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Paul Brandes' Mindat Home Page
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This is the Captain!!
Capt. Paul, Geologist Extraordinaire!!
Registered member since 6th Nov 2005
Paul Brandes has uploaded:
54 Mineral Photos
74 Locality Photos
Paul has published 3 articles on mindat.org
I have been collecting minerals since I was very little. I decided to turn my love of minerals and geology into a career so I attended college and recieved my B.S., M.S., and ABD in Geology with minors in Mining and History.
I worked at one time as an Independant Consultant for the mining and minerals industry, which had taken me across North America as well as other parts of the world. I also worked for a consulting company in Las Vegas, Nevada as a mining and (gasp) water consultant. Currently, I work for the State of Texas as a Geologist and Special Investigator in Environmental Quality. However, don't let the fact that I currently live in Texas fool you; I am of Scotch/Canadian decent and what some people might call a "Yooper" from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!!
I am still an avid collector of minerals and ore deposit specimens from the Great Lakes Region of North America, specifically those of the Copper Country in Upper Michigan.
Paul's Favourites
This page lists Paul's favourite minerals, localities, mindat.org members and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.
Favourite Minerals
Datolite
Lake Superior Agate
Native Copper
Native Silver
Favourite Localities
Caledonia Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Cliff mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Copper Falls, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Phoenix Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Favourite Members' Home Pages
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Favourite Photos
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Paul Brandes' Blog
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Paul Brandes' Articles
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Unlike Blog Entries, you can continue to edit your articles if they have been published (should you find new information, for example).
Published Articles
Article Title
Last Revision Date
Porcelaneous Datolite of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
5th Jun 2009
Early Exploration on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
27th May 2008
Geology of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
24th Feb 2008
Paul Brandes' Photos
You can use this search form to find photos in Paul's photo gallery. Mineral, locality and other photos are shown together unless you specify the type of photo. The default order is to show the most recent photos first, but again you can change this.
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Minerals
- in my collection
- that I collected
- Photo of the Day
Locality Photos
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Which Locality
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Adventure mine, Greenland, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Agate Harbor, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Ahmeek mine, Ahmeek, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Allouez Mine, Allouez, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Alpena Co., Michigan, USA
Animikie Red Ace pegmatite, Fern, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USA
Barnes-Hecker Mine, Marquette iron range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Caledonia Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Calumet No. 2, Calumet, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Centennial No. 2 Shaft, Centennial Mine, Centennial, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Centennial No. 3 Shaft, Centennial Mine, Centennial, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Centennial No. 6 Shaft, Centennial Mine, Centennial, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Central Exploration Mine, Central, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Champion Mine, Painesdale, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Clark Mine, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Cliff mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Cliffs Shaft Mine (Barnum; Lake Superior Group; Section 10 Exploration; Bancroft; Moro mine), Ishpeming, Marquette iron range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Connecticut Mine, Delaware, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Copper Falls, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Delaware Mine, Delaware, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Drexel Mine, Delaware, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Evergreen Bluff Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Flintsteel Mine (Nassau Mine; Old Flintsteel Mine; Superior-Nassau Superior Mine), Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Great Sand Bay, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Hancock Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Harvey Quarry, Marquette, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Hill Fissure Mine, Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Indiana Mine, Winona, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Iron City Mine (Empire Mine), Mosquito District, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Iroquois Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Jackson mine (South Jackson Pit), Marquette, Marquette iron range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Jacobsville Sandstone, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Jasper Hill (Jasper Knob), Ishpeming, Marquette iron range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
La Salle Mine, Osceola, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Lake Ellen Kimberlite Prospect, Lake Ellen, Iron Co., Michigan, USA
Lake Mine (Great Western Mine; Bohemian), Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Lake Superior, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Laurium Mine, Laurium, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Mandan Sand/Gravel Pit, Mandan, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Manitou Island, Lake Superior, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Mass Mine, Mass Consolidated Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Medora Mine (Mandan Mine), Mandan, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Mesnard Mine (Quincy No. 8 shaft), Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Michigan Mine (Michigan Gold Mine), Diorite, Ishpeming, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Michigan Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Mohawk No. 2 shaft, Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
National Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
North American Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Ojibway Mine, Ojibway, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Ontonagon Boulder, Ontonagon River, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Osceola Amygdaloid, Osceola, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Osceola Mine, Osceola, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Osceola No. 3, Osceola Mine, Osceola, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Owl Creek Fissure Mine, Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Pennsylvania Copper Mine, Delaware, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Pewabic Mine, Pewabic, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Phoenix Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Quinnesec Mine, Menominee iron range, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA
Red Jacket shaft, Calumet & Hecla Mine, Calumet, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Republic Mine (West Republic Mine), Republic, Marquette iron range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Resolute Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Robbins Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Ropes Mine, Ishpeming, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Seneca #1 Mine (Gratiot Mines), Mohawk, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Sierra Santa Lucia, Ejido Benito Juarez, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
St. Clair Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Taylor Mine, Alberta, Baraga Co., Michigan, USA
US Highway 41 roadcuts, Harvey, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Victoria Mine (Cushin Mine), Victoria, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Waterbury Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Wolverine No. 2 shaft, Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
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Agate
Baryte
Bornite
Calcite
Chlorastrolite
Chrysocolla
Copper
Crazy Lace Agate
Datolite
Domeykite
Hematite
Lake Superior Agate
Rubellite
Silver
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248503 - Shaft No. 4 Indiana Mine
248502 - Tailings pile for the National Mine
248500 - Tailings pile from the Michigan Mine
248499 - Tailings pile of the Michigan Mine
248498 - Company Store at the Adventure Mine
248497 - Tailings pile of the Adventure Mine
248496 - Adventure Mine Shaft No. 3
248495 - Tailings pile of Wolvering No. 2 Shaft
248494 - Tailings pile for Osceola No. 3 Shaft
248493 - View of Jacobsville Quarry leading out to Lake Superior
248492 - View of a portion of the Jacobsville Quarry
248491 - Tailings pile and shaft of the Hancock Mine
248490 - Modern view of Calumet No. 2 Shaft
248417 - Tailings pile for the Delaware Mine
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248414 - Tailings pile for the Drexel Mine
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248412 - Tailings pile for the Pennsylvania Mine
248411 - Tailings pile for the Pennsylvania Mine
248410 - Tailings pile for the Connecticut Mine
248409 - Tailings pile for the Connecticut Mine
248407 - Tailings pile for the Seneca Mine
248406 - Tailings pile for the Seneca Mine
248404 - Tailings pile for the Resolute Mine
248403 - Tailings pile for the Resolute Mine
248402 - Tailings pile for the St. Clair Mine
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248398 - Tailings pile to the Robbins West Vein
248396 - View of the Mandan Gravel Pit
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