 | | 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...................................... Stefano & P. Persson The Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan................................... |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | Loudville mine, Hanipshire County, Massachusetts; Chimney Rock quarry, in Somerset County, and New Brunswick...Jersey; the Jones mine in Berks County, and Phoenixville and French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania;...workings of the copper mines at Ducktown, Polk County, and the zinc deposits of eastern and central Tennessee;...and mines of the Virgilina district, Charlotte County, Virginia; and copper mines in Guilford, Mecklenburg...deposits of Houghton and Keewenaw Counties, Michigan, and the well-known Flanibeau mine, Rusk County, Wisconsin |  | | Journal (issue) | | Texas 78204 Mlcrocry•tal Collectlng In Keweenaw County, Michigan by Jean R. Rentmeister .................CA. Host, Gem and Mineral Society ol San Mateo County. H.B. Murnan, P.O. Box 53, NAS Mollett Field, CA...thru 3. Marlcopa Lapidary Society. 25th Annual Phoenix Gem and Mineral Show " Sliver Jubilee of Gems."...Coliseum. Phoenix, AZ. 1st and 2nd 9-10: 3rd 9-6. Perry Stufflebeam, 3139 W. Holly, Phoenix 85009. Camper...Mineralogy Society. Annual Show. Benton-Franklin County Fairgrounds. Kennewick, WA. 10-10 and 10-6. Donald |  | | 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) | | the Ute Mountain Gem & Mineral Society. Montezuma County Annex Bldg., 103 N. Chestnut. Info.—John Ferrin...Mineral & Jewelry Festival sponsored by the Oxford County Mineral & Gem Association. Oxford Fair ground...3EO, Canada; 705/897-6216. July 12-14—Detroit, Michigan. Gem & Lapidary Wholesalers (G&LW) Gem Trade Show...Pinebridge Inn (wholesale). Info.—Jim Burgess, Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce, Rte. 1, Box 7%, Spruce Pine... OF NORTH ARKANSAS AMERICA'S ONLY DIAMOND MINE" 4th ANNUAL GEM & M N I E R A L S H O W SEPTEMBER |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...hydrofluoric acid which it gray and pitted. To from prehnite, heat the mineral in a closed glass tube. Smithsonite...minerals. He will pick over stream beds, gravel pits, mine dumps, road cuts, and quarries. Some gems may also... even an unfenced range, a deserted cabin, or a mine dump. Be ready to sign a waiver absolving the owner...slope above you may start a rock slide on you. Open mine shafts and water-filled pits are obvious dangers |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................238 Michigan ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ..................................................................45 Arizona – Yuma Co. Hull Mine Site Map ...................................... |  | | Journal (volume) | | vein-stones. The ignorance and prejudice of the native mine-owner prohibits use of the wheel-barrow, the windlass...wrought to advantage, now remains unbroken in the mine, and undressed at the surface. All necessaries of...and copper, in deep than in shallow parts of the mine, and contains platina near the surface only. Short...less liberally, than slaves in Brazil. 371-384 . MICHIGAN . The metalliferous series of Lake Superior rests...The central range of greenstone, which traverses Keweenaw Point, is, on both sides, overlaid by crystalline |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...and pitted. To differentiate smithsonite from prehnite, heat the mineral in a closed glass tube. Smithsonite...Basalt is the copper- and agate-bearing rock in the Michigan Upper Peninsula; underneath the whole region is...banded agate and such minerals as thomsonite and prehnite, and in the form of geodes containing crystal...minerals. He will pick over stream beds, gravel pits, mine dumps, road cuts, and quarries. Some gems agate |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................205 Michigan.................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................205 Michigan.................