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Rutile from
Empire Mine, Palmer, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Empire Mine, Palmer, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:318495
Long-form Identifier:1:3:318495:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘNational Mine, National Mine, Tilden Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘMitchell Mine, Tilden Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘRopes Gold Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed granite, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘHumboldt train station, Humboldt Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Champion, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘYellow Dog peridotite, Michigamme Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘLake Ellen Kimberlite prospect, Lake Ellen, Mansfield Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘHuron River Uranium prospect (MRDS - 10171055), Huron River, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘMansfield Mine, Mansfield Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
References
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