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Locality Name:
Huron River, Baraga Co., Michigan, USA


mindat Locality ID: 125520
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125520.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huron River, Baraga Co., Michigan, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Big Eric's Crossing
Huron River Uranium Prospect (Unnamed V Prospect; MRDS - 10171055)

Latitude: 46°51'15"N
Longitude: 88°3'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.854166666667,-88.060833333333

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 Ba C Ca Cd Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Si Ti U V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopper
CoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeFluoriteFritzscheiteKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
VolborthiteWurtziteZircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anatase  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chervetite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dickite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Eugenite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mercury  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Montroseite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Otavite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranospinite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wakefieldite-(Y)  (*)Widenmannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12200372793
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212200372162
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212200375509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)122003711547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412200375516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)122003727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12200374979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12200375707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2122003727198
Chervetite  (*)NonePb2V5+2O712200377
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12200373531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS12200372600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1220037966
Copper  (*)CopperCu12200373846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161220037227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12200374165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12200372970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41220037651
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161220037300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212200379895
Eugenite  (*)NoneAg11Hg2122003717
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12200372740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS122003724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12200377437
Graphite  (*)NoneC12200372812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1220037717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32220036,22003714640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)612200371066
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1220037581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4122003714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2122003712537
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1220037397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS1220037255
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1220037129
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)1220037136
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)1220037362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2122003717380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1220037633
Otavite  (*)CalciteCd(CO3)122003725
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22220036,22003739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2122003761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212200375614
Silver  (*)CopperAg12200375186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS122003721482
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1220037628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22220036,2200372718
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O122003751
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O1220037155
Wakefieldite-(Y)  (*)ZirconYVO412200377
Widenmannite  (*)NonePb2(OH)2[(UO2)(CO3)2]12200379



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