 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Porcelaneous Datolite in MichiganÕs Lake Superior Copper District Figure 1. A rare and beautiful yellow...nodule, 0.9 x 1.1 inches, recovered from the Hancock mine dump by John Perona in 1972. John Perona specimen...Jaszczak photo. rom the bowels of a Keweenaw copper mine to the icy depths of Lake Superior, serious datolite...combination. Imagine descending a steep 2,000-foot-deep mine shaft in the dead of a Keweenaw winter with only...over heels into the black depths of an abandoned mine. All of this effort was expended on clandestine |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | articles on the mines and minerals of Michigan's Copper Country Rocks & Minerals 2001.76:156-188. Tom...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 occurs...(chalcocite) deposit at the White Pine mine and (2) the world-class native copper deposits that occur in the Portage...Lake Volcanics (PLV) and the Copper Harbor Conglomerate. The native-copper deposits can be further divided |  | | Journal (issue) | | with a large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives...of Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The “Copper King” The MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY L. W i l s o n New Mexico...t a n l e y J. D y l II Seaman Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University % 1992 T h e M in e...COVER: Native copper crystal group, 13.6 cm, from an unknown mine in the Michigan Copper Country. Richard...Burbank) wrote the classic work on the copper deposits of Michigan in 1929. Photo by Wendell E. Wilson. |  | | Report (issue) | | BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE MATCHWOOD QUADRANGLE, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN By Robert F. Johnson...Portage Lake Lava Series 3 Unnamed formation 5 Copper Harbor Conglomerate 9 Nonesuch Shale 13 Jacobsville...BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE MATCHWOOD QUADRANGLE, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN ' ~ By Robert...Matchvood quadrangle is in central Ontonagon County, just west of the Ontonagon River and its Middle Branch...consisting of mafic and felsic lava flows, the Copper Harbor Conglomerate, the Nonesuch Shale, and the |  | | Book | | Eagle Harbor Oe emma Harbor Copper Harb 7 al EAGLE ie ces are Olibwove Allovez, «Ahmoek SLE ROYALE...ONTONAGAN. Indiana. Pine .Moss sRocklond. ONTONAGON Rousseau. .Chossell Jocobsville ~Donken Arnheim...Ishpeming + HiUM boig, «Palmer «Republic SOME COPPER COUNTRY NAMES AND PLACES COPYRIGHT May 23, 1975...Clarence J. Monette 942 Ninth Street Lake Linden, Michigan, 49945 All Rights Reserved ISBN: 0-942363-04-3...ice a nineOo by Copper Island Printing & Graphic Services, Inc. of Calumet, Michigan _ ee AUTHOR'S |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Places of Geological and Mineralogical Interest in Michigan LOWER PENINSULA ARTHUR Y. JOHNSTONE Cranbrook...of Science 500 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013 The Upper Peninsula has pronounced geological...Paleozoic beds form the northern rim of the Southern Michigan Basin; from Marquette westward, the early Precambrian...late Precambrian, Keweenawan flood basalts, and copper mineralization extend along Mich igan's west border...beds, forming the northern rim of the Southern Michigan Basin, are evident as soon as you cross the 5-mile |  | | Report (issue) | | Michigan’s Copper Country Ellis W. Courter Contribution to Michigan Geology 92 01 Table of Contents......................... 6 Europeans Come to the Copper Country ............................................................. 12 The Legend of the Ontonagon Copper Boulder .................................................................. 18 The Copper Rush .................................................................................. 