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Domeykite from
White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Domeykite
Formula:Cu3As
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Domeykite data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172712
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172712:8
GUID (UUID V4):ac18c1a5-8797-454c-9e38-4a8f28a7d18b
Nearest other occurrences of Domeykite
42.5km (26.4 miles) Indiana Mine, Winona, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) Champion Mine, Champion Mine, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
83.1km (51.7 miles) Huron Mine (Houghton Mine), Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
84.2km (52.3 miles) Hancock Mine, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
85.2km (53.0 miles) Sheldon-Columbian Mine, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) Arcadian Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Country flep)LOSO ofrhe Copper Range Company, White Pine, Michrgm Used wuh permission. Downloaded by...Ouray, Colorado 81427 he White Pine mine and adjacent town of White Pine are located about 6 miles south...the western part of Ontonagon County, Michigan. The area is accessible by Michigan Highway 64, which winds...to 500 feet in elevation above Lake Superior. The mine lies within a belt of copper-bearing Precambrian...Keweenaw Peninsula, a distance of 160 miles. The White Pine sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposit is
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)
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
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)
large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton)...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)
Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan TOM ROSEMEYER PO Box 369, 506 Pine Street Magdalena, New Mexico...5.5 × 10.0 cm, attributed to the South Kearsarge mine. Author’s specimen, Terry Huizing photo. 276 ROCKS...the secondmost-productive lode discovered in the Michigan copper district. In the heyday of mining it became...miners until 1967 when all mining ceased. Many of the mine dumps have disappeared through the years because...only massive concrete foundations mark the famous mine sites. Not all is lost, though. A trip to the A
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ramos and in the oxidized zone of the Vetas. As most mine openings in the native copper areas are now ina...SCALE FZG. 2. Cross-sectionthrough Toledo shaft. white to grayishwhite sandstonebedsfrom which much of...Sandstones, varying in color from red to yellow and white, are moreprofusethan in the Ramos. Arkosicbedscommonlyoccurin...Marcos formation is a seriesof red mudstones,gray to white sandstones, and a few arkosicbeds,the last generallylight...is composedof red shalealternatingwith gray and white sandstone. No arkoseis presentbut conglomerates
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
main ore bodies,suchas galena,native silver, domeykite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, etc. Someof theserarer...these"charquis"weighas muchas somehundredsof kilos. The Pisakeri mine, north of Corocoro,is mostly developedon the NW...chalcocitemineralizationoccurs that is almost without mine development. The coppervalueat the main ore bodyat...Corocorobasinis in manyaspectssimilarto thatof theWhitePine,Michigan, copperdeposit(20, 23, 24). This orebody is composed...necessary for the formationof the nativecopper. White and Wright (23) considerthe copper mineralization
Report (issue)
Copper Country Ellis W. Courter Contribution to Michigan Geology 92 01 Table of Contents Preface ............................... 12 The Legend of the Ontonagon Copper Boulder .............................................................. 80 West of the Ontonagon.................................................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
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
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)
SOCIETY NOVEMBER, RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MICHIGAN T. M. BRODERICK, OF GEOLOGISTS 1946 TO COPPER...previously publishedin geologicalstudies of the Michigan copperdistrict by the Calumetand Hecla GeologicalDepartment...ProfessionalPaper 144, "The Copper Depositsof Michigan," and the continuationof geological studiesby...deposits of Michigan, U.S. Prof. Pap. 144, p. 2, 1929. Geol. Surv. GEOLOGYOF MICHIGAN COPPERDISTRICT...These are as follows: T. M. Broderick, Zoning in Michigan copperdepositsand its significance. EcoN. Gv.ox
Book
variety, etc. T Tsumeb (vol. 8, no. 3) M y Michigan Copper Country (vol. 23, no. 2) Co. Company...five book-format issues (8/#3, Tsumeb; 23/#2, Michigan Copper Country; 23/#4, Yukon Phosphates; 24/#2...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN Famous mineral...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298
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...................................
Journal (issue)
difficult to define. Certainly there are many other white metals, but the eye discerns a warm richness to...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...............................19 by O. Johnsen Michigan Native silver occurrences in the copper mines...Islet Famous mineral localities: the Silver Islet mine, O n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...recommended to write them as suffixes instead (e.g. ..domeykite-beta.. rather than ·'j3-... with all The color of most opaque minerals is white or gray in possible intermediate gradations. Luster...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
Report (volume)
:............................................. Michigan.................................................Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia_.Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown. Wisconsin____Prof. W. O. Hotchkiss...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;...and white in residual clays at following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near
Journal (issue)
hobby so much that he became the President of the Michigan Mineralogical Society and of a less formal club...on a tour that features such places as the King’s Mine, The Norwegian Mining Museum, and the “Silver Vault...when viewed under light bounced off a piece of white paper. Because firestain is below the surface, there’s...tons have been found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It often contains silver (so-called “half-breeds”)...(variety whitneyite, minerals algodonite and domeykite), bismuth, iron, antimony, or mercury. It is found
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The mine is reachedfrom Copiap6 by wayof the principalvalleyroad.Productionfigures for the mine are incomplete...immediateareaarevery smallandfew in number.The Elisa(deBordos)mine(Fig.2) worked fault-controlledAg-Cu mineralizationin...onandprobablereserves. In 1969-1970, the Jardln mine comprisedfour separateworkings;they are fromnorthto...ELISA DE BORDOSAREA ! COPIAPO 0 DISTRICT 1 MINE •( CU ß EXPLORATORY PROSPECT SHAFT CHILE...Stratigraphyand Lithology of the Hornitos Formation, Jardln Mine Area Unit Lithotypes Thickness(m) 6 Upper (volcanic)sand-
Book (volume)
accurate detail and with many color and black-and-white illustrations, it describes the chemical composition... 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert W. Kelley of the Department of Conservation;...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken
Book (edition)
characteristic features shown in many black-and-white and color illustrations, over 100 in all. Peninent...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...Walters, J. L. Weiland, William R. West, John S. White, Jr., F. J. Wieczorek, David Vlll Acknowledgments...Lazulite-Scorzalite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Algodonite and Domeykite, Rhodochrosite, W illemite, Sphene, Augelite,
Catalog/List
limonile ........... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen...Copper aluminum silicate Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on...Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with minor lepidolite . Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine !r2 Lustrous...Lustrous white twin xl groups, minor muscovite MM Lot 10-1'' lxl" lx2" I. 25 .50 I. 00 2.50 5... Austria 1 SWitzerland Aleine areas Fine large white twin xls on 1:;neisswith chlorite . ALLANITE Calcium
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Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska...had been sending great expeditions to prospect and mine for it throughout the Sinai Peninsula since at least...and abandoned, one is also sure to find extensive mine dumps sloping steeply down from the shaft or tunnel...prodvced by atmospheric oxidation, can be found. Old mine dumps often reveal a varied assortment of brightly...unusual for a casual visitor to an old gold rush mine to kick up a solid gold, silver, or native copper
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...product of the gem's ability to disperse or split white light into its constituent colors, so that the stone...Apatite, a phosphate, can be identified by the white precipitate formed when a few drops of sulphuric...coated with a film that is yellow when hot and white when cold. Hematite is easily recognized by its...Basalt is the copper- and agate-bearing rock in the Michigan Upper Peninsula; underneath the whole region is
 
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