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Silver from
Michigan Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Copper2 photos of Silver associated with Copper at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Michigan Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:151108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:151108:6
GUID (UUID V4):699e7682-e265-4595-b668-bc1709a15ab7
Nearest other occurrences of Silver
0.6km (0.4 miles) Rockland Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Lake Superior Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) Minesota Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) National Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Flintsteel River Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) Nebraska Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Caledonia Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) Old Mass Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) Evergreen Series (Evergreen Lodes), Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) Evergreen Bluff Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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)
Iuyw I , < h,,,rl,rp,, ,,I I r,,,,l>,l\ T HE MICHIGAN COPPER DISTRICT stretches in a southwest-northeast...from the White Pine mine in Ontonagon County to Copper Harbor in Keweenaw County. Copper mineralization...stratiform sulfide (chalcocite) deposit at the White Pine mine and (2) the world-class native copper deposits that...this type of lode start- ed in 1856 at the Quincy mine. Later came the conglomeratehosted deposits, in...this type of lode is credited to the Calumet No. 1 mine on the Calumet and Hecla Conglomerate lode, which
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nodule, 0.9 x 1.1 inches, recovered from the Hancock mine dump by John Perona in 1972. John Perona specimen...Jaszczak photo. rom the bowels of a Keweenaw copper mine to the icy depths of Lake Superior, serious datolite...combination. Imagine descending a steep 2,000-foot-deep mine shaft in the dead of a Keweenaw winter with only...over heels into the black depths of an abandoned mine. All of this effort was expended on clandestine...and Sciences Michigan Technological University Tom Rosemeyer is a native of Upper Michigan and a graduate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Michigan Mineralogy: A LOCALITY INDEX TOM MORRIS, JR. 4553 Shenandoah Allen Park, Michigan 48101 Tom...occurrences. These localities have been listed by county; and, strictly for convenience, the list has been...compiling this information was The Mineralogy of Michigan (Heinrich, 1976), which should be consulted by...locality labeling of Michigan specimens. It should be pointed out that the list of Michigan mineral localities...None­ theless, with the aid of a good state or county map, plus local inquiries, the list could be helpful
Report (issue)
Copper Country Ellis W. Courter Contribution to Michigan Geology 92 01 Table of Contents Preface ............................... 12 The Legend of the Ontonagon Copper Boulder .............................................................. 80 West of the Ontonagon.................................................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
Book
ONTONAGAN. Indiana. Pine .Moss sRocklond. ONTONAGON Rousseau. .Chossell Jocobsville ~Donken Arnheim...Clarence J. Monette 942 Ninth Street Lake Linden, Michigan, 49945 All Rights Reserved ISBN: 0-942363-04-3...Printing & Graphic Services, Inc. of Calumet, Michigan _ ee AUTHOR'S As the title of this. NOTE...four counties of Baraga, Houghton Keweenaw and Ontonagon are listed, as this is but a small book. fhe data...---------cr Assinins Astor Point -------------7-7-777 Mine Atlantic -------------7--- 17 in —To -— qe tint
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Places of Geological and Mineralogical Interest in Michigan LOWER PENINSULA ARTHUR Y. JOHNSTONE Cranbrook...of Science 500 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013 The Upper Peninsula has pronounced geological...Paleozoic beds form the northern rim of the Southern Michigan Basin; from Marquette westward, the early Precambrian...beds, forming the northern rim of the Southern Michigan Basin, are evident as soon as you cross the 5-mile...Seaman Mineralogical Museum Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 away softer surrounding
Report (issue)
