 | | Journal (issue) | | iners with a large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University...of Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The āCopper Kingā The MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY L. W i l s o n New Mexico...t a n l e y J. D y l II Seaman Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University % 1992 T h e M in e...COVER: Native copper crystal group, 13.6 cm, from an unknown mine in the Michigan Copper Country. Richard...Burbank) wrote the classic work on the copper deposits of Michigan in 1929. Photo by Wendell E. Wilson. |  | | Report (issue) | | Michiganās Copper Country Ellis W. Courter Contribution to Michigan Geology 92 01 Table of Contents......................... 6 Europeans Come to the Copper Country ............................................................. 12 The Legend of the Ontonagon Copper Boulder .................................................................. 18 The Copper Rush .................................................................................. 80 West of the Ontonagon.............................................. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | articles on the mines and minerals of Michigan's Copper Country Rocks & Minerals 2001.76:156-188. Tom...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 occurs...(chalcocite) deposit at the White Pine mine and (2) the world-class native copper deposits that occur in the Portage...Lake Volcanics (PLV) and the Copper Harbor Conglomerate. The native-copper deposits can be further divided |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Porcelaneous Datolite in MichiganĆs Lake Superior Copper District Figure 1. A rare and beautiful yellow...nodule, 0.9 x 1.1 inches, recovered from the Hancock mine dump by John Perona in 1972. John Perona specimen...Jaszczak photo. rom the bowels of a Keweenaw copper mine to the icy depths of Lake Superior, serious datolite...combination. Imagine descending a steep 2,000-foot-deep mine shaft in the dead of a Keweenaw winter with only...over heels into the black depths of an abandoned mine. All of this effort was expended on clandestine |  | | Book | | Eagle Harbor Oe emma Harbor Copper Harb 7 al EAGLE ie ces are Olibwove Allovez, Ā«Ahmoek SLE ROYALE...ONTONAGAN. Indiana. Pine .Moss sRocklond. ONTONAGON Rousseau. .Chossell Jocobsville ~Donken Arnheim...Ishpeming + HiUM boig, Ā«Palmer Ā«Republic SOME COPPER COUNTRY NAMES AND PLACES COPYRIGHT May 23, 1975...Clarence J. Monette 942 Ninth Street Lake Linden, Michigan, 49945 All Rights Reserved ISBN: 0-942363-04-3...ice a nineOo by Copper Island Printing & Graphic Services, Inc. of Calumet, Michigan _ ee AUTHOR'S |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net Keweenaw Figure 1. A delicate group of copper crystals...crystals collected at the Ojibway No. 1 mine in summer 2009 by Steve Whelan. The specimen is 12.4 Ć 6.2 cm and...minerals of Michiganās Copper Country Figure 2. Generalized map of the Michigan copper district showing the...Michiganās Copper Country T he Michigan Copper Country, also known as the Lake Superior native copper district...Superior at the western end of Upper Michigan. The now-dormant copper mining industry, which flourished |  | | Report (issue) | | Bulletin 6 1976 COVER Shown is a porcelanoid mass of flesh colored datolite, a borosilicate (CaBSiO4OH)...filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur as inclusions near the...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 |  | | Book | | Mineralogy of Michigan by E. W. Heinrich updated and revised ā¢ by George W. Robinson M By E W~ Hellnr]ch...Museum Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 2004 Ā© 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 (volume) | | MILLIONAIRE MADE HIS FORTUNE... COPPER SMELTING AT DETROIT , MICHIGAN ...... EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.......Petroleum Company, of New York , New York and Michigan Silver -Lead Company - L'Anse Mining Company...ETC ......... 62 , 126, 191 , 319 , 383 NEW YORK CITY BANKS - CAPITALS, PRICES, ETC ....................IRREGULARITIES, ETC. , OF > 129 COAL BEDS .. AN EXHUMED CITY ON THE FRENCH COAST 143 MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS OF...LANDS 208 209 Embracing Oil , Coal, Iron , Lead, Copper , Gold , and Silver -- For Sale at the Real Estate |  | | Journal (volume) | | PENNSYLVANIA .. COPPER REGION OF MICHIGAN .... EDITOR'S MISCELLANEOUS PIGEON - HOLE . Flint Steel River Mine - Silver...Silver in Michigan - Cotton in France - Great Gun - Terrible Explosion in Quebec - The Riches of the Country...Hudson Canal Co.- Placenta Bay Lead Co. - Bedford Copper Co. NOTICE TO OFFICERS OF MINING COMPANIES SALES...Places for the Transaction of Business Hampton Lead Mine . 134 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.... The Coal Trade - The...The Gold Regions of the United States - Copper Coin - Oil Wells at Oil Creek . INTERESTING IMMIGRATION |  | | 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...NoneĀ theless, with the aid of a good state or county map, plus local inquiries, the list could be helpful |  | | Book | | ā¢ s THĀ£ MICHI6AN COPPER COUNTRY SCALE IN MILES 0 s 20 10 ,,,.. BOOM COPPER "--'.',.,,~if,.~...fifties, still work the mile-deep stopes of the Quincy Mine. One of the oldest mines on the North American continent...provided livelihood for so many generations. l BOOM COPPER ..ā¢.....ā¢........................................interest in the lore of Michigan's Copper Country CALUMET, MICHIGAN ā¢ 1964 Copyright, 1943, by WILLIAM...written for inclusion in magazine or newspaper. Copper Country Edition ā¢ 1964 This edition was published |  | | Report (issue) | | Office Building, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Open-file reports released during past years...description of sample logs for two wells in Shawnee County, Kansas: 34 p. Dec. 9, 1964. (Wa, Da, Db, M. State...San Francisco Plateau near Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona: 27 p., 3 figs. Jan. 15, 1964. (Wb; Geology...Matchwood, Ontonagon, R o c k wood, and Greenwood quadrangles, Ontonagon County, Michigan: 1 sheet. Dec...Mich.; Dept. of Geology and Geol. Engineering, Michigan Technol. Univ., Houghton, Mich.) 8. 