 | | 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 |  | | 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) | | DIETRICH Geology Department Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859 According to a survey...years ago in Rocks and Minerals (Dietrich, 1978), Michigan is one of two states with an "official state stone"..."official state gemstone." On the other hand, Michigan does not have an "official" state mineral, rock...one-eighth mile south of Little Traverse Bay, Emmet County, Michigan. This specimen, collected by A. W. Grabau...collec tions of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by M. I . Whitney.) The "Petoskey |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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...Chrysolite: green prehnite from South Africa . Chlorastrolite: Impure prehnite from Lake Superior. Edelite...chlorastroli te. Creenstone: zonoch'.orite or chlorastrolite. Isle of Roya le Creenstone : chlorastroli... Lake Superior Creenstone : chlorastrolite. Turtle Back : chlorastrolite. Zonochlorite : prehnite, banded |  | | Report (volume) | | 64-66 Supt.of Docs. No.: 119.3:1309 1. Geology-Michigan-Isle Royale National Park-Guide-books. I. Title...Native copper widespread but not abundant ____ Chlorastrolite Michigan's state gem __________ Prehnite the...found in Indian mounds and habitats throughout central and eastern North America, some of which probably...copper mining by Europeans was established on Keweenaw Peninsula and had been attempted on Isle Royale...Foster and Whitney is that Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula may be regarded as geologic counterparts |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Copper-bearing Amygdaloidal Lode Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, Michigan TOM ROSEMEYER PO Box 369, 506...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...miners until 1967 when all mining ceased. Many of the mine dumps have disappeared through the years because...only massive concrete foundations mark the famous mine sites. Not all is lost, though. A trip to the A |  | | 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) | | minerals of Michigan’s Copper Country News from the Keweenaw Recent Mineral Finds in Michigan’s Copper Country... When one thinks of superb specimens from the Keweenaw, memories of arborescent groups of copper and...courtesy Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Michigan Technological...started with the closure of the Champion mine in Houghton County by the Copper Range Company in September...reserves (Fields 1997).This was the last native copper mine in operation by the Copper Range Company and was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | India, Iceland, Nova Scotia, Mexico, Brazil and Central Europe, we thought we had most all types of most...is truly a m / m collector's locality. The Ojuela mine has provided, and still furnishes, such things as...Galgano, and Russ DeRoo. Paul Moore, 1307 Ruby Ave., Houghton, Mich., sent us some local material, and then...regard to the micromounting world here in the Keweenaw Peninsula. 'Although I have been a student of...cubic and octahedral faces), silver xls galore, chlorastrolite (a valid species - triclinic pumpellyite), |  | | 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...Meeting,Houghton, Houghton,Ml, 40, part part2, 2, 185 185p. p. MI,v.v. 40, 1 PREFACE PREFACE In 1983 1983..."Field Guide to the Geology Geology of the the Keweenaw Keweenaw Annual Institute Institute on on Lake Lake |  | | Journal (issue) | | MICHIGAN COPPER! The Mineralogical Record JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023 ? VOLUME 54 ? NUMBER 1 ? $40 ... KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com.......................3 by W. E. Wilson The Keweenaw County Fissure Mines....................................13 by C. J. Stefano The Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan......................................C. J. Stefano & P. Persson The Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan............................