DEPOSITS OF THE MATCHWOOD QUADRANGLE, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN By Robert F. Johnson and Walter S. White...DEPOSITS OF THE MATCHWOOD QUADRANGLE, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN ' ~ By Robert F. Johnson and Walter...Matchvood quadrangle is in central Ontonagon County, just west of the Ontonagon River and its Middle Branch...carried out in Ontonagon and Gogebic Counties by the Geological Survey Division of the Michigan Department...exposures in the vicinity of Portage Lake in Houghton County (White, Cornwall, and Swanson, 1953), underlies
Journal (issue)
Collector’s Newsletter $6.00 The Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada A Source of Superb Secondary Copper...ch) Introduction Since the 1950’s, the Majuba Hill Mine has been recognized by the mineral collecting community...be observed in the minerals from the Majuba Hill Mine. Spherical aggregates of arthurite crystals from...Evanich photo. History The Majuba Hill Mine, located in Pershing County, Nevada, was first located in 1907... Prospects for production were mediocre and the mine remained relatively idle until 1942 when E.J. Myler
Journal (volume)
MADE HIS FORTUNE... COPPER SMELTING AT DETROIT , MICHIGAN ...... EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT........ 17 21 22...Petroleum Company, of New York , New York and Michigan Silver -Lead Company - L'Anse Mining Company, Lake...Embracing Oil , Coal, Iron , Lead, Copper , Gold , and Silver -- For Sale at the Real Estate and Mineral Land...Prospects of the Mining District about it - The Old Silver Hill Districts-- The Mountains - Well Districts--Clan...DEPARTMENT... 281 Notice to the Directors of Gold , Silver, Copper, Lead , and Iron Mining Companies -Assaying
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
Catalog/List
28Qj 0° A®ATE, North Shore, Lake Superior, Michigan, USA. Polished pebble showing concentric patterns... Small Ml. £4 £4-°0 HOWLITE, Lang, California, USA. Looks like stone brains, chalklike porcelaneous...ORE, mostly GALENA, Hidden Treasures Mine, Nevadaville, Colorado, USA. Mass of pure ore body mainly galena...sulphide. RF SPC. C. £4 £5.00 JASPER/AGATE, Texas, USA. Polished slab of rich green and orange mixture....£5.00 PETRIFIED WOOD, Quincy, Washington State, USA. Polished slab showing original wood grain structure
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 (volume)
REGION OF MICHIGAN .... EDITOR'S MISCELLANEOUS PIGEON - HOLE . Flint Steel River Mine - Silver in Michigan...Emigration - Character of the Emigrants - Gold and Silver Mines The Overland Stage Line . PLEA FOR A METALLIC...Places for the Transaction of Business Hampton Lead Mine . 134 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.... The Coal Trade - The...CHROME AND MINERAL CO. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. 253 254 GOLD AND SILVER IN CANADA ..... THE CLEVELAND IRON...PETROLEUM , OLD AND NEW ........ 297 PLUMBAGO MINE IN LOWER CANADA ... 301 BOGUS MINING COMPANIES
Book
fifties, still work the mile-deep stopes of the Quincy Mine. One of the oldest mines on the North American continent...the lore of Michigan's Copper Country CALUMET, MICHIGAN • 1964 Copyright, 1943, by WILLIAM A. MURDOCH...JIM PAUL S BOULDER NUMBER 98 TAKES A JACKPOT SILVER LAGNIAPPE COPPER HITS A HALF-DOLLAR 1 BILLY ROY...INWARD FROM THE EDGE 209 219 230 EPILOGUE: THE MICHIGAN COPPER RANGE IN WORLD WAR II ACK NOWLEDGMENTS... 17 Old mine pit at Fort Wilkins 32 Fort Wilkins stockade 33 Profile of the Cliff Mine page 57
Report (issue)
Quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin Prepared in cooperation with Geological Survey Division, Michigan Department...Assessment of the Iron River 1 ° X 2° Quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin By W. F. Cannon GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...in cooperation with Geological Survey Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Wisconsin...assessment of the Iron River 1° X 2° quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin. (Geological Survey circular ; 887)...mineral resources Michigan. 2. Mines and mineral resources Wisconsin. I. Michigan. Geological Survey
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 he White Pine mine and adjacent town of White Pine are located about...the western part of Ontonagon County, Michigan. The area is accessible by Michigan Highway 64, which winds...to 500 feet in elevation above Lake Superior. The mine lies within a belt of copper-bearing Precambrian...that are situated to the east and northeast of the mine. The host rock for the White Pine deposit is a series... along with small amounts of native copper and silver that occur mainly as fine grains in the cupriferous
Catalog/List
