.................................................I l l by G. Novak & W. W. Besse The Michigan gold belt ......................................reports whicl sometimes contain photos, maps and mine diagrams. This i: valuable information to have preserved |  | | Journal (issue) | | Peyton The Senior Center is located at 1514 North Hancock in Colorado Springs. For more information on any...28-30, Fort Collins Gem and Mineral Show, Larimer County Fair Grounds, Loveland Fri., Apr. 11, 6:45 p.m...flanking Clear Creek upon either side. Jefferson County, Colorado.” 1872 photo by W.H. Jackson from USGS...Fig. 9. Botryoidal thomsonite (T) with plates of analcime (A) situated on a bed of chabazite (C) crystals...crystalline chabazite with plates of analcime (A). Largest analcime width ~1.5 mm. Fig. 11. Photomicrograph |  | | Journal (issue) | | Menlo Park, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums...Heyden Mimetite and duftite from the Mount Bonnie mine, Northern Territory ..............................teacher of languages. In 1836 he was appointed “Mine and Quarry Agent and Geologist” to the South Australian...Mineralogy Section Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California... near G lendon, New South W ales. Los A ngeles County Museum collection, gift of Brian Eng land; photo |
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Hancock Mine, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA