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No. 21 shaft, Calumet & Hecla Mine, Calumet, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types
No. 21 shaftMine
Calumet & Hecla MineMine
CalumetVillage
Calumet TownshipTownship
Houghton CountyCounty
MichiganState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 13' 42'' North , 88° 27' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Laurium1,941 (2017)1.1km
Calumet703 (2017)2.0km
Lake Linden989 (2017)5.0km
Hubbell946 (2017)6.3km
Copper City187 (2017)7.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Copper Country Rock and Mineral ClubDollar Bay, Michigan13km
Mindat Locality ID:
230135
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:230135:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


One of the Calumet and Hecla shafts.
Became well known for producing spectacular copper included agates. Other minerals from this locality include copper crystals and silver.

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Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Description: Good crystals
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Description: Copper included agates,
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Description: Copper included agates,
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Native CopperCu
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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