 | | Book | | 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...Monette Abbaye -------------------7--7 Adams. Township .---~------7--------Agate Harbor ----------77...Alberta ee ee eae 10 10 10 11 11 r rrr cr-7 Allouez -----------rrr c Alston --------------ccrc 77 Arnheim |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Copper-bearing Amygdaloidal Lode Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan TOM ROSEMEYER PO Box 369, 506 Pine Street...5.5 Ă 10.0 cm, attributed to the South Kearsarge mine. Authorâs specimen, Terry Huizing photo. 276 ROCKS...the secondmost-productive lode discovered in the Michigan copper district. In the heyday of mining it became...however, were the numerous superbly crystallized silver groups recovered in the early days from the upper...miners until 1967 when all mining ceased. Many of the mine dumps have disappeared through the years because |  | Cornwall, H.R., Runner, J.J., Stromquist, A.A., Swanson, R.W., White, W.S. (1949) Detailed geologic map of the recently active copper mines; Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan. Open-File Report Vol. 1949 (50-4) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr504 | Report (issue) | | active copper nines, -..- roughton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan H. R. Cornwall, J. J. Runner, A. A.................. 10 Central Exploration fissure mine, 12 Introduction................ + (- ; Stratigraphy...... 33 The Houghton conglomerate *>re body, Allouez No* 3* shaft.* *«* -.» » .*-* *» » * » » * Introduction...copper*«...._................,.. 26 ->- Quincy mine ,..........*.......*................... Introduction............^.................... 32 Isle Royale mine ................................... 3U ; *" 30 |  | | 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 âą 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 (issue) | | large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton)...Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The âCopper Kingâ 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 |  | | 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 (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) | | Collectorâs Newsletter $6.00 2022 Summer Finds in the Michigan Copper Country Tom Rosemeyer datolite@charter...copper-bearing conglomerate to micro specimens of copper and silver crystals. The collecting has slowed down quite...years ago. This is due to the yearly crushing of mine dumps for logging road construction, road repairs...industrial projects. Posting of privately owned mine sites also had increased due to liability concerns...collecting sites by thoughtless collectors. The Keweenaw is still a wonderful place to live and mineral |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | MICROMOUNTING AT THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA, MICHIGAN By PAUL B. MOORE and RICHARD M. 6EGER Depr. of Geolophysical...UNIVERSITY] at 03:21 25 August 2017 INTRODUCTION The Keweenaw Feninsula is well-known for its fine specimens...material of interest besides the usual copper and silver. With mounting discouraging trips, we endeavored...collectors with limited time, may we suggest the Hancock Mine (on Ingot St., Hancock). The dump looks terrible...chlorite minerals are the best found anywhere in the Keweenaw Peninsula. PUMPELLYITE (6Ca0.3Al 2 0 3 .7Si0 2 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 COPPER RAY MINE, PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA Downloaded by [University of Regina]...metals. Historical analyses have indicated traces of silver, arsenic, iron, bismuth, antimony, mercury, selenium...âporphyry coppers.â It is frequently associated with silver, chalcocite, cuprite, malachite, azurite, tenorite...mining states and the copper district of Michiganâs Keweenaw Peninsula. Unusually fine copper specimens were...shaft, arborescent groups from the Copper Queen mine, and even postmining growths on old timbers in the |  | | Journal (issue) | | brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturerâs standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a...material collected from waste piles of abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit...Figure 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper â Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2âDr. Weisâs Personal Memorabilia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Africa Government Information Office July 18, 1957 MICHIGAN VACATION - 1956 People, Places and Prospects Lawrence...and mineral collecting, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is still a profitable and beautiful objective...photographer or open-air vacationer. Hundreds of mine dumps, miles of agate beaches, increasing numbers...Upper Peninsula Development Bureau at Marquette, Michigan, for scenic and historical attractions, we wasted...476 through New York State stopping at Sterling Mine, Antwerp, N. Y. for hematite, botrvoidal siderite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SOCIETY NOVEMBER, RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MICHIGAN T. M. BRODERICK, OF GEOLOGISTS 1946 TO COPPER...previously publishedin geologicalstudies of the Michigan copperdistrict by the Calumetand Hecla GeologicalDepartment...ProfessionalPaper 144, "The Copper Depositsof Michigan," and the continuationof geological studiesby...deposits of Michigan, U.S. Prof. Pap. 144, p. 2, 1929. Geol. Surv. GEOLOGYOF MICHIGAN COPPERDISTRICT...These are as follows: T. M. Broderick, Zoning in Michigan copperdepositsand its significance. EcoN. Gv.ox |  | | Report (issue) | | 619(1) Z = 16 X-ray Powder Pattern: Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA. 2.05 (100), 1.888 (70), 1.965 (50),...21 Total 100.06 99.61 100.00 (1) Mohawk mine, Michigan, USA. (2) Wasserfall, France; by electron microprobe...