Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Cuprite from
Mount Bohemia Mine, Mount Bohemia, Lac La Belle, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bohemia Mine, Mount Bohemia, Lac La Belle, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:414722
Long-form Identifier:1:3:414722:0
GUID (UUID V4):9676e2d8-e1d8-42b2-b248-efa0c9177e7e
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘDelaware Mine (Delaware Conglomerate Mine), Delaware, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘLaker pocket, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘCopper Harbor Conglomerate stromatolite outcrops, Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘDevil's Wash Tub, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘClark Mine, Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘManganese Mine, Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘNorthwestern Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘHays Mine (Pittsburgh & Boston), Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘCentral Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘPoint Prospect, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
University University Michigan Townsend Drive Drive 1400Townsend 1400 Houghton, Houghton, Michigan Michigan49931-1...J. the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan: Institute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, Keweenaw Peninsula...Peninsula, Michigan: Institute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, 40th 40thAnnual AnnualMeeting, Meeting..."Field Guide to the Geology Geology of the the Keweenaw Keweenaw Annual Institute Institute on on Lake Lake...Lake Superior Superior Geology Peninsula, Michigan" Michigan" (Bornhorst (Bornhorst and others, 1983) for
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
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
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 .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
coppergrainsgenerallyhave cuprite rims, as shownin Figure 6. Asidefrom cuprite,nativecopper occursonly...nativecopper grain (Cu = lighter gray) surroundedby a cuprite rim (CuO vol percent chalcopyritelamellae. Bornitc...similar metallic mineral zonationin the Mount Bohemiadepositof Michigan. The zonation is chalcocite(nearestthe...native copper in the center of the lenses, but cuprite and chalcocitewere formed almostcontemporaneously...down in the host rocks and native copper with cuprite precipitated from the solution.Chalcocitethen beganto
Book
History of Lake Superior mining The Keweenaw copper district of Michigan 33 35 35 Copper mining on Isle...developments 45 ., 45 Clinton iron ores of Dodge County, Wis 45 Paleozoic iron ores in western Wisconsin...geologic 70 knowledge 72 Bibliography 73 Michigan Northern Wisconsin Minnesota 77 Ontario 81...Menominee 96 96 97 district Crystal Falls district Keweenaw Point Northern ^Wisconsin Central Wisconsin...99 Royal and Michipicoten Island Keweenaw Point and northern Michigan and Wisconsin Keweenawan mesas Huronian
Book (edition)
rocks — Acid sulphate waters in igneous rocks — Mine waters of sulphate type —Sodium carbonate waters...amygdaloids The veins Mineral association Origin Mine waters Rock alteration Mining and smelting operations...— General features — Telluride —Silverton Ouray —La Plata, Durango, and Needle — Rico Mountains quadrangles...LeadBoulder ville-Boulder County belt — The tungsten deposits en—The County —Summary — Deposits with native...replaceShasta County, California ment deposits — Copper deposits The pyritic deposit of Mount Lyell, Tasmania—
Book (edition)
—Interpretation sulpliide waters — Chloride water analyses Mine waters waters— Sulphate waters Oxidation of waters—“Carbonate...veins in basic lavas General features The Kennecott mine, Alaska— ( ’opper sulphide veins in intrusive basic...amygdaloids— The veins— Mineral association Origin Mine waters Mining and smelting operations-- The copper...of Jerome, Arizona— Copjier deposits of Shasta County, California enargit-e —The copper deposits of...and northern Rhodesia— The Katanga deposit of Mount Lyell, Tasmania f of pyritie — - CONTENTS
Report (volume)
10,11, 12, pp. 1-94. Davenport, Iowa. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 1, nos...Geological Survey: Bulletin, nos. 4-6. Baton Rouge, La. McGill University, Department of Geology: Papers...features of Maryland; vol. 6; Calvert County; St. Mary's County; State Map. Baltimore, Md. Mazama, vol...D. F. Michigan Academy of Science: Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Reports. Lansing, Mich. Michigan Miner...Miner, vols. 8, 9. Saginaw, Mich. Michigan State Board of Geological Survey: Reports for 1905 and 1906. Lansing
Book
Netherlands. Special regulations for readers in the USA — This publication has been registered with the Copyright...made in the USA. All other copyright questions, including photocopying outside of the USA, should be referred...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite...joints ~~jr-*~z?Z. Joint pattern ί Quarts veins ft Mine; fr-iron, Cwcefiper, m U.S. Homestead mmmww** Vehicle
Book
Netherlands. Special regulations for readers in the USA — This publication has been registered w i t h the...made in the USA. A l l other copyright questions, including photocopying outside of the USA, should be...600 . 3 1 100m__ M U IV 11 pp ah ry tsii ac la l dd e a tt iaot ni o n , eh f oyrdmr a ‱H 4-1...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite
Book (edition)
waters-Summary- Interpretation of ·water analyses-Mine waters-Chloride waters- Carbonate waters-Sulphate...veins in basic lavas-General features-The l(ennecott mine, Alaska-Copper sulphide veins in intrusive basic...a1nygdaloids-Thc ·veins-1\tlincral association- Origin-Mine \vatcrs-Rock alteration-Mining and srnelting operations-The...ColoradoThe Leadville-Boulder County belt-The tungsten deposits of Boulder County-Summary- The lead-silver...deposits of Shasta County, California- The pyritir deposit 598 CONTENTS XVlll PAGE of Mount Lyell, Tasmania-The
Book
\ / Commissariat a |’Energie Atomique 74 Rue de la FĂ©dĂ©ration, Paris XV Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris Norway...workers on the mobility of the ore metals in acid mine waters rich in sulfate. Emmons (1917, pp. 68-70)...the U. S. Geological Survey at the Union Copper Mine, Gold Hill district, North Carolina, showed that...Consequently, the ever-present need to deter- mine the background range in a new area can hardly be...Rhodesian Copperbelt and the White Pine district of Michigan, and the Witwatersrand Au- bearing conglomerates
 
Mineral and/or Locality  
Mindat Discussions Facebook Logo Instagram Logo Discord Logo
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 26, 2024 03:31:40
Go to top of page