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Agate from
Agate Harbor, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Bay
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Agate Harbor, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:417182
Long-form Identifier:1:3:417182:9
GUID (UUID V4):b55ba757-5b3a-4672-a504-78c708f3f2ba
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
6.7km (4.2 miles) Brockway Mountain (West Bluff), Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) Eagle Harbor Marina, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) Lakeshore traps, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) Bete Grise Bay, Bete Grise, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Clark Mine, Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) Eagle River, Eagle River, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) Horseshoe Harbor, Copper Harbor, Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) Silver Creek, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) Five Mile Point, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the bottom of Lake Superior near Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan. The near-shore find, now called...9,000–15,000 feet, and form the “spine” of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Interbedded with the basalt flows are...the base of this sequence is the fluvial Copper Harbor Conglomerate that ranges from 200 to 7,000 feet...Traps 32 Figure 1. The rugged shoreline near Eagle Harbor showing the dark basalt flows (the Lake Shore...These lava flows crop out from Great Sand Bay to Agate Harbor and form the rough and scenic shoreline of Lake
Book
Eagle Harbor Oe emma Harbor Copper Harb 7 al EAGLE ie ces are Olibwove Allovez, «Ahmoek SLE ROYALE...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...places in the four counties of Baraga, Houghton Keweenaw and Ontonagon are listed, as this is but a small...-------------------7--7 Adams. Township .---~------7--------Agate Harbor ----------77 77777 ----------ek Ahme ------------
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were shaped by some accident of For instance, agate How is their formation. frequently found in...chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost...diagonally through matrix rock. Polished Fairburn agate from South Dakota. \\ jfc^ ^ ^ * Emerald in
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
57647 Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net Keweenaw Figure 1. A delicate group...Copper Country Figure 2. Generalized map of the Michigan copper district showing the location of the new...Mineral Finds in Michigan’s Copper Country T he Michigan Copper Country, also known as the Lake Superior...scenic Keweenaw Peninsula, which juts out into Lake Superior at the western end of Upper Michigan. The...Tom Rosemeyer, a native of Upper Michigan, is a graduate of Michigan Technological University in Houghton
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 (issue)
Extent and General Nature of the Keweenaw Series Lithology of the Keweenaw Series Section I. Basic Original...III. Summary View of the Original Rocks of the Keweenaw Series Section IV. Detrital Rocks Chapter IV....Features of the Three Classes of Rocks of the Keweenaw Chapter Chapter II. 24 III. 34 '. 35 91... General Stratigraphy of the Keweenaw Series Chapter VI.— The Keweenaw an Rocks op the South Shore of...of Lake Superior Introductory 152 Section I.— Keweenaw Point Section II.— The Region between Portage
Book
Historical Collections, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan. By Clarence J. Monette...Clarence J. Monette 942 Ninth Street Lake Linden, Michigan 49945 All Rights Reserved ISBN: 0-942363-37-X...Company and Company Mining Mining Copper Keweenaw Company; Mining Conglomerate Lac La Belle ...Belle lies at the foot of Mount Bohemia in Keweenaw County. The French name Lac La Belle means "beautiful...these types of copper artificats will be made. Michigan Technological University Archaeology Professors
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......................................53
Journal (issue)
into Kansas, as well as southeast through central Michigan, perhaps as far as western Tennessee. Today, the.............................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...the l 770's, sporadic copper prospecting on Keweenaw Peninsula was tried by early French and English...g nearly 3,000 pounds found at the base of the Keweenaw Peninsula aroused the interest of the young United
Journal (issue)
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 .
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals. Fashion... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may...cat's- more but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion plays...sharp sliver of agate, such as Montana moss agate, is also useful to test minerals near agate in hardness
Journal (issue)
2" up to 6"x 6" S0c to $10.00 • - -- • Agate in Idaho. Agate halves up nodules having blue, gray & white...$1.00, $2.00 and $3.00. • - - -• Red and white agate masses from Nevada 2"x 2" and 3"x 3" SOc and 75c...Montana 1 ½"x 1½" SOc up to $3.00 «- - -• Many agate cabochons - all colors SOc to $2.00 «---• Moss...FREAK SIMULATIONS IN AGATE. by Ernest Weulhaas ............ . ..... BLUE AGATE IN WASHINGTON. by C. N...N. Clfnesmtth ............. . ... . .. AGATE - SOME FACTS AND USES. by Peter zoaac ......... .......
