Fire Center Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Marquette County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Fire Center Mine | Mine |
Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt) | Belt |
Marquette County | County |
Michigan | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 35' 49'' North , 87° 39' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Negaunee | 4,582 (2017) | 11.4km |
Ishpeming | 6,483 (2017) | 12.1km |
West Ishpeming | 2,662 (2017) | 13.2km |
Trowbridge Park | 2,176 (2017) | 17.1km |
Palmer | 418 (2017) | 18.0km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club | Ishpeming, Michigan | 12km |
Mindat Locality ID:
125053
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:125053:7
GUID (UUID V4):
59713963-3741-4bf9-8609-8acb202b03ac
Two prospects discovered in 1891 by Julius Ropes. Operated by the Fire Centre Mining Company 1891-1893.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Zinc, Copper
Deposit Type: Veins
Development Status: Prospect
Deposit Model: 241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Host Rock: Porphyry
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ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Crescent Gold prospect, Fire Center Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Marquette County, Michigan, USA Fire Center Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Marquette County, Michigan, USA Beaver prospect, Fire Center Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Marquette County, Michigan, USA |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt)
- Fire Center Mine
- Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt)
- Marquette County
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