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 57647 Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net Keweenaw Figure 1. A delicate group...of copper crystals collected at the Ojibway No. 1 mine in summer 2009 by Steve Whelan. The specimen is...Copper Country Figure 2. Generalized map of the Michigan copper district showing the location of the new...Mineral Finds in Michigan’s Copper Country T he Michigan Copper Country, also known as the Lake Superior...scenic Keweenaw Peninsula, which juts out into Lake Superior at the western end of Upper Michigan. The |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in celebrating the rich mineral heritage of the Keweenaw Peninsula’s datolite by diving into this article...Dyl II, Director A. E. Seumnii Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University 170 ROCKS 81MINERALS...81MINERALS ’ .1-. . TOM ROSEMEYER 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P.O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 rosemeyer@ocinet...00:43 01 January 2015 1. Cliff mine 2. Phoenix mine 3. Centralmine 4. Central Exploration 5. Delaware group...pit 7. IronCity(Empire)mine 8. Capemine 9. Clatkmine 10. starmine 11. Keweenaw Point Historical information |  | | Journal (issue) | | copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton) D e d ic ated...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 . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs January/February: Crocoite, Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Francis Benjamin specimen...Scovil photo. March/April: Galaxy opal, Opalville mine, lease 135, Jundah, Queensland, Australia. Owner...July/August: Silver, Wolverine mine, Kearsarge lode, Keweenaw County, Michigan. William Severance specimen...(Hallelujah Junction), Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada. Paul Geffner specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...November/December: Millerite, Sterling mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York. National Museum of Natural |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Who's Who in Mineral Names Minerals Named ) ] for Michigan L / Mineralogists and Geologists In this, the...veys, we pay tribute to those individuals from Michigan who have been honored by hav ing minerals named...Geology and Mineralogy University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 T H E Y E A R 1987 I S NOT O N...S Q U I C E N T E N N I A L of the state of Michigan but also of Michigan's geological and mineralogical...with Michigan geological institutions have been many famous individuals: e.g., Douglass Houghton, Ra |  | | Book (edition) | | feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose...should always ask permission it may be un- or a mine dvmip. Cleanliness around a camp site and removal...Milwau- have come from central Indiana, near Cincinnati, and Dowagiac, Michigan. Few have been reported...Lincoln Co. Todd's Branch, Mecklenberg Co. Portis mine, Franklin Co. Muddy Creek headwaters, McDowell...Ferry, Hall Co. Horshaw mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % |  | | Book | | 70 ie 72 ea: * Michigan 2, 55 55 56 7 7 Stone-Petoskey Stone Gem-Chlorastrolite Soil-Kalkaska Series...made the “Magic City” of Birmingham, Jefferson County “The Pittsburgh of the South” during the turn of...feet thick, occurs near Sylacauga, in Talladega County, being fine-grained and mostly white, ofexceptional...white Sylacauga marble from Sylacauga, Talladega County, is considered among the finest white marble in...the Lincoln Memorial. Marble from Chewacla, Lee County, near Auburn, Alabama, is a coarse grained dolomite |  | | Book (volume) | | vel The Encyclopedia of MICHIGAN The Encyclopedia of MICHIGAN FOURTH ae EDITION ease VOLUME... INTRODUCTION There is no such thing as a “‘typical’? Michigan citizen; although some other states may have...easily conform to any one type. One reason is that Michigan has such a great diversity in natural characteristics:...pines northward; the battered dunes of the Lake Michigan shores; and the regimented rows of hand-reared...of inland lakes, the Straits of Mackinac divide Michigan into two units, a feature unknown by any other |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Superior region, Calumet and Hecla mine, Houghton County, Michigan. The fragment consists of an aggregate...Weissenberg photograph of pumpellyite from Calumet, Michigan, with the crystal oscillated about the b-axis...crystals of pumpellyite from Hicks Ranch, Sonoma County, California, by use of the Giebe and Scheibe tester...Calumet, in Californian pumpellyite, 7 lies in the Michigan. acute angle between the cleavages. In the former...3. Cruciform twin of pumpellyite from CalumeL Michigan. RELATED MINERALS. Palache and Vassar, Quitzow |  | | Journal (issue) | | Menlo Park, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums...R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Behnke Famous mineral localities: the Corrego Frio mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil ...............Topaz-Mineral Exploration (1605 Hillcrest, Grand Haven, Michigan 49417) wishes to announce that he is now stocking...Person-other—Other persons such as miners, field assistants, mine managers, etc. Place —Used when a mineral is named |
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Central Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA