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News from the Keweenaw: Part 5—Recent Mineral Finds in Michigan’s Copper Country

News from the Keweenaw: Part 5—Recent Mineral Finds in Michigan’s Copper Country News from the Keweenaw PART 5 Recent Mineral Finds in Michig Michig Michiga a an n n’ ’ ’s Copper Country s Copper Country s Copper Country Twenty-ninth in a series of articles on the mines and minerals of Michigan’s Copper Country TOM ROSEMEYER 57647 Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net Figure 1. Map showing localities represented by specimens pictured; prepared by William Besse. 354 ROCKS & MINERALS Reproduced with permission t has been eleven years since there has been an update on mineral finds from the Michigan Copper Country (Rosemeyer 2011). This picto- Irial article covers the time period and brings the reader up-to-date on some of the more important finds that have been made. Crushing of mine dumps continues, and many of the mining properties have been posted by property owners due to liability concerns. Collecting also continues but at a much slower pace than in the past. Figure 3. A 4.1-mm nest of copper wires in a quartz vug, Ahmeek No. 1 mine, Ahmeek, Keweenaw County, Michigan. Collected by Tom Rosemeyer in June 2021. Tom Rosemeyer specimen, John A. Jaszczak photo. Figure 2. A rare fluted copper crystal, 1.05 mm long, St. Clair mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Rocks & Minerals Taylor & Francis

News from the Keweenaw: Part 5—Recent Mineral Finds in Michigan’s Copper Country

Rocks & Minerals , Volume 97 (4): 10 – Jul 4, 2022

News from the Keweenaw: Part 5—Recent Mineral Finds in Michigan’s Copper Country

Rocks & Minerals , Volume 97 (4): 10 – Jul 4, 2022

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News from the Keweenaw PART 5 Recent Mineral Finds in Michig Michig Michiga a an n n’ ’ ’s Copper Country s Copper Country s Copper Country Twenty-ninth in a series of articles on the mines and minerals of Michigan’s Copper Country TOM ROSEMEYER 57647 Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net Figure 1. Map showing localities represented by specimens pictured; prepared by William Besse. 354 ROCKS & MINERALS Reproduced with permission t has been eleven years since there has been an update on mineral finds from the Michigan Copper Country (Rosemeyer 2011). This picto- Irial article covers the time period and brings the reader up-to-date on some of the more important finds that have been made. Crushing of mine dumps continues, and many of the mining properties have been posted by property owners due to liability concerns. Collecting also continues but at a much slower pace than in the past. Figure 3. A 4.1-mm nest of copper wires in a quartz vug, Ahmeek No. 1 mine, Ahmeek, Keweenaw County, Michigan. Collected by Tom Rosemeyer in June 2021. Tom Rosemeyer specimen, John A. Jaszczak photo. Figure 2. A rare fluted copper crystal, 1.05 mm long, St. Clair mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw

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1940-1191
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0035-7529
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10.1080/00357529.2022.2053636
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News from the Keweenaw PART 5 Recent Mineral Finds in Michig Michig Michiga a an n n’ ’ ’s Copper Country s Copper Country s Copper Country Twenty-ninth in a series of articles on the mines and minerals of Michigan’s Copper Country TOM ROSEMEYER 57647 Caledonia Street Calumet, Michigan 49913 datolite@charter.net Figure 1. Map showing localities represented by specimens pictured; prepared by William Besse. 354 ROCKS & MINERALS Reproduced with permission t has been eleven years since there has been an update on mineral finds from the Michigan Copper Country (Rosemeyer 2011). This picto- Irial article covers the time period and brings the reader up-to-date on some of the more important finds that have been made. Crushing of mine dumps continues, and many of the mining properties have been posted by property owners due to liability concerns. Collecting also continues but at a much slower pace than in the past. Figure 3. A 4.1-mm nest of copper wires in a quartz vug, Ahmeek No. 1 mine, Ahmeek, Keweenaw County, Michigan. Collected by Tom Rosemeyer in June 2021. Tom Rosemeyer specimen, John A. Jaszczak photo. Figure 2. A rare fluted copper crystal, 1.05 mm long, St. Clair mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw

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