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Locality Name:
Osceola Mine, Osceola, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 17462
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17462.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Osceola Mine, Osceola, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
No. 5 Shaft
Osceola No. 1 (Centennial Crosscut; Tamarack Crosscut; Calumet And Hecla Crosscut)
Osceola No. 2
Osceola No. 3

Latitude: 47°13'45"N
Longitude: 88°27'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.229166666667,-88.450277777778

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 B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Cl Cu H Mg Na O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAnalcimeAtacamiteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteFeldspar
GadoliniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehniteQuartz

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)Kinoite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Microcline  (*)Natrolite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Spertiniite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Vaterite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1080101408803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1080101401627
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10801014122059327770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1080101405707
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1080101403531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81080101401756
Copper  (*)CopperCu108010142220595,2205963846
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)108010140498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1080101412205938173
Kinoite  (*)NoneCa2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O10801014122059617
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1080101401271
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1080101412205934924
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1080101401236
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6108010140158
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21080101401898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210801014122059661156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1080101412205965186
Spertiniite  (*)NoneCu(OH)210801014017
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1080101401101
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)10801014037



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 


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