| Locality type: | Unincorporated Community |
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| Species: | Saponite |
| Formula: | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Quartz | 1 photo of Saponite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Epidote | 1 photo of Saponite associated with Epidote at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Saponite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 417436 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:417436:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f009d547-34cf-4dc5-a42d-c4e94fc837e9 |
| Localities for Saponite in this Region |
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| Algomah Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA |
| Caledonia Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Saponite |
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| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘAdventure mine, Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘCaledonia Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘAlgomah Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘMichigan Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA |
| 41.8km (25.9 miles) | ⓘBergland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA |
| 53.4km (33.2 miles) | ⓘIsle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA |
| 67.9km (42.2 miles) | ⓘLa Salle Mine, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA |
| 69.3km (43.0 miles) | ⓘLaurium Mine, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA |
| 70.0km (43.5 miles) | ⓘOsceola Amygdaloid, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA |
| 71.4km (44.4 miles) | ⓘTamarack Mine, Tamarack, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA |
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 | | 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 |  | | 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) | | Bulletin 6 1976 COVER Shown is a porcelanoid mass of flesh colored datolite, a borosilicate (CaBSiO4OH)...(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 |  | | 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 |
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Caledonia Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA