 | | 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) | | 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 (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) | | recently in the various serialized articles on the Michigan Copper Country by Tom Rosemeyer (including the...as the Cheapside quarry at Deerfield, Franklin County, where it occurred with prehnite. Crystals from...century at the Lane quarries at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; fine specimens were also found...green datolite crystals from the Second Sovietski mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia. The 18.5 ⫻...al. 1980) and quarries at Prospect Park, Passaic County, are noted for datolite; datolite clusters and |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | recovered 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...lava 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 (issue) | | the Copper rontier Development of Michigan's Cliff Mine ( 1845-1870) by Paul Chrastina Introduction...into Kansas, as well as southeast through central Michigan, perhaps as far as western Tennessee. Today, the...the Copper Frontier: Development of Michigan's Cliff Mine (1845-1870) .............................................................36 northern Michigan. The Keweenaw Peninsula is a narrow promontory, 70 miles...tained North America's first great mining boom, the Keweenaw cop per rush of the 1840's. Early Copper Mining |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | 81427 THE CLIFF MINE, discovered in 1844, is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan in the...turned the Cliff into a successful mining operation and made it the first mine on the "Keweenaw" to pay...dividends to stockholders. Throughout its history, the mine also produced spectacular specimens of crystallized...over. N ative copper was first mined on the Keweenaw Peninsula several thousand years ago by Native...controlled three mineral tracts on the northern part of Keweenaw Peninsula. After examining the copper prospect |  | | 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; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Route 6 between Bristol and Farmington, Hartford County. Calcite (yellow; colorless crystals; druzy masses)...BRITAIN QUARR F - e a s t of Route 1-84, Hartford County. Calcite Prehnite Datolite Quartz (Note: Despite...70 between 1-84 and Cheshire center. New Haven County. Analcime (Analcite) Chabazite Calcite Datolite...- o f f Route 80 in North Branford, New Haven County. Chabazite S t U b i t Apophyllite crystals...I N E R A L S on "Nickel Deposits of Litchfield County, Connecticut" (March-April 1979). He is presently |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | separate cover a mineral specimen from the Anderson Mine, near Wickenburg, Ariz. Could you please tell me...brown limonite. Wickenburg is in N / W Maricopa County in western Arizona. xline—crystalline tain a...road cut recently made near the old "Dallas Gem Mine" that produced the fine benitoite and neptunite...still be available'. The Dallas Gem Mine is in southern San Benito County in western California. COLORADO...surface shows the interior cently found in San Benito County, here to be an attractive moss agate of pleasing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JanuaryEebruary: Cerussite and fluorite, Blanchard mine, Socorro County, New Mexico. Peter J. Modreski photo. MarchlApril:...MarchlApril: Wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona. Vienna Natural History Museum specimen, 0. Medenbach...Medenbach photo. May/June: Legrandite, Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Houston Museum of Natural Science... chalcopyrite, and quartz, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado. Martin Zinn specimen, Jeffrey...photo. NovemberDecember: Silver, Bulldog mine, Mineral County, Colorado. F. John Barlow specimen, Malcomb |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dayvault 214 Turquoise from Virginia's Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969...c diamond (cut) December 9, 196 1 10 sh diamond mine and rose diamond TIJRKEY May 18, 1958 25 k Travertines...HiJI community is located in northeastern Kershaw County, South Carolina. [n the past few years dark, gemmy |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dayvault 214 Turquoise from Virginia's Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969...c diamond (cut) December 9, 196 1 10 sh diamond mine and rose diamond TIJRKEY May 18, 1958 25 k Travertines...HiJI community is located in northeastern Kershaw County, South Carolina. [n the past few years dark, gemmy |  | | Book | | autunite 72, 74 axinite 91, 97 azurite 46, 49 babingtonite /0/, 102 balas ruby 24 barite 57, 57 barytocalcite...the northern United States (especially northern Michigan), the Rocky and Andes mountains, and central Africa...Sardinia (Italy) Dendritic copper famous (Michigan) 1822. It also occurs in Australia, Alaska, and...suppliers are, in order, the USSR, Canada, and the USA (South Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California)...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite |  | | | | autunite 72, 74 axinite 91, 9/ azurite 46, 49 babingtonite /0/, 102 balas ruby 24 barite 57, 57 barytocalcite...the northern United States (especially northern Michigan), the Rocky and Andes mountains, and central Africa...suppliers are, in order, the USSR, Canada, and the USA (South Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California)...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | ___ 2x2£3 ___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay,...- ·---- -- -- -- --- --3 m AGRELLITE Villedieu Township, Kipawa, River Quebec, Can 1098 ANALCITE Bratthagen...- - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker Bay, Skye, Scotland...ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine.Ravalli County. Montana U.S.A 963 ALBITE Maine USA Rich pinkish line grained mass...North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety) |  | | Catalog/List | | massive in matrix with some massive stibnite. (Sarabau Mine, Bau, Sarawak,Borneo) 2x2 £18 5. BRAZILIANITE single...2x3 inch Pallone, Piedmont Italy £20 T ' 7. BABINGTONITE excellent coverage of one mm black crystals...Franklinite and calcite (Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensberg, New jersey USA) small 2x2 inch £25 _ , 10. GREIFENSTEINITE...left) or.... • 19. HEDYPHANE crystals. Beltana mine, North flinders ranges South Australia ,brown micros...1cm across, with some mica round the base. Bakoor Mine, Chumar Pakistan) £25 24. HEMATITE very rich black |  | | Catalog/List | | an shale, some with Arsenopyrite (Bedford Consols Mine, Devon England) The size varies from lxl to lx2...C315 single 1/2 ins NATIVE ARSENIC rich (Kusa Mine, near ,Bau, lx2 f.5 •2x2 EIO crystal, across. ...masses filling·small (Lockout Pass,Tooele County, Utah, USA) lem C319 BUSTAMITE excellent rich near...Au Te/2 bright metallic (Cripple Creek, Colcrado, USA) lem C321 CATAPLEITcE Na Zr Silicate. Yukspor,...of Chalcopyrite. (16 level, Sim.ms Lade, Geevor Mine ,Cornwall) size reflects the area of botryoidal |  | | Book | | 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...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE |  | | Book | | Gem-Rhodonite Fossil-Dinosaur Track Mineral-Babingtonite Rock-Roxbury Puddingstone Conglomerate Historical...Rock 65 66 66 68 68 69 69 70 70 ie 72 ea: * Michigan 2, 55 55 56 7 7 Stone-Petoskey Stone Gem-Chlorastrolite...made the “Magic City” of Birmingham, Jefferson County “The Pittsburgh of the South” during the turn of...feet thick, occurs near Sylacauga, in Talladega County, being fine-grained and mostly white, ofexceptional...white Sylacauga marble from Sylacauga, Talladega County, is considered among the finest white marble in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | garnet, is also present. The first spot south of Cliff Sound where the cliffs can be safely destended is...very brow, and cutting down the face of a beetling cliff. (It.) Hibbert's statement regarding Carneba is...Lettsom's Manual of Mineralogy, under the head of Babingtonite there occurs the sentence--" In this country...present writer has in vain attempted to find Babingtonite in Shetland; the toil that he has endured in...Allan's collection had received the name of Babingtonite, possibly may be correctly answered by saying |
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