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Milky Quartz from
Medora Mine, Mandan, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Milky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Milky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Medora Mine, Mandan, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:417217
Long-form Identifier:1:3:417217:8
GUID (UUID V4):d1474b39-fb4f-4c2f-a0df-47bf1e77c827
Nearest other occurrences of Milky Quartz
54.3km (33.8 miles) Sheldon-Columbian Mine, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
Book (volume)
gold-bearing areas. Lode deposits usually consist of Quartz veins in solid rock, while placer deposits occur...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:
Book (edition)
Collector and the Tourist includes 1 SOUTH DAKOTA • MICHIGAN • ILLINOIS • IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS •... 47 MICHIGAN ............. 63 WESTERN IOWA ............................ -47 THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA...47 Beaches .................................... Mine Dumps ............................ 63 .63 63 •47...ISLE ROYALE....................... .66 LOWER MICHIGAN .......... Crystals and Specimens Fossils.......of the great Midwest. Collectors may search the mine dumps, stream beds, quarries, hillsides, caves,
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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...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
Catalog Card Number: 74-1276 The pictures of gold-in-quartz, smithsonite, stilbite, and wulfenite on the front...often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in Mon¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...learn that gravel beds are rich in such minerals as quartz, feldspar, mica, garnet, tourmaline, magnetite...Schists often contain feldspar, garnet, mica and quartz. With sapphires are often found associated an abundance...oxide. Chalcedony, one of the common varieties of quartz, was formed in the same way. Pegmatites and Hematites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
te from a newly discovered locality in Yavapai County, Ariz., on the Verde River near Camp Verde, Ariz...be of interest. These were collected in Yavapai County, East of Prescott, Arizona. "They were taken from...could get from Mr. Millar (owner of the diamond mine in Murfreesboro) there was no point in it at all...asbestos, from a deposit near Jamestown, Tuolumne County, to its plant in Baltimore, Md. "Asbestos experts...pyrite) from the old Keystone mine at Copperopolis, Calaveras Co.; drusy quartz on bluish-gray chalcedony
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 .
Book (edition)
MISSOURI ILLINOIS • NORTH DAKOTA • OHIO • MICHIGAN • NEBRASKA • IOWA WISCONSIN Digitized by...and the Tourist Field includes SOUTH DAKOTA • MICHIGAN • ILLINOIS • IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS •...Cycad .-' _ :. Oelrichs Agate Beds Rose Quartz Mine Northern Hill Gems 24 8 Jasper 25 Golden...40 North Dakota 43 Indiana . 45 Ohio 46 Michigan 50 Missouri 53 j- Kansas 5Q Iowa 60 -...matrix. Or you may visit the beach at Petoskey, Michigan, and find a stone glistening from the receding
Report (volume)
Deposits of minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...Mathews, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Michigan..........Mr. R. A. Smith, Lansing. Dr. A. C. Lane...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. 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;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson
Book (volume)
5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...variety and wealth of locality information concerning quartz gemstones are recognized in a separate chapter...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
Report (volume)
:............................................. Michigan.................................................of minerals that are widely distributed, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...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;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;
Book (volume)
Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible...for the county in which it is located. This site number also appears under the given county in the text...pegmatite, shoreline, quarry, gravel pit, prospect, mine, etc.). Let’s take, as an example, under the heading...heading of Nebraska, on the map of Sioux County, the site x How to Use This Book indicated as number
Book
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska...Size Categories Dana's Classification of Minerals Quartz Family Gemstones The Various Names and Forms of...ancient gems), calcite, fluorspar, jadeite, pyrite, quartz family minerals ( agate, carnelian, chalcedony...C. from mines in Kenya. This amorphous form of quartz, with its brilliant flickering of rainbow colors...Reube~), topaz (probably citrine or yellow "topaz" quartz, assigned to Simeon), and carbuncle ( any bright
Journal (issue)
Collecting Arkansas quartz in the Ouachita Mountains. By Tim Miller 34 THE TALE OF A TOURIST MINE A new life...Cover This bournonite specimen from the Herodsfoot mine (Lanreath, Cornwall, England) is a really fine example...Benitoite Mine Update I’d like to clarify some information about the California State Gem mine and about...about present-day access to the mine that was published in Bob Jones’ article Benitoite (June 2017). People...the benitoite mine is a patented mining claim and is private property. Accessing the mine without written
Book
AMERICA BY W. F. HUMPHREY PRESS, INC., GENEVA, NY Quartz, "Herkimer diamonds" Herkimer Co. Dedicated...searching for silver near Lake Sanford in Essex County discovered magnetite in 1826, but an excess of...Rochester; the main Public Library of Buffalo and Erie County; and the Crandall Public Library (Holden Research...ciifce—Westchester County.................. Tne McLear pegmatite—5t. Lawrence County.............................. Tilly Foster magnetite mine near Brewster, Putnam County..................................