9. Barnes |  | | Journal (issue) | | Calendar Events Pg 2 Upcoming Events Pg 4 Michigan Pudding Stone Pg 4 Yooping Good Pg 5 Pebble...Tucson; many of the other, commercial shows, in the city are already open and have been for the past week...Guild, Jewelry, Gem, and Mineral Show, Jefferson County Fair Grounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden, CO. Free...Thomas M. McKee Building, at The Ranch/Larimer County Fairgrounds, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO (I-25...Avalanches: A case history of destruction in Hinsdale County, impacts to historic mining dams, and how snow |  | | 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 (volume) | | spirit or inspire the ambition of the public mind . Michigan and the shores of Lake Superior and Huron, with...region of iron and copper lands, the coal and copper fields of Nova Scotia, and the copper, gold , and silver...hands with electrical rapidity, and gold, silver, copper, lead, and coal quotations rose on ' Change as...not far distant when Salt Lake, Denver, Central City, Black Hawk, and all the intermediate mining districts...forms and phases, whether in coal, iron , lead, copper, silver, gold, or other minerals, the prospects |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P.O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 I first went to the mine in the spring of...to red porcelanous datolite along with naĀ tive copper and, more rarely, native silver could be found...crystallized copper, adularia, and epidote. In 1985 mineral rights for the Caledonia mine were bought...rehabilitated the No. 4 adit of the mine and are presently operating the mine for the reĀ covery of mineral...collecting trips. Over the past five years the Caledonia mine has produced many fine hand specimens and an abundance |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Places of Geological and Mineralogical Interest in Michigan LOWER PENINSULA ARTHUR Y. JOHNSTONE Cranbrook...of Science 500 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013 The Upper Peninsula has pronounced geological...Paleozoic beds form the northern rim of the Southern Michigan Basin; from Marquette westward, the early Precambrian...late Precambrian, Keweenawan flood basalts, and copper mineralization extend along MichĀ igan's west border...beds, forming the northern rim of the Southern Michigan Basin, are evident as soon as you cross the 5-mile |  | | Book (edition) | | vacation stops at a roadside ādig your ownā gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...Carolina South Carolina Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire Tennessee New Jersey Virginia...U.S.A. ATH EDITION Where & How to Dig, Pan, and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals VOLUME 3: SOUTHEAST STATES...U.S.A. 4th Edition: Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals Volume 3: Southeast States |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and ļ the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmļ¾jasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. lineļ¾rock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1Ā½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatļ¾jasper. CARTERSVILLE:...ļ¾agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: ļ at Holton Quarry, 7Ā½ mi. NWļ¾agate; ļ N |  | | Journal (issue) | | brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturerās 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...may have included hearths of basic open-hearth or copper reverberatory furnaces. The vintage of the canisters |  | | Journal (issue) | | Newsletter $6.00 2022 Summer Finds in the Michigan Copper Country Tom Rosemeyer datolite@charter.net...ranging from large chunks of copper-bearing conglomerate to micro specimens of copper and silver crystals. The...years ago. This is due to the yearly crushing of mine dumps for logging road construction, road repairs...industrial projects. Posting of privately owned mine sites also had increased due to liability concerns...trip is held to the Wolverine #2 mine, Kearsarge, Houghton County, Michigan. The collecting guides for the |  | | Report (issue) | | BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE MATCHWOOD QUADRANGLE, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN By Robert F. Johnson...Portage Lake Lava Series 3 Unnamed formation 5 Copper Harbor Conglomerate 9 Nonesuch Shale 13 Jacobsville...BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE MATCHWOOD QUADRANGLE, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN ' ~ By Robert...Matchvood quadrangle is in central Ontonagon County, just west of the Ontonagon River and its Middle Branch...consisting of mafic and felsic lava flows, the Copper Harbor Conglomerate, the Nonesuch Shale, and the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | WHITE PINE-PRESQUE ISLE STRATIFORM COPPER MINERALIZATION, NORTHERN MICHIGAN Alex C. Brownā 13250 rue Acadie...Quebec, Canada H9A 1K9 Abstract Economic stratiform copper mineralization in the fine-grained, carbonaceous...White Pine-Presque Isle mining district, northern Michigan, has long been explained by the essentially vertical...strata from the underlying Copper Harbor Conglomerate aquifer, followed by copper precipitation mainly by...Based on that model, why do lesser amounts of total copper, measured in vertical sections, occur in coarser |  | | Book | | \ i ,,> HISTORY AND REVIEW OF THE COPPER, IRON, SILVER, SLATE AND OTHER Material Interests...the copper region, very nearly complete history of the discovery and development of the copper interest...s very interesting paper on the "Ancient Copper Miners of Lake The geology of the Iron District;...derived from others that part of the book relating to copper, "be being, so far as he is concerned,...inti mate to the world the existence of native copper on the shores of Lake Superior. In the seventeenth |
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