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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1 photo of Chalcocite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Malachite1 photo of Chalcocite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Chrysocolla1 photo of Chalcocite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mendota Mine, Mount Bohemia, Lac La Belle, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:403249
Long-form Identifier:1:3:403249:6
GUID (UUID V4):4b7cef7d-3bc5-48fe-ae35-d15b0b9aa454
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Mount Bohemia Mine, Mount Bohemia, Lac La Belle, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Lac La Belle Prospect, Lac La Belle, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) 813 - Mt. Bohemia West Prospect, Lac La Belle, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) G-13 Prospect, Lac La Belle, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) G-2 Prospect, Bete Grise, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) G-12 Prospect, Lac La Belle, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) Dan's Point, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) Copper Harbor Conglomerate stromatolite outcrops, Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) 543-S deposit, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) Clark Mine, Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SomeCopperSulfideDeposits Near Mount Bohemia,KeweenawCounty, Michigan JAMESM. ROBERTSON Abstract Coppersulfides...interestingamounts,have recentlybeendiscoveredin the Keweenaw Peninsulaof northernMichigan, a district long...sulfidesoccurextensivelyin the vicinity of Mount Bohemia,chieflyas open-space fillingsand replacements...sulfurhavebeenaddedto dikes and flow topsin the Mount Bohemiaarea,probablyby hydrothermal solutionsmoving...pre-existingflows. The chronologic sequence developedin the Mount Bohemiaarea is: dike emplacement and alteration
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
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)
attributed to the Owl Creek fissure of the Copper Falls mine, this complex 3.2-cm crystal is perched on a matrix...3rd level of the Gribble vein in the Copper Falls mine. Of all the copper specimens recovered from the...calcite crystals recovered from the Copper Falls mine in the early days of mining. The sharp, limpid 4...recovered in the Copper Country in recent times. On the mine surface, beautiful microcrystals of analcime and...Petherick mine workings along the Copper Falls fissure. 320 ROCKS & MINERALS Clark Mine The Clark mine, about
Report (volume)
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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
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
Report (volume)
:............................................. Michigan.................................................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.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
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.... 1. La Roche Verte and Hays exploration 2. Cliff mine 3. Phoenix group of mines 4. Central mine 5. Northwestern...Northwestern mine 6. Central exploration 7. Delaware group of mines 8. Resolute mine 9. Hard Rock fissure...(Empire) mine 11. Cape mine 12. Copper Falls mine 13. Clark mine 14. Point prospect 15. Mendota mine 16. Gull
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
acanthite paramorph after argentite from the Rayes mine, Guanajuato, Mexico. Francis Benjamin specimen,...1878); the Baker quarry near Billmeyer, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where it occurs as an alteration...Hill occurrence in Davidson County, and the McMakin mine in Cabarrus County (Genth 1891); and mines of...of the Virgilina district, Halifax County, Virginia (Dietrich 1990). The great silver occurrences of the...Black Jack mines of the Ward district, Boulder County, were coated with acicular crystals of primary
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)
Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................333 by R. A. Kosnar Famous mineral localities: Mount A n tero ............................ 339 by M....quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by...6 1 3 - 4 7 3 - 4 3 2 5 ) Fra n k & W e n d y M e la n s o n Fine Minerals from Worldwide Sources Cabinet...significant mineral localities in C o l o r a d o ,by county. In addition, there is a complete listing o f all
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—
Report (volume)
Revista de la Union Geofisica Mexicana, auspiciada par el Instituto de Geofisica de la Universidad Nacional...Organa del Instituto de Geologia y Metalurgia de la Universidad Aut6noma Potosina. San Luis Potosf, S...dell'Universita di Roma (e del Centro di Studio per la Geologia dell'Italia Centrale) del Consiglio N azionale...Assoc. Geol. Socs. Trans. Transactions. New Orleans, La. Harvard Univ. Bot. Mus. Leaflets Cambridge, Mass...Ky. Kentucky Geol. Survey County Rept. - Kentucky Geological Survey County Report. University of Kentucky
Report (issue)
INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA By Roscoe M. Smith Prepared in cooperation...Cave Creek district ----Charleston district_--Coal Mine district~ Contact district Cornucopia district -...Illustrations . Plate 1. Mineral resources map of Elko County. Figure 1. Index-map of mining districts 2. Exploratory...petroleum, through 1973 9 Temperatures of some Elko County hot springs- -- 12 Distribution of mineral deposits...ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA By Roscoe M. Smith ABSTRACT Of the 66 named mining districts in Elko County, 56 have
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
was still a territory awaiting statehood, Wysses Grant was serving his second term as president, and Benjamin...This article deals with that portion of San Miguel County extending from north of Telluride beginning at...origins in the establishment of county lines when San Miguel County was created in 1883. Geologically...mining district of Ouray County and the Silverton caldera of San Juan County. It should be noted that...that before the creation of San Miguel County, the Telluride district was called the Upper San Miguel district
Report (volume)
Academia de ciencias mgdicas, fisicas y naturales de la Habana [Cuba]: Anales, vols. 71, 72 (pt. 2), 73 (pt...12th. New Orleans, La. Louisiana Conservation Review, vols. 4, 5. New Orleans, La. Louisiana Engineering...Proceedings, vols. 21 (nos. 4, 6), 22. New Orleans, La. Maine Technology Experiment Station: Bulletins 30...109, 112, 117, 118 (part). K0benhavn, Denmark. Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters: Papers...Papers, vols. 20, 21. Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan College of Mining and Technology: Bulletin, new ser., vols
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
Book
enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground...MAP button fin! 6 ;rs |1 wets =~, a qh OE rth LA deorsblie ital Se vial i « ‘ » te a “ets tract...oFtne ato aa Gem Ghd nQkTeane Uva a nes ly ia" mine Ui nrobs inesob cere ts ou ioe tok us 'aaieomolitt...exception of the rhodochrosites of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, which were loaned for photography...Santa Rita Area and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley
Report (volume)
Boletin de Minas, no. 1. Habana, Cuba. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 7, nos...34; Parergones, t. 5, no. 10. Mexico City, D. F. Michigan Geological and Biological Survey: Publication...Chicago, 111. West Virginia Geological Survey: County Reports, Lewis and Gilmore; Raleigh, Summers, and...and . 3. The Weedon or McDonald copper mine [Wolf County, Province of Quebec, Canada] : Canadian Min...economic value of the pitchblende deposits of Gilpin County, Colorado: Econ. Geology, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 266-275
Report (issue)
Boulder County.............. . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . ....... . 103 Ores in Gilpin County ........................... . 103 Orcs in Clear Creek County ............................ . 103 Ores from the.... .. .. . .. . . . .. . . .. 114 ll4 Ores of the La Plata quadrangle ............. - .. - . Ores of the............................................ . 125 Mine waters ............................................ . . . . . . 144 144 Persistence of veins of Mendota type in depth........ . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book (volume)
..........................................238 Michigan ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ..................................................................45 Arizona – Yuma Co. Hull Mine Site Map ......................................
Report (volume)
District of Columbia). Massachusetts. Mexico. Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Montana. Nebraska...Jersey. Maryland to Alabama. Great Lakes region (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Canada contiguous to...Appalachians (Maryland to Alabama). Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron region. Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska. Missouri... Ohio. Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia. Michigan. Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri...Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee. Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin. Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas region
 
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