 | | 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 (issue) | | large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton)...Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The “Copper King” 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 . |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | Copper-bearing Amygdaloidal Lode Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan TOM ROSEMEYER PO Box 369, 506 Pine Street...5.5 × 10.0 cm, attributed to the South Kearsarge mine. Author’s 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | nodule, 0.9 x 1.1 inches, recovered from the Hancock mine dump by John Perona in 1972. John Perona specimen...A. Jaszczak photo. rom the bowels of a Keweenaw copper mine to the icy depths of Lake Superior, serious...descending a steep 2,000-foot-deep mine shaft in the dead of a Keweenaw winter with only mud and ice for...over heels into the black depths of an abandoned mine. All of this effort was expended on clandestine...and Sciences Michigan Technological University Tom Rosemeyer is a native of Upper Michigan and a graduate |  | | Book | | Historical Collections, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan. By Clarence J. Monette...Clarence J. Monette 942 Ninth Street Lake Linden, Michigan 49945 All Rights Reserved ISBN: 0-942363-37-X...Company and Company Mining Mining Copper Keweenaw Company; Mining Conglomerate Lac La Belle ...Belle lies at the foot of Mount Bohemia in Keweenaw County. The French name Lac La Belle means "beautiful..."beautiful lake." This area of Grant Township is in fact becoming an attraction for tourists and fishermen |  | | 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 |  | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | George Robinson, Michigan Technological University. neW DATA On MIneRALs fROM THe KeWeenAW cOPPeR DIsTRIcT...material from several former mines on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, has revealed the presence of several...occurrence of anilite (Cu7S4) near Painesdale, Michigan (Heinrich and Robinson 2004), carbonate matrix...chalcocite-bearing vein material from the Baltic mine exposing the sulfides. Several samples carried small...Additional samples from the Baltic mine dump revealed crude wires of native silver associated with chalcocite |  | | Report (issue) | | 619(1) Z = 16 X-ray Powder Pattern: Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA. 2.05 (100), 1.888 (70), 1.965 (50),...28.21 Total 100.06 99.61 100.00 (1) Mohawk mine, Michigan, USA. (2) Wasserfall, France; by electron...(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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COPPER-BEARING FISSURE VEINS Keweenaw County, Michigan Downloaded by [University of Delaware] at 05:05...crystallized copper specimen came from the Central mine and was in the collection of Donald C. Gabriel....exploration 2. Cliff mine 3. Phoenix group of mines 4. Central mine 5. Northwestern mine 6. Central exploration...Resolute mine 9. Hard Rock fissure 10. Iron City (Empire) mine 11. Cape mine 12. Copper Falls mine 13. Clark...Clark mine 14. Point prospect 15. Mendota mine 16. Gull Rock fissure and Laker pocket Figure 3. A 1900 |  | | Report (issue) | | Optical Properties: Opaque. Color: Steel-gray to silver-white, tarnishes dull on exposure; in polished...c = 4.228 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mohawk mine, Michigan, USA. 1.989 (100), 2.11 (40), 2.25 (20), 1...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...II mine, Neuquén Province, Argentina. In the USA, in Michigan, from Keweenaw Co., at the Mohawk, Pewabic |  | | Book | | Park 13700 13.25 Lane Garden, Michigan 49835 Tel: (906) 644-2603 Keweenaw Peninsula Jill Barbour (jnbarbour@mtu...Department of Geological Sciences & Engineering Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton...Rocks National Lakeshore P.O. Box 40, Munising, Michigan 49862 Tel: (906) 387-2607 / Email: David_Kronk@nps...Mining Engineering and Sciences (adjunct) Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI 49855 Tel: (906) 227-1176...wildr@michigan.gov Mine Descriptions Rob Porritt, Dept of Geological Sciences & Engineering, Michigan Technological |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | 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...(Fe2.01 Mn0.03 )Σ=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 |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | exposed during highway construction, Hull Township, Gatineau County, Quebec. P. M. Bellev, R. Rowe & M. Picard...e " from the Harder Farm, Hammond, St. Lawrence County, NY. M. Lupulescu. 3:45 H i s t o r y of the Powers...Powers farm streamside veins, St. Lawrence County, New York. M. R. Walter & S. C. Chamberlain. 4:00 M...assemblage from the Allah Cooper/Valcooper mine, Louisa County, Virginia. L. E. Kearns & M. D. Dunn. 4:30...e wavellite from the De Linde quarry, Garland, County, Arkansas. S. L. Hanson, A. U. Falster & Win. B |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Co-Ni-As mineral assemblages, often with accessory silver. Associated minerals include cobaltite, skutterudite...localities as the old cobalt mine at Great Hill, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut; the Franklin...mines, Sussex County, New Jersey; the old Tilly Foster iron mine near Brewster, Putnam County, New York;...in Lebanon County, the French Creek iron mines and Wheatley lead mines in Chester County, and the Dyer...Berks County. It is reported from the Alberene and Old Dominion soapstone quarries, Albemarle County, Virginia; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | described 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,...Carajas 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 |
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Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA