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Agate from
Siskiwit Bay, Isle Royale National Park, 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 Siskiwit Bay, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:417204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:417204:8
GUID (UUID V4):0ae692d8-5713-4d6f-9601-435ef6842f1a
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
4.1km (2.5 miles) Senter Point, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) Carnelian Beach, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) Agate Beach, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) Conglomerate Bay, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
35.3km (22.0 miles) Caribou Islands, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) Tobin Harbor, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) Thunder Bay Agate mine, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
71.9km (44.7 miles) Seven Mile Point, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
72.0km (44.7 miles) Seven Mile Point Beach, Seven Mile Point, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) Five Mile Point, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
ROY/VLE Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service 1975 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE...Norman King 1926The geologic story of Isle Royale National Park. (Geological Survey Bulletin 1309) Bibliography:...Docs. No.: 119.3:1309 1. Geology-Michigan-Isle Royale National Park-Guide-books. I. Title. II. Series:...Tilting and breaking the rocks _____________ Isle Royale a small piece of the big puzzle ____ What happened...before the pre-Keweenawan ____ The rocks of Isle Royale the Keweenawan ______ The missing chapters ____________________
Report (issue)
KEWEENAWAN) ON ISLE ROYALE, MICHIGAN Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service GEOLOGICAL...Keweenawan) on Isle Royale, Michigan By N. KING HUBER GEOLOGY OF ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK, MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL...PAPER 754-C Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...Lake Volcanics on the Keweenaw Peninsula__ 3 The Portage Lake Volcanics on Isle Royale ....................--------------·------------- 18 The Portage Lake Volcanics on Isle Royale--Continued Volcanic rocks-Continued Stratigraphic
Book (edition)
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)
(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...the Bicentennial celebration: "to forge a new national commitment, a new spirit for '76, a spirit which...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
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
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the GEOLOGY of Lake Superior’s APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE and Nearby Areas of the Bayfield Peninsula...Wisconsin Revised BY EDWARD Poetry FASTERN NATIONAL ¢ Edition B2NUHFER by Mary FORT P. Dalles...authors, 1987 Revised edition published by Eastern National, 2004 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034 ISBN...the geology of Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and nearby areas of the Bayfield Peninsula...1-888213-95-7 1. Geology—Wisconsin—Apostle Islands National Lakeshore-—Guidebooks. 2. Geology—Wisconsin—Bayfield
the GEOLOGY of Lake Superior’s APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE and Nearby Areas of the Bayfield Peninsula...Wisconsin Revised BY EDWARD Poetry FASTERN NATIONAL ¢ Edition B2NUHFER by Mary FORT P. Dalles...authors, 1987 Revised edition published by Eastern National, 2004 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034 ISBN...the geology of Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and nearby areas of the Bayfield Peninsula...1-888213-95-7 1. Geology—Wisconsin—Apostle Islands National Lakeshore-—Guidebooks. 2. Geology—Wisconsin—Bayfield
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
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HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...they may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey...major cities who stock topographic maps. Maps of national forests can be obtained from the VS for DC ...deathtraps ACTIVE left the in upper peninsula of Michigan, where much of the was produced in the last century
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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...from the magazines or disvarious regional and national con- ventions. Perhaps among the stones you...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
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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...ma1or c1t1es who stock topographic maps Maps of national forests can be obtained from the U.S Forest Service...dug from the lava beds in Oregon are nodules of agate o ft en associated with opal Reniform marcas1te...ian, such as the great cliff outside Yellowstone Park. the Glass Builes near Hampton, Oregon, and the
Report (issue)
THE NATIONAL GAZETTEER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED STATES CONCISE 1990 The 50 States of...States of America (National Atlas of the United States of America, 1970). THE NATIONAL GAZETTEER OF THE...of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data The National gazetteer of the United States of America. Concise...Denver, CO 80225 90-3796 CIP FOREWORD "The National Gazetteer of the United States of America" is...determine property, mineral, and water rights. "The National Gazetteer of the United States of America" is
 
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