80 West of the Ontonagon.............................................. |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MICROCLINE IN THE NATIVE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN Ina KrorN, Stanf ord, U ni.oersity, C al'iJorni...activity in the copper country of Michigan, and detailed study of the native copper deposits during this...wiII contribute to our knowledge of the native copper deposits and of that important mineral groupthe..."anomalous occurrence" in the newly discovered native copper deposits of Keweenaw peninsula of a "peculiar reddish..."undoubted aqueous product" forming after both copper and calcite. Whitneyz supplemented this with a |  | | Journal (issue) | | The Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada A Source of Superb Secondary Copper Minerals Daniel J...ch) Introduction Since the 1950’s, the Majuba Hill Mine has been recognized by the mineral collecting community...variety of colorful and unique copper-arsenate and other secondary copper mineral specimens. With the recent...be observed in the minerals from the Majuba Hill Mine. Spherical aggregates of arthurite crystals from...Evanich photo. History The Majuba Hill Mine, located in Pershing County, Nevada, was first located in 1907 |  | | Journal (volume) | | MILLIONAIRE MADE HIS FORTUNE... COPPER SMELTING AT DETROIT , MICHIGAN ...... EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.......Petroleum Company, of New York , New York and Michigan Silver -Lead Company - L'Anse Mining Company...LANDS 208 209 Embracing Oil , Coal, Iron , Lead, Copper , Gold , and Silver -- For Sale at the Real Estate...281 Notice to the Directors of Gold , Silver, Copper, Lead , and Iron Mining Companies -Assaying of...Schoolcraft Iron Company -- New Jersey Mining Company of Michigan ; Report of the Directors - Keith's New Process |  | | 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 (issue) | | A New Occurrence of Allophane From the Laochang Mine, Gejiu City, Yunnan, China Tony Nikischer Excalibur...exceptional allophane specimens from the Laochang Mine (see figure I) came as a complete surprise. Our...neither species had previously been reported from this mine, best known for its pale blue hemimorphite. Figure...colorful specimenof allophane from the laochang Mine, near Gejiu City in YunnanProvince.This sample providedthe...Discovery of Gem-Grade Chrysocolla From Ontonagon County, Michigan Tom Rosemeyer datolite@charter.net This |  | | Catalog/List | | 28Qj 0° A®ATE, North Shore, Lake Superior, Michigan, USA. Polished pebble showing concentric patterns... Small Ml. £4 £4-°0 HOWLITE, Lang, California, USA. Looks like stone brains, chalklike porcelaneous...ORE, mostly GALENA, Hidden Treasures Mine, Nevadaville, Colorado, USA. Mass of pure ore body mainly galena...sulphide. RF SPC. C. £4 £5.00 JASPER/AGATE, Texas, USA. Polished slab of rich green and orange mixture....£5.00 PETRIFIED WOOD, Quincy, Washington State, USA. Polished slab showing original wood grain structure |  | | Report (issue) | | filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur as inclusions near the...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 (volume) | | PENNSYLVANIA .. COPPER REGION OF MICHIGAN .... EDITOR'S MISCELLANEOUS PIGEON - HOLE . Flint Steel River Mine - Silver...Silver in Michigan - Cotton in France - Great Gun - Terrible Explosion in Quebec - The Riches of the Country...Hudson Canal Co.- Placenta Bay Lead Co. - Bedford Copper Co. NOTICE TO OFFICERS OF MINING COMPANIES SALES...Places for the Transaction of Business Hampton Lead Mine . 134 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.... The Coal Trade - The...The Gold Regions of the United States - Copper Coin - Oil Wells at Oil Creek . INTERESTING IMMIGRATION |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2016 Mashamba West Mine, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Red Dome Mine, Queensland, Australia...deposits, especially those of copper. At relatively shallow depths, copper is concentrated as the native...well known to collectors familiar with porphyry copper deposits of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Many...Many of the world’s finest specimens of native copper, azurite, malachite, atacamite, and a host of other...impurities. Its position in the oxidation cycle of copper deposits suggests that it can replace a variety |  | | Book | | BOUNDARIES Life and Landscape at the Lake Superior Copper Mines 1840-1875 LARRY LANKTON New York Oxford...boundaries : life and landscape at the Lake Superior copper mines, 1840-1875 / Larry Lankton. p. cm. Includes...0-19-510804-3 1. Copper industry and trade—Michigan—Keweenaw PeninsulaHistory—i9th century. 