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Amicon copper prospect, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Amicon copper prospectProspect (Abandoned)
Douglas CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 34' 5'' North , 91° 58' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.56806,-91.97722
GeoHash:
G#: cbq8gj2nx
GRN:
N32W46
Type:
Prospect (Abandoned) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Poplar600 (2017)13.7km
Superior Village558 (2017)13.8km
Oliver398 (2017)19.4km
Superior26,579 (2017)19.5km
Lake Nebagamon1,058 (2017)22.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Carlton County Gem and Mineral ClubCloquet, Minnesota41km
Mindat Locality ID:
51665
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51665:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Grant (1901) reports striping and blasting in Keweenawan (1.1 billion year old) metabasalts south of South Range in Sec 11 T47N R13W. The work exposed several veins and amygdaloidal zones with calcite, copper, malachite and quartz.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

Grant, U. S. (1901), Preliminary report on the copper-bearing rocks of Douglas County, Wisconsin, 2nd Ed.: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bull. VI Economic Series #3, 83 p.
Dutton, C. E. (1972) Sampling of Copper-bearing Keweenawan Rocks of Northwestern Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 9.1267, 13p.
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