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Locality Name:
Houghton Co., Michigan, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1080
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1014

mindat Locality ID: 3843
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3843.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Houghton Co., Michigan, USA": 184
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 136

Number of Child Localities: 48
Child Localities:
Ashbed Flow
Atlantic Mine
Baltic
Beacon Hill
Big Traverse Beach
Boston
Calumet Township
Centennial
Chassell
Copper Harbor Conglomerate
Dodgeville
Donken
Duncan Township
Franklin
Greenstone Flow
Hancock
Houghton
Hubbell
Huron Creek
Hurontown
Jacobsville Sandstone
Kearsarge
Laurium
McLain State Park
Misery Bay
New Baltic Exploration Prospect
Osceola
Oskar
Painesdale
Pelkie
Pewabic
Point Mills
Portage Mine (Grand Portage Mine)
Ripley
Sevenmile Creek
Six Mile Hill
Slate Harbor
South Range
St. Johns Creek
St. Louis River
Sturgeon Clay Pit
Superior
Tapiola
Toivola
Trimountain
Twin Lakes
Winona
Wolverine

Latitude: 47°7'2"N
Longitude: 88°35'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.117222222222,-88.5925
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H Mg Na O Si Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcetateAllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteAnthonyiteApophylliteArsenopyriteArtiniteAtacamite
BaryteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteConnellite
CopperCorundumDigeniteDomeykiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsum
HeulanditeKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMonaziteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePerovskitePrehnitePumpellyitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStilbiteThomsoniteTitaniteZircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Algodonite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Anilite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthonyite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Buttgenbachite  (*)Calcite  (*)Callaghanite  (*)
Calumetite  (*)Centennialite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalconatronite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chlorartinite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hoganite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kinoite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Mesolite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Safflorite  (*)Saponite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Spertiniite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vaterite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)108010144220533,220580,220587,2205928803
Algodonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15)108010145220504,220565,220603,220613,22063641
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31080101412205752353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1080101416220511,220514,220525,220526,220531,220543,220549,220554,220557,220564,220573,220580,220591,220592,220597,2206701627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21080101412205752162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)108010145220557,220560,220561,220562,2205731588
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4108010142220494,22060388
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2108010144220494,220549,220557,2206193092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1080101412205451036
Anthonyite  (*)AnthonyiteCu(OH)2·3H2O1080101412205256
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1080101412206719052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3108010145220525,220526,220528,220582,220670544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61080101412205752060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2108010146220503,220518,220549,220558,220563,2206035509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1080101413220494,220496,220510,220525,220526,220528,220557,220560,220561,220562,220573,220630,22064211547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4108010144220494,220545,220557,2205735516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2108010142220557,220578462
Buttgenbachite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(NO3)2Cl8(OH)62·nH2O108010143220525,220526,22052813
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1080101462220490,220493,220495,220501,220505,220506,220507,220514,220515,220516,220517,220518,220523,220525,220526,220529,220531,220543,220548,220549,220557,220558,220560,220561,220562,220564,220565,220567,220570,220571,220573,220578,220579,220580,220582,220583,220588,220591,220592,220593,220597,220603,220605,220607,220610,220613,220617,220619,220624,220625,220626,220629,220641,220642,220651,220655,220656,220660,220663,220664,220670,22067127770
Callaghanite  (*)NoneCu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2H2O1080101412206039
Calumetite  (*)AnthonyiteCaCu4(OH)8Cl2·3.5H2O108010143220525,220526,22052811
Centennialite  (*)AtacamiteCaCu3Cl2(OH)6·nH2O (n ~ 0.7)1080101412205251
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1080101415220494,220506,220525,220557,220582,220583,220590,220592,220603,220617,220620,220629,220642,220651,2206705707
Chalconatronite  (*)NoneNa2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O108010142220525,22052623
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2108010143220494,220507,22055727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8108010142220583,220664577
Chlorartinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)Cl(OH)·2.5H2O1080101412205412
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2108010140376
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O108010147220518,220549,220578,220592,220619,220664,2206713531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8108010144220548,220557,220583,2205921756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1080101412205751025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS108010141220671966
Copper  (*)CopperCu1080101476220490,220491,220493,220494,220501,220504,220505,220506,220507,220511,220514,220515,220516,220517,220518,220525,220526,220528,220529,220531,220536,220538,220543,220544,220547,220548,220549,220550,220553,220555,220557,220558,220559,220563,220564,220566,220567,220570,220573,220578,220579,220580,220582,220583,220588,220590,220591,220592,220595,220596,220597,220603,220605,220607,220613,220614,220619,220620,220621,220624,220625,220626,220629,220633,220641,220642,220651,220653,220654,220655,220656,220660,220663,220664,220670,2206713846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1080101415220506,220518,220525,220526,220528,220531,220549,220558,220563,220578,220582,220583,220590,220670,2206712970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1080101438220506,220507,220511,220514,220518,220519,220525,220526,220529,220531,220543,220548,220549,220550,220557,220559,220562,220565,220573,220578,220582,220583,220590,220591,220592,220604,220613,220617,220619,220620,220621,220624,220625,220629,220664,220665,220670,220671498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61080101412205754135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2108010146220494,220495,220557,220560,220561,2205629895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As108010146220548,220557,220565,220573,220603,22061973
