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Datolite from
Owl Creek Fissure Mine, Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Datolite
Formula:CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Habit:Crystals to 5mm
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Datolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Owl Creek Fissure Mine, Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:414735
Long-form Identifier:1:3:414735:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘCopper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPetherick Mine, Copper Falls, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘAshbed Mine, Copper Falls, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHill Fissure Mine, Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘNorthwestern Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCentral Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘDana Mine, Central, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘEagle Harbor Mines, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘJacobs Creek, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘAgency Mine, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.
Rosemeyer, Tom (2009) Copper-bearing Fissure Veins, Keweenaw County, Michigan, Lake Superior Native Copper District (Part 1) Rocks & Minerals, 84 (4) 298-306 doi:10.3200/rmin.84.4.298-306part1
 
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