collecting quartz in Montana, calcite in Utah, silver, galena, sphalerite, and amethyst in Creede, Colorado...ACANTHITES L Kongsberg Silver Mines — ' Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway Major Kongsberg Silver Piece. What a super...super aesthetic combination of native wire silver growing atop calcite crystals with acanthite. This represents...left. Situated in the middle is the “trunk” of the silver tree that starts at a thickness of about 1 cm and...perfect famous From Ex: specimen. the ring of wire silver which Kongsberg Swethelm (circa Estimated Value
Report (issue)
supply for the Hopland Indian Rancheria, Mendocino County, California: 10 p., 3 figs. (Wb, M.) 2. Alter...near-surface subsidence on the Panoche Creek fan, Fresno County, California: 44 p., 10 figs. (Wb; 8003 Federal...Progress report on analog model construction, Orange County, California: 49 p., 4 figs. (Wb, M, LA, SF; 13245... information on Maumee River basin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan: (Wb; 554 U.S. Post Office Bldg., 85 Marconi Blvd...Geology of the Cerro Summit quadrangle, Montrose County, Colorado: 117 p., 1 pi., 8 figs., 5 tables, map
Journal (issue)
A New Occurrence of Allophane From the Laochang Mine, Gejiu City, Yunnan, China Tony Nikischer Excalibur...exceptional allophane specimens from the Laochang Mine (see figure I) came as a complete surprise. Our...neither species had previously been reported from this mine, best known for its pale blue hemimorphite. Figure...colorful specimenof allophane from the laochang Mine, near Gejiu City in YunnanProvince.This sample providedthe...Discovery of Gem-Grade Chrysocolla From Ontonagon County, Michigan Tom Rosemeyer datolite@charter.net This
Report (issue)
near Silver Creek, Minn ••.••..•...•.•..•. Encampment River: Encampment River tributary at Silver Creek...Creek, Minn .• Silver Creek: Silver Creek tributary near Two Harbors, Minn •.. Stewart River: Little Stewart...Pine, Mich .•••.••..•••••.••••• Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding, Mich ••• Bond Falls Reservoir:...•.•.• Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mich East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich...•.•• Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich ••• West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland
Catalog/List
November 1999________ 1 ULEXITE, Boron, California, USA. Matrix free pure mass of tight silky unidirectional...Arizona, USA. Pretty pocket of sparkling tiny blue xtls. GRF. Ml. £4.00 4 MALACHITE, Killie Mine, Elko...Elko Co., Nevada, USA. Very rich with fibrous edges or cross section. GRF. C. £4.00 5 GYPSUM, Simpson Desert...£4.00 9 WAVELLITE, County Pit, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA. Pastel apple green radiate...xtls. GRF. Ml. £5.00 10 SMITHSONITE, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Pale blue botryoidal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TOM ROSEMEYER 57647 Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net T he Lake Superior...of mines in the district, especially the Quincy mine. Crystals ranged in size from micro to large-cabinet...Copper Country Native copper as well as native silver and a variety of gangue minerals were deposited...in the tenth grade. I have collected most of the mine dumps during the past sixty years and have found...Tom Rosemeyer, a native of Upper Michigan, is a graduate of Michigan Technological University in Houghton
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Exceptional Silver Vein in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula TOM ROSEMEYER Figure 1. The best silver/copper specimen...7.0 cm and is composed of silver and lesser amounts of copper. The silver/copper was encased in weathered...(October 2017). 57647 Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net Twenty-sixth in a...native silver vein located in Keweenaw County, Michigan, was made by Doug Miller of Calumet, Michigan. Miller...several important discoveries of concealed copper/silver-bearing veins and has recovered tons of “float
Report (issue)
near Silver Creek, Minn ••.••••••........• Encampment River: Encampment River tributary at Silver Creek...Pine, Mich •..•..•••••••••••••• Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding, Mich ••• Bond Falls Reservoir:...345 Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek,Mich. 350 East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich...355 Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich ••• 360 West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland...Bergland, Mich •.• South Branch Ontonagon River: 365 Mamie Lake near Land O'Lakes, Wis ••••••••••• 370 Big
 
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