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

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

mindat Locality ID: 34392
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-34392.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mandan, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Agate Harbor Mine
Bluff Wyoming Mine
Mandan Mine
Mandan Sand/Gravel Pit
Medora Mine
Unnamed Copper Deposit (MRDS - 10170354)
Washington Mine

Latitude: 47°25'45"N
Longitude: 88°'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.429166666667,-88.008333333333

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 P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteGadoliniteMalachite
MicaNatroliteNonePrehnitePumpellyiteQuartzRhodoniteSmectite-vermiculite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Babingtonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Copper  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)
Silver  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)106010471221929161
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)106010472221927,22192927770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2106010471221929309
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1060104712219293531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81060104712219291756
Copper  (*)CopperCu106010474221925,221927,221929,2219313846
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)106010473221927,221928,221929498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1060104712219298173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1060104712219312740
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)210601047122192912537
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1060104712219281236
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2106010473221927,221929,2219311898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O106010471221929106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2106010473221927,221929,22193161156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O106010471221929301
Silver  (*)CopperAg1060104712219295186
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1060104712219291101



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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