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Prehnite from
St. Clair Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Copper7 photos of Prehnite associated with Copper at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St. Clair Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:293800
Long-form Identifier:1:3:293800:4
GUID (UUID V4):a714aa82-d83b-4eac-9060-d79820c5b2b4
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
0.7km (0.4 miles) Eagle River (Babbitt) Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) Phoenix Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) Robbins Mine (West Vein Mine), Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Eagle River, Eagle River, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Lake Superior Mine (Old Phoenix Fissure), Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Meadow Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Eagle River shoals, Eagle River, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Avery shaft, Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) South Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
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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
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)
copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton) D e d ic ated...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 (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 (article/letter/editorial)
from a large vug in the fissure vein of the Cliff mine; the largest crystal is 2 cm across. The specimen...Probably the best arborescent silver from the Cliff mine, this specimen is 9.5 × 10.5 cm and was originally...Jaszczak photo. Figure 18. This calcite from the Cliff mine is 3.6 cm long and perched on a matrix of spongy...on earth (Bornhorst and Rose 1994). At the Cliff mine it thickens to more than 1,300 feet and remains...some of the veins (Butler and Burbank 1929). Cliff Mine After the failed 1844 mining venture at the Hays
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COPPER-BEARING FISSURE VEINS Keweenaw County, Michigan Downloaded by [University of Delaware] at 05:05...crystallized copper specimen came from the Central mine and was in the collection of Donald C. Gabriel....exploration 2. Cliff mine 3. Phoenix group of mines 4. Central mine 5. Northwestern mine 6. Central exploration...Resolute mine 9. Hard Rock fissure 10. Iron City (Empire) mine 11. Cape mine 12. Copper Falls mine 13. Clark...Clark mine 14. Point prospect 15. Mendota mine 16. Gull Rock fissure and Laker pocket Figure 3. A 1900
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
News from the Keweenaw Downloaded by [Florida State University] at 18:43 12 November 2014 Part 3—Recent...years have passed since the last “News from the Keweenaw”; this article updates new finds to the spring...native of Upper Michigan and a graduate of Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Since retiring...year. During the last four years, the crushing of mine dumps (poor-rock piles) for road repairs and construction...construction in the Keweenaw. However, extensive logging operations, primarily in Keweenaw County, have increased
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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...not become the state border until it is south of St. Paul. Minnesota is a Lake Superior State. Wisconsin...shoreline on both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Michigan is the state with the most shoreline on these
Book (volume)
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:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
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;
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volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE I I COAL CITY, St. Clair Co. Sphalerite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
Report (volume)
Boletfn de Minas, nos. 2, 8. Habana, Cuba. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 8, no....Philadelphia, Pa. Engineers' Club of .St. Louis: Journal, vol. 2. St. Louis, Mo. Engineers' Society of Western...Geological Survey: Supplementary Report, Harlan County. Frankfort, Ky. Lake Superior Mining Institute:...GeoWgico de: Anales, nos. 1, 2, 4. Mexico City, D. F. Michigan Academy of Science: Report, Sixteenth, Seventeenth...Seventeenth, and Eighteenth. Lansing, Mich. Michigan Geological and Biological Survey: Publication 21. Lansing
Journal (issue)
com PO Box 455 • Poncha Springs, Colorado 8124 2 USA Phone: 719-539-4113 • Fax 719-539-454 2 SPRING...Mineralogy of the Ropes Gold Mine. Near Ishpeming. Marquette County, Michigan 3 by Michael P. Basal HISTORIC...a gold nugget from Lhe Ropes Gold Mine, Marquette County, Michigan. The specimen measures I .5x2.5 cm...Mineralogy of the Ropes Gold Mine, Near Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan by Michael P. Basal Introduction...country. The event was held in conjunction with Keweenaw Week, a mineralogical ex­ travaganza featuring
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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...from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec 2: 141-142 AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona
Report (issue)
Copper Country Ellis W. Courter Contribution to Michigan Geology 92 01 Table of Contents Preface ............................................... 2 The Keweenaw Peninsula ......................................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...Nonetheless, he was very well known by hobbyists in Michigan and surrounding areas. The National Rockhound
Journal (issue)
NS-8 SS 8 STAS SA6 SAS LS 14 LU 6 LU 6 CCU6 TS 8 ST 10 MP 8-C Pro-Am Guide 3 Step Charges Tumbler Tumbler...Officer■ Mrs. G.E. Lee, President (NFMS) 704 S.W. 31st St., Pendleton. OR 97801 Mrs. W.R. Anderson. Vice-President...91002 Kenneth V. Zahn, Secretary (EFMLS) 4727 N. 24th St., Arlington, VA 22207 AND MINERALS The Leading...Olflcar■ Claude Schepers. President 17065 Bircher St., Granada HIiis, CA 91344 CONTENTS: Mrs. Sharr...SOCIETIES Officer• A.J. Bybee. President 1054 Cross St., Ogden, Utah 84404 Frank Tratnik, Vice-President
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
island a few feet above the bridge, imperfect. Prehnite, in small nodules, radiated. Macie, in argillite...Molybdena p. 93 Anthony's Nose, N. Y. (Washington County) Phosphate of Lime, asparagus stone, in sulphuret...p. 197 (Baltimore to be continued) Austin's Lead Mine, Va. Sulphate of Barytes, on the Great Kenhawa p...shores of Detroit river, Lake St. Clair, Huron, and Michigan, in Michigan, and Lake Erie to the mouth of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of solid rock. This specimen came from a copper mine at Bisbee, Arizona. Ray Scherzinger 6991 Valley...the days when the quarry was worked as a copper mine and were a specimen of malachite on trap and another...necessary to bring us to the French Creek Mines at St. Peter's, Pa. The dumps were hot, as usual, and very...behind the lumber yard. We hunted, thereafter for the mine, but encountered only granite quarries, and finally...the car and met several members of the Rockland County Mineral Society, with whom we spent some time trading
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85° • County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY began in 1818...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...Tennessee River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical description in the...1831 along tributaries of the Coosa River (Chilton County). Utilization of mineral resources in Alabama has...iron ore, clay, marble, bauxite, and Figure 1. County map of Alabama. Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Centreville is in Bibb County, in the central part of Alabama. Near Odenville, St. Clair Co., Ala. is a shallow...ARIZONA—Richard Bideaux, 2521 E. 8th St., Tucson, Ariz., sent us a clipping from the Phoenix Ariz. Gazette, dated Sept...carries a large picture of the famous lead-zinc mine at Tiger, Ariz. This caption reads: "This is Tiger—mining...community of about 1,200 in southeastern Pinal County which probably will become a ghost town when the...and Development Company shuts down its lead-zinc mine (on hill at left). Company officials say development
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Keystone Trap Rock Quarry at Cornog, Chester County, Pa. thru the courtesy of the owners Messrs J....Limestone Products Company, Lime Cr,est, (Sussex County) N . J. There were 187 persons registered, the...Shulman. The Loux family's showing of local (Bucks County) fossil wood was outstanding. There was also a...Edward Duke. Other specials: Cornwall, Pa. Iron Mine, by-products of rare species by Leighton S. Donley...Helen Davis made up called, "Gems and Minerals from Mine to Mind." Field trips this year include visits to
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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 (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
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ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
 
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