(typically arsenian), silver, algodonite. Distribution: In Chile, from the Algodones silver mine, near Coquimbo...In the USA, from the Mohawk and Ahmeek mines, Keweenaw Co., and in the Sheldon-Columbia mine, Portage...Portage Lake, Houghton Co., Michigan; at the Cashin mine, Montrose Co., Colorado; from Franklin, Sussex Co |  | | Book | | Lakes States Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, by June Culp Zeitner $5.95 Gem Guides Book...our knowledge and enjoyment of this great owners, mine and quarry operators and science by collecting.... and Michigan. Dow Chemical has reported finding diamonds in the kimberlites of upper Michigan, and vast...shoreline on both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Michigan is the state with the most shoreline on these...fresh water seas, with waters of Lake Superior, Michigan and Huron virtually surrounding it. Illinois and |  | | Report (issue) | | Optical Properties: Opaque. Color: Steel-gray to silver-white, tarnishes dull on exposure; in polished...4.228 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mohawk mine, Michigan, USA. 1.989 (100), 2.11 (40), 2.25 (20), 1.299...100.00 (1) Rancagua, Chile. (2) Champion mine, Michigan, USA. (3) Cu6 As. Occurrence: arsenides. Uncommon...arsenian), silver, domeykite, koutekite. Distribution: In Chile, from the Algodones silver mine, near Coquimbo...the Kokito II mine, NeuqueÌn Province, Argentina. In the USA, in Michigan, from Keweenaw Co., at the Mohawk |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY Figure 1: Shaft house of the Ahmeek mine, Keweenaw County. 1962 photo by Terry...been and probably never will be anything like the Michigan Copper Country. For the mineral-minded, it is...native metal. For the collector, its scores of old mine dumps never cease to provide rewards of specimens;...Country lies 500 miles due north of Chicago in the Keweenaw Peninsula, which sticks like a thumb from Michigan's...made the first systematic explorations on which Michigan laid its claim to the region. Houghton lost his |  | | Book | | $5.00 CLIFTON and the CLIFF MINE Miners breaking up a giant mass of pure copper. One mass found...wide, and weighed three hundred tons at the Cliff Mine. By Clarence J. Monette FIFTY-THIRD OF A LOCAL...CLIFF MINE COPYRIGHT January 30, 1999 Clarence J. Monette 942 Ninth Street Lake Linden, Michigan 49945...Pittsburgh. It was always knownvas first copper the mine Cliff opened andawas in the tne Lake SUDIE...pre=hnstonicadays#ofe tine mound-builders, and the first mine pay a dividend from Lake Superior to copper. According |  | | Report (issue) | | = 10.060(1) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Kamioka mine, Japan. 5.03 (100), 3.55 (90), 2.509 (75b), 2.430...0.45 2.48 Total 98.70 100.11 100.00 (1) Kamioka mine, Japan; by electron microprobe, average of three...01 Mn0.03 )ÎŁ=2.04 Mo2.98 O8 . (2) Mohawk mine, Michigan, USA; by electron microprobe, average of seven...low-grade regional metamorphism of basalt (Michigan, USA). Association: Molybdenite, potassic feldspar...(Kamioka mine, Japan); domeykite, algodonite, nickeline, maucherite, koutekite, safflorite, silver, molybdenite |  | | 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 âą 1964 Copyright, 1943, by WILLIAM A. MURDOCH...the number of former residents of this beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula, who return to this, their homeland...ITS COLU.l\1BUS 19 IV WHITE PAWNEES 27 THE KEWEENAW VIRGIN 36 VI FAITH, HOPE, AND A PHARMACIST...JIM PAUL S BOULDER NUMBER 98 TAKES A JACKPOT SILVER LAGNIAPPE COPPER HITS A HALF-DOLLAR 1 BILLY ROY |  | | Journal (issue) | | .. . . . . .. . ......... . .. . .. 144 ANCIENT MINE SAVED GREEK CIVI L I ZATION . ............... 147...mineral is also common in the copper region of Keweenaw Peninsula, Mich., where is occurs in veins with...inc!ude strings or grains of the copper and even silver. Prehnite also occurs in crystalline form, in geodes...specimens. When you bring home specimens collected at a mine, quarry, or other locality, WASH THEM in water with...COUNTRY By KIRIL SPIROFF Michigan College of Mining and Technology The Michigan Copper Country is of unique |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from the Kamioka Mine (Japan), is associated with copper arsenides in the Mohawk and Ahmeek copper mines...mines (Michigan, U.S.A.) and occurs as inclusions in magnetite in the Carajas deposit, Brazil. Microprobe...Microprobe analyses of kamiokite from the Mohawk Mine show an extensive substitutionof Mo a+ by V 4+, Ti, A1, Fe...is close to Fe2Mo3Os; however, as for the Mohawk Mine material, the presence of Fe 3+ is required to maintain...electroneutrality. Unit-cell parameters (Mohawk Mine) are: a = 5.791(5), c = 9.945(7) A; V= 288.8 A 3 |
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Ahmeek Mine, Ahmeek, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA