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Epidote from
Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Silver8
Native Copper8
Pumpellyite-(Mg)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:57724
Long-form Identifier:1:3:57724:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘSouth Cliff Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘNorth American Mine, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘRobbins Mine (West Vein Mine), Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘManhattan Exploration Prospect, Ojibway, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘOjibway Mine, Ojibway, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘLake Superior Mine (Old Phoenix Fissure), Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘOld Seneca Mine (Seneca No. 4 Shaft), Seneca Mine, Seneca, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘMeadow Mine, Phoenix, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘIroquois Mine, Seneca, Allouez 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
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Morris, Tom (1983) Michigan Mineralogy. A locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 58 (3). 107-113 doi:10.1080/00357529.1983.11767128pages 111, 121
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
Bornhorst, T.J., Barron, R.J. (2011) Copper deposits of the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Geological Society of America Field Guide 24: 83-99.
 
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