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
Book
0:;~~~=s--_.ifu/1 O ':!!""_...✓26 , EAGLE HARBOR ·=-'--~c--- TO COPPER HARBOR !ROCK SHOPSl r::::-::, LAKE...IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...dug from the lava beds in Oregon are nodules of agate o ft en associated with opal Reniform marcas1te...aggregate . ps,lo• melane on rock 1o Banded aggregate agate 11 Arborescent aggregate copper 12 Lamellar rad
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Investigation of Gilley Fluorspar Deposits in Cherokee County, Alabama, by James F. O'Neill. It is interesting... 50 miles northeast of Birmingham, in Cherokee County, located in West 1/2, West V2 of Section 16, Township...MINERALOGIST (Dr. Walter F. Hunt, Editor, UniversUy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.) The Micanite pegmatite district...district lies across the Park-Fremont County line in south-central Co'crado, a few miles northwest of the...to us. Will some Colorado reader tell us in what county is Hans Peak and, if possible, send us a few notes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CLAYSTONE CONCRETIONS OF THE SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, AREA By JOSEPH A. MANDARINO 1034 North Keystone...data on the claystones from the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, area. As far as the writer has been able to learn...student at the Sault Ste. Marie Branch of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology. In the sprint...Carnegie Public Library int Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, who gave the writer information which led to...by the following members of the faculty of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology: Dr. Roy W. Drier
Journal (volume)
Point Hawk .View SPEED -Road .5. LODE Fisk To EAGLE EXTENSION -GREGORY .6. H & OLLOWAY SG.NY. Alt7...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...Schoolcraft Iron Company -- New Jersey Mining Company of Michigan ; Report of the Directors - Keith's New Process...Copper Mining Company , Portage Lake District, Michigan ; Report for 1864. NEW YORK MINING AND OIL STOCKS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
378 is undoubtedly the Hahns Peak area in Routt County, northern Colorado. It is not usually especially...success. He has cabochons of moonstone from Stephens County, which are unusually good ; also, rutilated rose...near the new waterworks dam at Mountain Ciy, Rabun County, Ga. He has a yellow cabochon of unusual beauty...Rabun County. The prize of the lot is opalescent rose quartz from the Kell mica mine in Rabun County. This...cracks, and should take an excellent polish. KANSAS: Agate pebbles, banded, dark gray and bluish, have been
Journal (volume)
OIL MINES OF PENNSYLVANIA .. COPPER REGION OF MICHIGAN .... EDITOR'S MISCELLANEOUS PIGEON - HOLE . Flint...Flint Steel River Mine - Silver in Michigan - Cotton in France - Great Gun - Terrible Explosion in Quebec.... THE LAKE CHROME AND MINERAL CO. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. 253 254 GOLD AND SILVER IN CANADA ..... THE...Company, of Colorado ; Its Development and Progress — Eagle Gold Company, of Colorado ; Its Affairs in Good...near the mouth of Mattakeeset Pond, in Plymouth County, Massachu setts, in 1702, that the first blast
Journal (volume)
spirit or inspire the ambition of the public mind . Michigan and the shores of Lake Superior and Huron, with... THE GEOLOGY OF MICHIGAN.. 184 190 314 215 224 225 The Iron Regions of Michigan - Copper Mines - Salt...Legislatures of the States of Illinois, Rhode Island, Michigan, Maryland, New York, West Virginia , Maine, Kansas...CAMPBELL, Marquette, Mich . Hon. ZACHARIAH CHANDLER , Michigan . GEO. M. PULLMAN , Esq ., Chicago , IL . B. HASTINGS...STROUSE , Pennsylvania. HON . JOHN F. DRIGGS , Michigan . Hon. JAMES M. ASHLEY , Ohio . Hos . J. H. D
Journal (issue)
museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...and FLECK, G. (1980) The Grey Horse mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Mineralogical Record, 11 (4), 231–232...and HAWES, W. (1978) Quartz and pyrite from King County, Washington. Mineralogical Record, 9 (6), 352–353...from the Spinelli prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Collected December 21, 2008 with...Mica mine (Swanson mine), East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Collected December, 1978. I had seen
Book (volume)
of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert W. Kelley of the Department of Conservation;...Oregon. Information was also supplied by Dowse’s Agate Shop, Salt Lake City, Utah, by William J. Bingham...Mahaffey of Nevada, Missouri. The well-known Texas agate localities of the Alpine Region were described in...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken
 
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