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Detroit Graphite Company Graphite Quarry, Alberta, Baraga County, Michigan, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Graphite Company Graphite Quarry | Quarry |
| Alberta | Unincorporated Community |
| Baraga County | County |
| Michigan | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 39' 2'' North , 88° 26' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| L'Anse | 1,934 (2017) | 11.9km |
| Baraga | 1,996 (2017) | 14.8km |
| Zeba | 480 (2017) | 16.9km |
| Michigamme | 271 (2017) | 27.9km |
| Republic | 570 (2017) | 44.3km |
A graphitic slate quarry operated by the Detroit Graphite Company during 1912 and prior years. Graphite was extracted from the quarried slate at a facility in L'Anse and used as paint pigment.
The quarry consists of a shallow open pit accessed through a narrow cut through a hillside. It lies in the Michigamme Lower Slate formation near the contact with a gneiss complex to the south. The slates near this contact have been reported to contain between 17% and 30% graphite, and samples from the Detroit Graphite Quarry have been found to contain 35% graphite.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Superior Craton
- Penokean OrogenCraton
- Superior DomainDomain
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Detroit Graphite Company Graphite Quarry, Alberta, Baraga County, Michigan, USA