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Epidote from
Fond du Lac copper prospect, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fond du Lac copper prospect, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:241964
Long-form Identifier:1:3:241964:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMabel Nelson Road Quarry, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘStarkweather copper prospects (Edwards Mine; Wisconsin Mine), Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCopper Creek prospects, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘSouth Range Quarry, South Range, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘJohnson Materials Co. Quarry, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBuckley Quarry, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘCulligan, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘChippewa Mine, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘEly's Peak, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘSolon Springs Quarry, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
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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