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Locality Name:
Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1155.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1012

mindat Locality ID: 18498
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18498.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA": 125
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 104

Number of Child Localities: 46
Child Localities:
Algonquin Mine (Pennsylvania Mine)
Bergland
Bergland Prospect (Burke Prospect)
Bergland Quarry
Bergland Rhyolite
Bond Falls Storage Area
Boston & Lake Superior Exploration Prospect
Bruce Crossing
Canyon Creek
Cleveland Mine
Cleveland Silver Prospect
Collins Mine
Copper Crown Mine
Cranberry Creek
Cunningham Creek
Eureka Mine (Merryweather; Conklin)
Evergreen Series (Evergreen Lodes)
Flat River
Flintsteel River Mine
George Hocking Construction Company Quarry
Greenland Township
Gull Point
Hartford Mine
Howes White Pine Quarry
Keweenaw Copper District
Lake Superior Mine
Mass City
Matchwood Township
North Lake Mine
Norwich
Old Mass Mine
Onondaga Drill Cores
Ontonagon
Ontonagon River
Peninsula Mine
Porcupine Mts
Rockland
Silver City
Tremont Mine (Devon)
United States Exploration Prospect
Unnamed Locality
Victoria
Vulcan Mine
W. White Pine Smith Exploration Copper Prospect
Wauneta Exploration Prospect (Prout; Erie Consolidated)
White Pine

Latitude: 46°43'51"N
Longitude: 89°21'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.730833333333,-89.351666666667

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 Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeAnthonyiteArsenicAtacamiteBaryteBastnäsiteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteConnelliteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteDomeykiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePlancheitePrehnitePumpellyite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteVivianite
WurtziteZircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Algodonite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calumetite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalconatronite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Crednerite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dioptase  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gerhardtite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kinoite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Likasite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nantokite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paramelaconite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Plancheite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)Silver  (*)Spertiniite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1100101212227642793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212226733419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1155.1101208803
Algodonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15)110011002222686,22276441
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O3222661,222672,2227331627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21100101212227652162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312226731534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12226961588
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8122273767
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3110011002222686,222764544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O63222642,222649,2226532060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22222686,2227345509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)110010124222658,222659,222734,22276411547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F110010121222760304
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1100101212227641966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4110011002222764,2227655516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612226891633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1100101236222641,222654,222658,222664,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222674,222684,222686,222687,222689,222691,222693,222694,222696,222699,222701,222702,222705,222710,222714,222722,222723,222726,222731,222732,222733,222734,222736,222742,222754,222760,22276427770
Calumetite  (*)AnthonyiteCaCu4(OH)8Cl2·3.5H2O11001100122276411
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1155.11083.6412222654,222656,222659,222673,222722,222723,222726,222742,222743,222761,222763,2227645707
Chalconatronite  (*)NoneNa2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O11001100122276423
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110011004222715,222721,222737,22276427198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8110010121222764577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412226493902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O5222673,222686,222696,222733,2227343531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812226891756
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O110011002222733,222764295
Copper  (*)CopperCu1155.11083.6455222641,222654,222656,222657,222661,222664,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222674,222682,222684,222686,222687,222689,222690,222691,222692,222693,222694,222696,222699,222700,222701,222702,222704,222705,222707,222708,222710,222711,222712,222714,222718,222719,222720,222721,222722,222723,222726,222729,222731,222732,222733,222734,222736,222742,222743,222754,222756,222761,222763,2227643846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1100110012227644165
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO2122268635
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O110011008222668,222673,222686,222689,222732,222733,222734,2227642970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)28222661,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222682,222686,222687,222688,222689,222690,222691,222692,222693,222694,222696,222698,222699,222701,222705,222714,222731,222732,222733,222736,222749,222754498
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1100110012227641027
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O1222686164
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16110011001222764300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2110010124222652,222734,222737,2227649895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As110011002222673,22276473
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1155.1101238222641,222654,222656,222661,222664,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222674,222684,222686,222687,222689,222690,222691,222693,222694,222696,222699,222700,222701,222702,222705,222710,222714,222731,222732,222733,222734,222736,222742,222743,222754,222761,222763,2227648173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O110010121222764814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1222687551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2110010127222647,222673,222715,222721,222728,222747,2227649617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110010122222737,22276424243
Gerhardtite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)32222666,22268924
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12226897437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3222663,222733,22275430554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1100101212227642812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS110010121222764717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3222693,222696,2227546890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110010127222661,222672,222673,222674,222686,222689,22276414640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O110010121222764341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312226495433
Kinoite  (*)NoneCa2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O122268617
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O110010126222668,222670,222672,222673,222674,2227641271
Likasite  (*)NoneCu3(NO3)(OH)5·2H2O122268911
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110010122222649,22276414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21100110010222641,222673,222674,222686,222687,222698,222721,222733,222734,22276412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21100101212227645674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As81222737161
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)110010129222661,222668,222689,222690,222696,222700,222731,222732,2227644924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21082101212227645800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1100101212227641508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211001012122276417380
Nantokite  (*)SphaleriteCuCl122268635
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2222673,2227341236
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1100101212227642349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1222737767
Paramelaconite  (*)NoneCu1+2Cu2+2O32222686,22269613
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6110011002222686,222764158
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61222642303
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O2222686,22269674
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1222733494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)214222661,222668,222670,222671,222673,222674,222689,222696,222701,222702,222717,222732,222733,2227541898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O23222661,222664,222668,222670,222673,222684,222686,222687,222689,222691,222692,222693,222694,222701,222702,222705,222710,222714,222732,222733,222734,222736,222754106
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211001012122276439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21155.1101246222641,222654,222656,222661,222664,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222674,222675,222684,222686,222687,222689,222690,222691,222693,222694,222696,222699,222700,222701,222702,222705,222710,222714,222715,222717,222721,222722,222723,222726,222731,222732,222733,222734,222736,222742,222743,222747,222754,222761,222763,22276461156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1222648598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O6222642,222668,222685,222686,222689,222732301
Silver  (*)CopperAg1100101227222661,222664,222668,222670,222673,222684,222686,222687,222689,222690,222694,222696,222699,222700,222714,222722,222723,222726,222727,222732,222733,222734,222736,222738,222740,222741,2227645186
Spertiniite  (*)NoneCu(OH)2122266617
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110010124222721,222728,222737,22276421482
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F110010121222764232
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO5222668,222673,222686,222696,2227331101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1100101212227654899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212226462718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1222646890
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS110010121222764372
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1100101212227645251



4 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
USGS-Rb-Sr-007561083.641083.641083.64Rb-Srmaximum age of volcanismwhole rock     125296Nonesuch Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-007571155.11155.11155.1Rb-Srmaximum age of volcanismwhole rock     125296Nonesuch Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
Mo-0005810821012 Rb-Sr     MolybdeniteMo3856White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA Ruiz et al. (1984)10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<259:RDOODH>2.0.CO;2G12_259 
sedcu-0065511001100M. Proterozoic       Cu3856White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USAWhite PineCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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