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Locality Name:
Central, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1060
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1047

mindat Locality ID: 24836
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24836.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Central, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Central Exploration Mine
Central Mine
Dana Mine
Madison Mine
Northwestern Mine
Winthrop Mine

Latitude: 47°24'27"N
Longitude: 88°11'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.4075,-88.187777777778

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAnalcimeApophylliteCalciteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GadoliniteMicaNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePumpellyiteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteThomsonite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)Silver  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O106010472221786,2217891627
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)106010473221785,221786,22178927770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1060104712217895707
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1060104712217893531
Copper  (*)CopperCu106010476221785,221786,221787,221788,221789,2217903846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1060104712217862970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)106010474221785,221786,221787,221789498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1060104712217868173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O106010471221786303
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310601047122178614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31060104712217865433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1060104712217861271
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1060104712217894924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210601047122178617380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1060104712217861236
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2106010472221786,2217891898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O106010473221785,221786,221789106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2106010472221786,22178961156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O106010471221789301
Silver  (*)CopperAg106010473221785,221786,2217895186
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1060104712217861101
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O106010471221786452



1 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
Mo-0005710601047 Rb-Sr    YesKamiokiteMo3847Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA Bornhorst et al. (1988)10.2113/gsecongeo.83.3.619EG83_619 


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