Book
0974 , J453rn S. F. PUBLIC LIBRARY Herkimer Co. Quartz, "Herkimer diamonds" . ,,. , Dedicated to ,ny...searching for silver near Lake Sanford in Essex County discovered magnetite in 1826, but an excess of...Rochester; the main Public Library of Buffalo and Erie County; and the Crandall Public Library (Holden Research...pegmatite-Westchester County .......... . The Mclear pegmatite-St. Lawrence County .......... . Minerals.......... . Tilly Foster magnetite mine near Brewster, Putnam County .................................
Journal (issue)
......... 15 W. E. Wilson The Piedmont mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ........................................ 29 B. L. Muntyan The San Manuel mine, Pinal County, Arizona ..................................Alexander The Morenci and Metcalf mines, . Gila County, Arizona ........................................& W. E. Wilson Mineral collecting at the Magma mine, . . Superior, Arizona ..........................Presmyk & M. Hay Treasures of the Magma mine, Pinal County, Arizona ...............................
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...very old origin, often without lrnown source. e.g. quartz or cinnabar. Current practice most often names...polished mineral surface, expressed in clase. 7 - quartz. 8 - topaz, 9 - corundum, 10 - dia- percentage...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
Journal (issue)
America and Canada. their gcographic distribution. and mine . The Tilley Foster deposit is discus ed under the...minerals found in the mining regions of Putnam County. J\1{//hcr. \\'i/Jia111 IV.; Ge/llngy ofNew York...erogers@geology-books.com • Poncha Springs, Colorado 8r242 USA Phone: 7r9-539-4113 • Fax 7r9-539-4542 SUMMER...HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE The Tilly Fos1er Iron Mine: Sou1heast, PuLnam Couniy, New York by Step/rm L...Species Reported 10 Occur at the Tilly Foster Iron Mine by Steplre11 L. Nightingale DEDICATION OF MATRIX
Report (volume)
survey in the Pine Mountain primitive area, Yavapai County, Ariz. The area discussed in the report corresponds...map of the Pine Mountain primitive area, Yavapai County, Ariz______^_-_________________ In pocket 2. Sample-locality...map of the Pine Mountain primitive area, Yavapai County, Ariz_______________________________ In pocket...Index map of Pine Mountain primitive area, Yavapai County-4 VI CONTENTS Page FIGURE 3. Photograph showing...primitive area is in the southeast corner of Yavapai County' near the center of Arizona. Part of the area is
Report (volume)
mercury, etcetera. The Corporation is prepared to grant licenses to all who wish to use its processes, and...Canada THE MINES HANDBOOK Meeting tbe Needs of Mine and Smelter Hundreds of plants on both American...(all types) Crushers Crushing Rolls NEW YORK Mine Pumps Oil Engines Sampling Machinery Screens Stamp...all the metals, and a corresponding expansion of mine work. The MINES HANDBOOK will hereafter be published...Tuckahoe, N. Y., April, 1920. Vll THE MINES MINE HOISTS HANDBOOK AND Years of experience in building
Report (volume)
Bull. 1060-D, p. 193, 252-253, pl. 7. In Nemaha County, Kans., member is basal unit of Howard limestone...Aarde farm, sec. 4, T. 26 S., R. 11 E., Greenwood County. Aaron Slatet Precambrian or Paleozoic: Central...Pittsylvania and Halifax Counties, overlies Hyco quartz porphyry. Varies from nearly pure greenstone to...Central Railroad, sees. 5-7, T. 11 S., R. 5 E., Pope County. Named for Abbott Station. Abbyville Gabbrol Precambrian...map. Occurs in vicinity of Abbyville, Mecklenburg County. Abercrombie Formationl Middle Cambrian: Western
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...landsvertebrate fossil remains;  Pine Ridge, areaQuartz concretions, agates, petrified wood, fossils, etc
Report (volume)
mercury, etcetera. The Corporation is prepared to grant licenses to all who wish to use its processes, and...California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 MACHINERY FOR MINE • MILL SMELTER Embodying recent developments...Compressor NEW YORK Crushing Rolls Air Compressors Mine Pumps Ball Mills Blast Furnaces Oil Engines Screens...delightful climate; low expenses; no tuition fees. Michigan College of Mines A state institution offering...Secretary. HOUGHTON TARR FUEL OIL - & McCOMB, MICHIGAN INC. - DISTILLATE GASOLINE DIESEL ENGINE OIL
 
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