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1080101458220490,220493,220494,220501,220505,220506,220507,220511,220512,220514,220515,220517,220518,220523,220525,220526,220528,220529,220531,220538,220549,220557,220560,220561,220562,220564,220565,220570,220575,220578,220580,220582,220583,220588,220590,220591,220592,220593,220597,220603,220605,220607,220619,220620,220624,220625,220626,220629,220641,220642,220651,220655,220656,220660,220663,220664,220670,2206718173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O108010141220557303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21080101409617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1080101412205451188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O108010148220549,220557,220560,220561,220562,220576,220603,2206066890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1080101412205491398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31080101410220557,220560,220561,220562,220576,220582,220583,220590,220620,22067114640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O108010141220557246
Hoganite  (*)AcetateCu(CH3COO)2·H2O0012205254
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31080101412205755433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4108010143220557,220576,2206705591
Kinoite  (*)NoneCa2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O108010148220505,220525,220570,220578,220579,220582,220590,22059617
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1080101424220494,220506,220516,220517,220525,220526,220543,220548,220549,220557,220560,220561,220562,220571,220573,220582,220583,220591,220592,220624,220628,220642,220663,2206641271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4108010144220533,220557,220575,22057614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21080101420220506,220518,220525,220526,220528,220549,220557,220558,220563,220565,220567,220578,220582,220583,220590,220603,220613,220617,220670,22067112537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)108010142220518,220670770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21080101412205075674
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O108010143220557,220597,220632425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)108010147220506,220578,220582,220583,220592,220593,2206704924
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O108010141220557223
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)108010141220525945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1080101401508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2108010148220494,220549,220557,220576,220603,220619,220642,22067017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O108010142220557,2205921236
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)108010143220557,220565,220603492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)108010142220506,2206422349
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6108010145220525,220526,220528,220549,220592158
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O108010141220603309
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)108010145220511,220515,220518,220527,220557494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21080101436220490,220494,220506,220512,220514,220515,220516,220517,220518,220523,220526,220531,220543,220548,220549,220550,220557,220558,220560,220561,220562,220571,220580,220591,220592,220597,220613,220619,220624,220629,220631,220632,220663,220664,220670,2206711898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O1080101410220490,220549,220582,220590,220591,220619,220655,220656,220660,220664106
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2108010144220494,220507,220557,22061039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21080101462220493,220494,220495,220497,220501,220505,220506,220507,220511,220512,220514,220516,220517,220518,220523,220525,220526,220529,220531,220543,220547,220548,220550,220556,220557,220558,220560,220561,220562,220564,220565,220570,220571,220578,220580,220582,220583,220586,220588,220590,220591,220592,220596,220597,220603,220605,220613,220617,220624,220625,220626,220628,220641,220642,220651,220655,220656,220660,220663,220664,220670,22067161156
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2108010141220671317
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O108010148220505,220518,220531,220557,220582,220583,220590,220591301
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)108010144220557,220560,220561,2205626417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1080101428220490,220494,220504,220506,220507,220515,220531,220543,220548,220549,220557,220558,220565,220578,220580,220582,220590,220592,220596,220603,220613,220619,220642,220651,220655,220664,220670,2206715186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3108010141220671531
Spertiniite  (*)NoneCu(OH)210801014122059217
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10801014122050721482
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O108010141220628268
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS108010141220494332
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO108010147220506,220543,220565,220592,220619,220642,2206711101
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O108010140452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1080101412205114899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21080101412205252562
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)10801014122059237
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O108010140652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1080101405251


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002199108010141047±33Rb-Sr    Yes  11425Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USAKeweenaw PeninsulaBornhorst et al. (1988)10.2113/gsecongeo.83.3.619EG83_619 
Kristen002200108010401060±20     Yes  11425Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USAKeweenaw PeninsulaBornhorst et al. (1988)10.2113/gsecongeo.83.3.619EG83_619 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R141189Centennial Mine, Centennial, Houghton Co., Michigan, USAhttps://rruff.info/R141189

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