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Native Copper from
Meadow Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA


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Native Copper

Meadow Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
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Native Copper

Meadow Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
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Native Copper

Meadow Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meadow Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:399249
Long-form Identifier:1:3:399249:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGarden City Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘNatick Gap Exploration Prospect, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBabbitt fissure, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSt. Clair Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLake Superior Mine (Old Phoenix Fissure), Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘEagle River (Babbitt) Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘEagle River shoals, Eagle River, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBay State Fissure Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
Henwood, William Jory (1871) On the Native Copper of Lake Superior, in Observations of Metalliferous Deposits, and on Subterranean Temperature - Part the First. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 8 (1). 385-489
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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