2. Copper miners—Michigan—Keweenaw...miners—Michigan—Keweenaw Peninsula—History—1910 century. I. Lankton, Larry. grave. II. Title. HD9539-C7U547...it the "Lake Superior copper district," the "Keweenaw Peninsula," and the "Copper Country." In the mid-nineteenth |  | | Report (issue) | | Quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin Prepared in cooperation with Geological Survey Division, Michigan Department...Assessment of the Iron River 1 ° X 2° Quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin By W. F. Cannon GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...in cooperation with Geological Survey Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Wisconsin...assessment of the Iron River 1° X 2° quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin. (Geological Survey circular ; 887)...mineral resources Michigan. 2. Mines and mineral resources Wisconsin. I. Michigan. Geological Survey |  | | Book | | • s TH£ MICHI6AN COPPER COUNTRY SCALE IN MILES 0 s 20 10 ,,,.. BOOM COPPER "--'.',.,,~if,.~...fifties, still work the mile-deep stopes of the Quincy Mine. One of the oldest mines on the North American continent...provided livelihood for so many generations. l BOOM COPPER ..•.....•........................................interest in the lore of Michigan's Copper Country CALUMET, MICHIGAN • 1964 Copyright, 1943, by WILLIAM...written for inclusion in magazine or newspaper. Copper Country Edition • 1964 This edition was published |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tracing the Source of Native Copper Mineral Specimens Downloaded by [Library Services City University... with Copper Isotope Values A Case Study Solving the Misidentification of CM21474: Michigan vs. Namibia...collecting native copper specimens for analysis from the rock piles of the Champion No. 3 mine at Painsdale...Painsdale, Houghton County, Michigan. Note the Champion No. 4 mine shaft house in the distance. Marc Wilson photo...Minerals: Specimen CM21474 showing small, distorted copper crystals in a large arborescent grouping, 27.5 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Through the Scope Copper Inclusions in Quartz Microcrystals From Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula TOM...Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net T he Lake Superior copper district is world...of mines in the district, especially the Quincy mine. Crystals ranged in size from micro to large-cabinet...the heyday of copper mining (1860–1940). This article focuses on the lesser-known copper inclusions in...been collected throughout the district. The native copper deposits occur in the Portage Lake Volcanics that |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mines and minerals of Michigan’s Copper Country flep)LOSO ofrhe Copper Range Company, White Pine, Michrgm...O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 he White Pine mine and adjacent town of White Pine are located about...the western part of Ontonagon County, Michigan. The area is accessible by Michigan Highway 64, which winds...elevation above Lake Superior. The mine lies within a belt of copper-bearing Precambrian rocks that extends...miles. The White Pine sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposit is separated both stratigraphically and |  | | Report (issue) | | 932 Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Bisbee, Arizona, USA. 2.490 (vs), 1.575 (s), 1.251 (s), 2.050 (m), 1.449...(2) 84.12 15.88 100.00 2+ (1) Bisbee, Arizona, USA; by electrolytic determination of total Cu. (2) Cu1+... A very rare secondary mineral in hydrothermal copper deposits. Association: Cuprite, tenorite, connellite...Arizona, USA); cuprite, tenorite, chrysocolla, malachite, plancheite, dioptase, atacamite (Algomah mine, Michigan...Michigan, USA). Distribution: From the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, and at the Algomah |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | stratiform copper mineralization in the White Pine-Presque Isle District, northern Michigan Alex C. Brown...curious occurrence of copper-rich early diagenetic sediment-hosted stratiform copper mineralization in the...finest-grained facies of Nonesuch greybeds in northern Michigan has been previously attributed to the warming...warming of cupriferous brines in the footwall Copper Harbor Conglomerate by latent volcanic heat from the subjacent...Sediment-hosted copper . Anomalous sulfide zoning . Latent volcanic heat . White Pine, Michigan Introduction |
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Michigan Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA