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No. 2 shaft, Osceola Mine, Osceola, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types
No. 2 shaftShaft
Osceola MineMine
OsceolaUnincorporated Community
Calumet TownshipTownship
Houghton CountyCounty
MichiganState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 13' 33'' North , 88° 27' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Laurium1,941 (2017)2.0km
Calumet703 (2017)2.4km
Lake Linden989 (2017)5.5km
Hubbell946 (2017)6.4km
Copper City187 (2017)8.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Copper Country Rock and Mineral ClubDollar Bay, Michigan12km
Mindat Locality ID:
124016
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:124016:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer

Great pile for copper, silver, prehnite, copper wires, and datolite crystals.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Unclassified
'Thomsonite Subgroup' ?-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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