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Copper Country Mineral Retreat©
August 3 to 10, 2008

SHORT LIST OF MINERALS AT MINERAL RETREAT COLLECTING EVENTS

ARCADIAN MINE, HOUGHTON COUNTY : native copper, native copper wires, prehnite, datolite nodules

BALTIC MINE. HOUGHTON COUNTY : native copper, native copper crystals, “mohawkite”/copper arsenides, chalcocite

CALEDONIA MINE, ONTONAGON COUNTY : native copper, native silver, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", native copper and native silver crystals, adularia, calcite, datolite, epidote, quartz, native copper ore cutting materials

CENTRAL MINE, KEWEENAW COUNTY : native copper, native silver, copper/silver "halfbreeds", native copper crystals, copper chisel chips, chlorastrolite ("greenstone"), datolite nodules, prehnite, epidote crystals, natrolite

C&H 20 (Kearsarge lode), HOUGHTON COUNTY : native copper, native copper and native silver crystals, prehnite, datolite

C&H 21 (Kearsarge lode), HOUGHTON COUNTY : native copper, native copper and native silver crystals, prehnite, datolite

CHAMPION #4 MINE, HOUGHTON COUNTY : native copper, native copper crystals, native copper wires, prehnite, quartz crystals

CLIFF MINE, KEWEENAW COUNTY : native copper, native copper crystals, copper chisel chips, native silver, adularia, prehnite, native copper in prehnite

COPPER FALLS (PETHERICK), KEWEENAW COUNTY : native copper, analcime, datolite nodules, natrolite

KNOWLTON MINE, ONTONAGON COUNTY : native copper, native silver, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", adularia, calcite, datolite nodules, epidote, quartz

LASALLE MINE, HOUGHTON COUNTY : native copper, native copper crystals, native silver cyrstals, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", kinoite

MASS MINE, ONTONAGON COUNTY : native copper, native silver, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", adularia, calcite, datolite nodules, epidote, quartz

MESNARD MINE : datolite nodules, native copper

MINESOTA MINE, ONTONAGON COUNTY : native copper, native silver, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", adularia, calcite, epidote, quartz, copper chisel chips, chrysocolla, cuprite

NATIONAL MINE, ONTONAGON COUNTY : native copper, native silver, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", native copper crystals, adularia, calcite, epidote, quartz

MOHAWK #1 MINE, HOUGHTON COUNTY : native copper, native copper crystals, native silver, native silver crystals, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", prehnite, epidote crystals, "mohawkite"/copper arsenides

PHOENIX MINE, KEWEENAW COUNTY : native copper, native silver, analcime, prehnite, apophyllite, datolite nodules, chlorastrolite ("greenstone")

QUINCY #6 MINE : native copper, native copper crystals, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", datolite, epidore

SENECA # 1 MINE, KEWEENAW COUNTY : native copper, native copper crystals, native copper/silver "halfbreeds", datolite nodules, "mohawkite"/ copper arsenides, epidote, prehnite

based on "Red Gold & Tarnished Silver" published by The Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club

 

Updated January 29,2008


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