Mineral Evolution Database

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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

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Amphibole	Analcime	Anthonyite	Arsenic	Atacamite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Digenite	Domeykite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Plancheite	Prehnite	Pumpellyite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Vivianite
Wurtzite	Zircon

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:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Analcime Anthonyite Arsenic Atacamite Baryte Bastnäsite Brochantite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Digenite Domeykite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Malachite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Plancheite Prehnite Pumpellyite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Vivianite
Wurtzite Zircon

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 name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1100	1012	1	222764	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	222673	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1155.1	1012	0		8803
Algodonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu_1-xAs_x (x ≈ 0.15)	1100	1100	2	222686,222764	41
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			3	222661,222672,222733	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1100	1012	1	222765	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	222673	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	222696	1588
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈			1	222737	67
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1100	1100	2	222686,222764	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			3	222642,222649,222653	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	222686,222734	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1100	1012	4	222658,222659,222734,222764	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1100	1012	1	222760	304
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1100	1012	1	222764	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1100	1100	2	222764,222765	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	222689	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1100	1012	36	222641,222654,222658,222664,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222674,222684,222686,222687,222689,222691,222693,222694,222696,222699,222701,222702,222705,222710,222714,222722,222723,222726,222731,222732,222733,222734,222736,222742,222754,222760,222764	27770
Calumetite ()*	Anthonyite	CaCu₄(OH)₈Cl₂·3.5H₂O	1100	1100	1	222764	11
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1155.1	1083.64	12	222654,222656,222659,222673,222722,222723,222726,222742,222743,222761,222763,222764	5707
Chalconatronite ()*	None	Na₂Cu(CO₃)₂·3H₂O	1100	1100	1	222764	23
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1100	1100	4	222715,222721,222737,222764	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1100	1012	1	222764	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	222649	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			5	222673,222686,222696,222733,222734	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	222689	1756
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1100	1100	2	222733,222764	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1155.1	1083.64	55	222641,222654,222656,222657,222661,222664,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222674,222682,222684,222686,222687,222689,222690,222691,222692,222693,222694,222696,222699,222700,222701,222702,222704,222705,222707,222708,222710,222711,222712,222714,222718,222719,222720,222721,222722,222723,222726,222729,222731,222732,222733,222734,222736,222742,222743,222754,222756,222761,222763,222764	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1100	1100	1	222764	4165
Crednerite ()*	None	CuMnO₂			1	222686	35
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1100	1100	8	222668,222673,222686,222689,222732,222733,222734,222764	2970
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)			28	222661,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222682,222686,222687,222688,222689,222690,222691,222692,222693,222694,222696,222698,222699,222701,222705,222714,222731,222732,222733,222736,222749,222754	498
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1100	1100	1	222764	1027
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O			1	222686	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1100	1100	1	222764	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1100	1012	4	222652,222734,222737,222764	9895
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As	1100	1100	2	222673,222764	73
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1155.1	1012	38	222641,222654,222656,222661,222664,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222674,222684,222686,222687,222689,222690,222691,222693,222694,222696,222699,222700,222701,222702,222705,222710,222714,222731,222732,222733,222734,222736,222742,222743,222754,222761,222763,222764	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1100	1012	1	222764	814
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	222687	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1100	1012	7	222647,222673,222715,222721,222728,222747,222764	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1100	1012	2	222737,222764	24243
Gerhardtite ()*	None	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃			2	222666,222689	24
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	222689	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			3	222663,222733,222754	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1100	1012	1	222764	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1100	1012	1	222764	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			3	222693,222696,222754	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1100	1012	7	222661,222672,222673,222674,222686,222689,222764	14640
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1100	1012	1	222764	341
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	222649	5433
Kinoite ()*	None	Ca₂Cu₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O			1	222686	17
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1100	1012	6	222668,222670,222672,222673,222674,222764	1271
Likasite ()*	None	Cu₃(NO₃)(OH)₅·2H₂O			1	222689	11
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1100	1012	2	222649,222764	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1100	1100	10	222641,222673,222674,222686,222687,222698,222721,222733,222734,222764	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1100	1012	1	222764	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈			1	222737	161
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1100	1012	9	222661,222668,222689,222690,222696,222700,222731,222732,222764	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1082	1012	1	222764	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1100	1012	1	222764	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1100	1012	1	222764	17380
Nantokite ()*	Sphalerite	CuCl			1	222686	35
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	222673,222734	1236
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1100	1012	1	222764	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	222737	767
Paramelaconite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺₂Cu²⁺₂O₃			2	222686,222696	13
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	1100	1100	2	222686,222764	158
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			1	222642	303
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			2	222686,222696	74
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			1	222733	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			14	222661,222668,222670,222671,222673,222674,222689,222696,222701,222702,222717,222732,222733,222754	1898
Pumpellyite-(Mg) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂MgAl₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O			23	222661,222664,222668,222670,222673,222684,222686,222687,222689,222691,222692,222693,222694,222701,222702,222705,222710,222714,222732,222733,222734,222736,222754	106
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1100	1012	1	222764	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1155.1	1012	46	222641,222654,222656,222661,222664,222668,222670,222671,222672,222673,222674,222675,222684,222686,222687,222689,222690,222691,222693,222694,222696,222699,222700,222701,222702,222705,222710,222714,222715,222717,222721,222722,222723,222726,222731,222732,222733,222734,222736,222742,222743,222747,222754,222761,222763,222764	61156
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	222648	598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			6	222642,222668,222685,222686,222689,222732	301
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1100	1012	27	222661,222664,222668,222670,222673,222684,222686,222687,222689,222690,222694,222696,222699,222700,222714,222722,222723,222726,222727,222732,222733,222734,222736,222738,222740,222741,222764	5186
Spertiniite ()*	None	Cu(OH)₂			1	222666	17
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1100	1012	4	222721,222728,222737,222764	21482
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	1100	1012	1	222764	232
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			5	222668,222673,222686,222696,222733	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1100	1012	1	222765	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	222646	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	222646	890
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1100	1012	1	222764	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1100	1012	1	222764	5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
USGS-Rb-Sr-00756	1083.64	1083.64	1083.64	Rb-Sr	maximum age of volcanism	whole rock			125296	Nonesuch Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00757	1155.1	1155.1	1155.1	Rb-Sr	maximum age of volcanism	whole rock			125296	Nonesuch Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr
Mo-00058	1082	1012		Rb-Sr			Molybdenite	Mo	3856	White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA		Ruiz et al. (1984)	10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<259:RDOODH>2.0.CO;2	G12_259
sedcu-00655	1100	1100	M. Proterozoic					Cu	3856	White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA	White Pine	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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