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Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 45' 48'' North , 89° 4' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ontonagon1,324 (2017)21.4km
South Range746 (2017)47.6km
Hancock4,555 (2017)55.4km
Watersmeet428 (2017)55.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
14448
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14448:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mass


Mass City (also known as Mass) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place.

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36 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Algodonite
Formula: (Cu1-xAsx)
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Pennine
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Crednerite
Formula: Cu+Mn3+O2
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Description: Pseudomorph after scheelite
Gerhardtite
Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jacquesdietrichite
Formula: Cu2(H2BO3)(OH)3
'K Feldspar'
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Kinoite
Formula: Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
Likasite
Formula: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
References:
Nantokite
Formula: CuCl
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Paramelaconite
Formula: Cu+2Cu2+2O3
Habit: Stepped tetragonal pyramids
Description: May be pseudomorphed by tenorite, cuprite and hematite. Xls to 5 cm.
Paratacamite
Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula: Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Zeophyllite ?
Formula: Ca13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Algodonite2.AA.10a(Cu1-xAsx)
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 3 - Halides
Nantokite3.AA.05CuCl
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Paratacamite3.DA.10cCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Paramelaconite4.AA.15Cu+2Cu2+2O3
Crednerite4.AB.05Cu+Mn3+O2
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Gerhardtite5.NB.05Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Likasite5.ND.05Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Group 6 - Borates
Jacquesdietrichite6.AB.80Cu2(H2BO3)(OH)3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Pumpellyite-(Mg)9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Kinoite9.BH.10Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 · H2O
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Plancheite9.DP.55Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Pennine9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Zeophyllite ?9.EE.70Ca13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KinoiteCa2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
H LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
H PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
H Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H JacquesdietrichiteCu2(H2BO3)(OH)3
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
B JacquesdietrichiteCu2(H2BO3)(OH)3
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
NNitrogen
N GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
N LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CredneriteCu+Mn3+O2
O CupriteCu2O
O DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FerberiteFeWO4
O GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O KinoiteCa2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
O LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O ParamelaconiteCu2+Cu22+O3
O ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
O PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
O Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O TenoriteCuO
O ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O JacquesdietrichiteCu2(H2BO3)(OH)3
FFluorine
F ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Al Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KinoiteCa2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Si Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
Si Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl NantokiteCuCl
Cl ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca KinoiteCa2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Ca Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mn CredneriteCu+Mn3+O2
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cu Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CredneriteCu+Mn3+O2
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cu GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Cu KinoiteCa2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
Cu LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu NantokiteCuCl
Cu ParamelaconiteCu2+Cu22+O3
Cu ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Cu PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu JacquesdietrichiteCu2(H2BO3)(OH)3
ZnZinc
Zn ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
AsArsenic
As Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_City,_Michigan
Wikidata ID:Q14716213
GeoNames ID:5001132

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