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Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types
Cliff MineMine
Allouez TownshipTownship
Keweenaw CountyCounty
MichiganState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 22' 22'' North , 88° 18' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ahmeek146 (2017)10.3km
Copper City187 (2017)11.3km
Calumet703 (2017)17.5km
Laurium1,941 (2017)17.9km
Lake Linden989 (2017)21.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Copper Country Rock and Mineral ClubDollar Bay, Michigan32km
Mindat Locality ID:
6849
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6849:2
GUID (UUID V4):
f278220b-aa3e-43bd-b2e1-15f3326c49cc


The Cliff Mine was the first successful copper producer on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The property was owned by the Pittsburgh and Boston Copper Harbor Mining Company; however, the company first worked the Hays Mine near Fort Wilkins and Hays Point, both near Copper Harbor. After these two prospects became busts, and rumors of copper metal sticking out of the ground at the Cliff Location were noted by company officials, work shifted to the Cliff in 1845. The first work involved sinking a vertical shaft at the base of the cliff. Later during the same year, a new shaft was driven and named the Avery Shaft after one of the Company's biggest investors, Dr. Charles Avery. By the end of 1845, around 20,000 pounds of mass copper was removed from the shafts. Cliff sank two additional shafts between 1849 and 1853, each producing sizable amounts of mass copper. The mine operated almost continuously until 1878 when the Company ceased operation. The mine was worked on tribute until 1883 and produced a few tons of copper. The property was sold to the Tamarack Mining Company in 1892. Exploration work was conducted in 1906 in the upper levels, but the mine was not reopened. Eventually, the property became part of Calumet and Hecla.

Today, the piles are owned by Keweenaw County and are easily accessible off Cliff Drive, offering collectors a bounty of minerals to seek out.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

40 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
'Chlorite Group'
References:
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Copper
Formula: Cu
References:
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
'Delessite'
Formula: (Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Domeykite
Formula: Cu3As
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Reported from dark greenstones in the mine area.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula: Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. Chlorastrolite
Formula: Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Domeykite2.AA.10bCu3As
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Pumpellyite-(Mg)
var. Chlorastrolite
9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Babingtonite9.DK.05Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Delessite'-(Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
''-
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
H Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Delessite(Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
H Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
H Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
H Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CupriteCu2O
O Delessite(Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
O Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TenoriteCuO
O Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
FFluorine
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Delessite(Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8
Mg Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mg Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Delessite(Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Al Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Al Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Al Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Si BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Si Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Delessite(Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Si Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Ca Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Ca Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Pumpellyite-(Mg) var. ChlorastroliteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mn BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe Delessite(Mg,Fe,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu DomeykiteCu3As
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As DomeykiteCu3As
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag SilverAg
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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