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Book | | assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland....found with other high-temperature minerals such as prehnite, pumpellyite, or epidote. Lieber (1978) described...1.5 mOl across, had crystallized with epidote, prehnite, quartz, and pyrite during 20/ ORIGINS OF ZEOLITES...seawater followed faults along the eastern coast of County Antrim and was the fluid in the cavities that produced...indicator'of high temperature because it is found with prehnite, pumpellyite, and epidote in the lower portions | | | Book | | assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland....found with other high-temperature minerals such as prehnite, pumpellyite, or epidote. Lieber (1978) described...1.5 mOl across, had crystallized with epidote, prehnite, quartz, and pyrite during 20/ ORIGINS OF ZEOLITES...seawater followed faults along the eastern coast of County Antrim and was the fluid in the cavities that produced...indicator'of high temperature because it is found with prehnite, pumpellyite, and epidote in the lower portions |  | | Book | | Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska...had been sending great expeditions to prospect and mine for it throughout the Sinai Peninsula since at least...and abandoned, one is also sure to find extensive mine dumps sloping steeply down from the shaft or tunnel...prodvced by atmospheric oxidation, can be found. Old mine dumps often reveal a varied assortment of brightly...unusual for a casual visitor to an old gold rush mine to kick up a solid gold, silver, or native copper |  | | Report (issue) | | Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2. deposit size (occurrence type - mine, prospect...south and east to west. The most prevalent name of a mine or prospect which was used in reference descriptions...category. Where multiple names have been given to one mine or prospect site, generally the most recent name...stream, or town. County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude Information in the county, state, quadrangle |  | | Report (edition) | | with cubic and octahedral cleavages, Pequea silver mine; middle left: azurite crystals on calcite, “old”...from the owners of the land, from the quarry or mine operators before entering to collect. (Land ownership...particular site, remember it is possible to visit the county courthouse in which the site is located, and trace...tested copper by Benjamin Franklin. In 1732 Gap mine land was owned by the honorable Proprietors Thomas...23 23 28 Adams County Native copper localities Teeter quarry zeolite Allegheny County Wittmer wurtzite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | not impor tant specimen producers: Newgate copper mine, which was used for a prison; the Allyndale quarry...believed that it may have come from the Tollgate mine or elsewhere in the Middletown area. D a n a (Palache...bismuth mine, but efforts to trace it to that locality have failed; it has been found at O l d Mine Park...is the author o f History and Minerals of O l d Mine Park (Saganawamps) (1985). A chemist, he was chairman...in schist: dravite. B o o t h ' s b i s m u t h mine, Monroe, B a r n H i l l near junction with Route |  | | Report (issue) | | a short article on California diamonds. Amador County: A few small stones have been picked up near the...the towns of Volcano, Oleta and Fiddletown. Butte County: In 1853 it was observed that diamonds occurred..."Wliite Rock canyon and at Smith's Flat. Fresno County Small diamonds are reported to have been found...found a few miles north of Coalinga. Nevada County A 1-^ carat stone was found at French Corral. Siskiyou...El Dorado County Forest Hill. About : sixty have been : : : Bar. Trinit}^ County : INIicroscopic |  | | Report (issue) | | copper ores of New Jersey and the many attempts to mine them. The report is particularly timely in that...................................... 39 Schuyler mine .......................................................................................... 69 Dod mine ................................................................................... 70 Glen Ridge mine ................................................................................. 72 Wigwam Brook mine ............................................... |  | | Book (volume) | | (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill O. Murphy |  | | Book | | of Saratoga in Now York, by Doct. John H. Steel. county A (Steel.') 1822." (N. G.) " New Farmer and...the Kennebeck j very abundant. (C.) LETTEII E. (township,) Oxford Co. its variety of forms, in great abundance...) FRANCONIA, (Grafton Co.) Epidote, in the iron mine, light yellow, acicular crystals. Magnetic Oxide...Staurotide. NEW HAMPSHIRE. 12 Garnet, amorphous, and mine. imperfectly at the iron crystallized Epidote...island a few feet above the bridge, imperfect. Prehnite, in small nodules, radiated. Made, also in argillite |
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Meadow Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA