 | | Journal (issue) | | large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton)...Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The āCopper Kingā 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) | | 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...were recovered from such mines as the Cliff and Minesota (the second "n" in Minnesota was left out because...this type of lode start- ed in 1856 at the Quincy mine. Later came the conglomeratehosted deposits, in |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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...and Sciences Michigan Technological University Tom Rosemeyer is a native of Upper Michigan and a graduate |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs January/February: Chalcopyrite on quartz, La Mine de Giraud, La Gardette, Bourg dāOisan, IsĆØre, France...Herkimer Diamond Mines, Inc., New port, Herkimer County, New York. Jeffrey B. Fast specimen and photo....cleavelandite, 49er Pocket, Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Bill Larson specimen...photo. September/October: Gold, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California. Collectorās Edge Minerals,...Treasure Chest Pocket, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. Lisa Bennett specimen, Jeff Scovil photo |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | QUARTZ RHODOCHROSITE District Mine. Climax Climax olTolg-Yole Lake. County. ncredibly difficult it is...years to find a specimen rhombs rhombs Climax Mine, ot rhodochrosite $50 OOU 60.000 Ex The ...ollection County, Colorado; measures 8 nn ae from the \ slight Ā¢ Ā« nax 1g Mine : The Kevin...silver was found in the late 1970s at the Dukat Mine measures which is mainly known by 6 cm Ex: Helmut... initely a unique opportunity. From the Dukat Mine, Dukat Gold-Silver Ore Field, Magadan Oblastā, East |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | 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 Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Behnke Famous mineral localities: the Corrego Frio mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil ...............Topaz-Mineral Exploration (1605 Hillcrest, Grand Haven, Michigan 49417) wishes to announce that he is now stocking...Person-otherāOther persons such as miners, field assistants, mine managers, etc. Place āUsed when a mineral is named |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tom Rosemeyer is a native of Upper Michigan and a graduate of Michigan Technological University in Houghton...year. During the last four years, the crushing of mine dumps (poor-rock piles) for road repairs and construction...operations, primarily in Keweenaw County, have increased the need for mine-run rock for the construction... resulting in the slow disappearance of smaller mine dumps. The end of copper mining in the Portage Lake...of the Copper Range Companyās Champion mine in Houghton County. Downloaded by [Florida State University] |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurring together) from the Calumet and Hecla mine. Excepment in the oxide zones of a variety of metal...Copper Falls mine, associations and include those containing other silver minerals, Keweenaw County. barite...major Acton mine, York County, the Deer collections. One state that is draped in a silIsle mine, and the...the Sullivan mine ver-lined history is Colorado, with a pro(King and Foord 1994). Silver duction of more...more than 750 million ounces to occurred in a mine about a mile its credit. Fine wire- and crystallized-silver |  | | Journal (issue) | | MICHIGAN COPPER! The Mineralogical Record JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023 ? VOLUME 54 ? NUMBER 1 ? $40 ... KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA ā¢ Tel: +1 949 494 5155 ā¢ 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) | | 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 ...photo Ā© SILVER crystals, 3.3 by 4.5 cm, from the mine, Kongsberg, Norway. (See the this issue.) Keith |  | | Journal (volume) | | vein-stones. The ignorance and prejudice of the native mine-owner prohibits use of the wheel-barrow, the windlass...wrought to advantage, now remains unbroken in the mine, and undressed at the surface. All necessaries of...and copper, in deep than in shallow parts of the mine, and contains platina near the surface only. Short...less liberally, than slaves in Brazil. 371-384 . MICHIGAN . The metalliferous series of Lake Superior rests...axis of greenstone intersects the district of Ontonagon , in which bands of amygdaloid and of conglomerate |  | | Catalog/List | | founder of Newmont Mining and owner of the Tsumeb mine. Upon his demise, it lent its considerable charm...FLUORESCING WILLEMITE WITH CALCITE SPECIMENS Sterling Hill Mine and Franklin area, Sussex Co., New Jersey Willemite...(14 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm), from the famed Sterling Hill Mine, it is a large exposed Willemite face, with a thinner...WILLEMITE CRYSTAL IN CALCITE 430ā Level, Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey While Willemite...AND HACKMANITE Zarembo Island, Alaska Sar-e-Sang Mine, Koksha River Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...and pitted. To differentiate smithsonite from prehnite, heat the mineral in a closed glass tube. Smithsonite...Basalt is the copper- and agate-bearing rock in the Michigan Upper Peninsula; underneath the whole region is...banded agate and such minerals as thomsonite and prehnite, and in the form of geodes containing crystal...minerals. He will pick over stream beds, gravel pits, mine dumps, road cuts, and quarries. Some gems agate |  | | 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...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Garanin BorisL Kantor MichaelB. Leybov BryanLees(USA) Yuriy B. Marin VladimirI. Pavlishin(Ukraine) Igor...T. Trofimov LydieTouret (France) John S. White (USA) ManagingEditor Ludmila A. Cheshko SdenceEditor...PromotingManager DesignIdea John S. White (USA) and Peter Modreski (USA) Layout Layoutof shemes Imageprocessing..."In the fmordenite - author's note], natrolite, prehnite, chlorites (de- summer of 1910, Prof. AP. Pavlov...and prehnite pseudomorphs after laumontite are relics of the second stage in beginning prehnite-pumpellyite |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling everything the collector needs to...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...can use a mountaineering bag or a mili- quarry or mine where a permit tary bag; make it it should...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic |  | | Book (edition) | | aster, star.] HavThe ing the appearance of a stai mine. An oxyd having an acrid within. Alkali. Containing...springs in Columbia county, New York, and a region in the town of Hoosic, Rensselaer county, afford large quantities...gas. There is another locality at Canoga, Seneca county, where the water is in violent ebullition from...Blue Ridge at Warm and Hot Springs in Buncombe county, N. C. and on the Washita in Arkansas. At Bath...been met with, in Rutherford county, North Carolina, (fig. 4,) and Hall county, Georgia. The original rock |  | | Book (edition) | | Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...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...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]ā¢6HzO |  | | Book (edition) | | aditus, an entrance.] horizontal entrance to a mine. The material under chem* blowpipe examination...springs in Columbia county, New York, and a region in the town of Hoosic, Rensselaer county, afford There is...at large quantities of this gas. Canoga, Seneca county, where the water is in violent ebulthe earth, ...at Warm and Hot Springs in Buncombe At Bath, in county, N. C. and on the Washita in Arkansas. lition ...been met with, in Rutherford county, North Carolina, (fig. 4,) and Hall county, Georgia. The original rock |  | | Book (edition) | | 70 impleshape,] 54. horizontal entrance to a mine. A A ; A : Amygdaloidal, 339. Anhydrous. [Lat...springs in Columbia county, New York, and a region in the town of Hoosic, Rensselaer county, afford large quantities...gas. There is another locality at Canoga, Seneca county, where the water is in violent ebullition from...at Warm and Hot Springs in Buncombe At Bath, in county, N. C. and on the Washita in Arkansas. England...been met with, in Rutherford county, North Carolina, (fig. 4,) and Hall county, Georgia. The original rock |
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