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

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

mindat Locality ID: 24576
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24576.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Osceola, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
La Salle Mine
Osceola Amygdaloid
Osceola Mine
Rhode Island Mine
Unnamed Copper Mine (MRDS - 10121284)
Unnamed Copper Mine (MRDS - 10291645)

Latitude: 47°12'49"N
Longitude: 88°28'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.213611111111,-88.472222222222

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: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAnalcimeAtacamiteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FeldsparGadoliniteMalachiteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePumpellyiteQuartzSmectite-vermiculite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kinoite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mesolite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Natrolite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)
Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)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)1080101412205928803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O108010143220591,220592,2205971627
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)108010144220591,220592,220593,22059727770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S108010142220590,2205925707
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1080101412205923531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81080101412205921756
Copper  (*)CopperCu108010146220590,220591,220592,220595,220596,2205973846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1080101412205902970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)108010143220590,220591,220592498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)108010145220590,220591,220592,220593,2205978173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310801014122059014640
Kinoite  (*)NoneCa2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O108010142220590,22059617
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O108010142220591,2205921271
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)210801014122059012537
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O108010141220597425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)108010142220592,2205934924
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1080101412205921236
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6108010141220592158
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2108010143220591,220592,2205971898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O108010142220590,220591106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2108010145220590,220591,220592,220596,22059761156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O108010142220590,220591301
Silver  (*)CopperAg108010143220590,220592,2205965186
Spertiniite  (*)NoneCu(OH)210801014122059217
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1080101412205921101
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)10801014122059237



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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