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South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA i
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Houghton County County
Michigan State
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South Range	Village
Adams Township	Township
Houghton County	County
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South Range Quarry

South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Rubble on the Quarry Floor

South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Amygdaloidal Basalt

South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

South Range Quarry

South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Rubble on the Quarry Floor

South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Amygdaloidal Basalt

South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

South Range Quarry

South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Rubble on the Quarry Floor

South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Type:

Village

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
South Range	746 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

127229

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:127229:4

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

South Range, Adams Township , comté de Houghton, Michigan, États-Unis

German:

South Range, Houghton County, Michigan, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

South Range, contea di Houghton, Michigan, Stati Uniti d'America

Spanish:

South Range, Municipio de Adams, Condado de Houghton, Míchigan, Estados Unidos

Arabic:

ساوث رينج, بلدة آدامز , مقاطعة هوتون, ميشيغان, الولايات المتحدة

Basque:

South Range , Houghton konderria , Michigan

Cebuano:

South Range, Houghton County, Michigan

Dutch:

South Range, Houghton County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten

Finnish:

South Range, Houghtonin piirikunta, Michigan, Yhdysvallat

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Соус Рэйндж, Мичиган, Америка Құрама Штаттары

Ladin:

South Range

Malagasy:

South Range, Michigan, Etazonia

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

South Range, Houghton Kūn

Polish:

South Range, Hrabstwo Houghton, Michigan, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

South Range, Condado de Houghton, Michigan, Estados Unidos

Serbian:

Саут Рејнџ, Округ Хотон , Мичиген, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

South Range, Houghton County, Michigan, Sjedinjene Američke Države

South Azerbaijani:

سوت رانج، میشیقان, میشیقان ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری

Ukrainian:

Саут-Рейндж, Гаутон, Мічиган, Сполучені Штати Америки

Volapük:

South Range, Michigan, Lamerikän

Welsh:

South Range, Michigan, Unol Daleithiau America

A small community southwest of Houghton.

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ⓘ Aggregates

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

ⓘ Mesolite

ⓘ Native Copper

ⓘ Prehnite

ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Mesolite

Formula: Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O

Locality: South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

References:

Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

Locality: Wheal Kate prospect, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Localities:

South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

Locality: South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

References:

Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Mesolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Thomsonite Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Range,_Michigan
Wikidata ID:	Q2053514
GeoNames ID:	5010586

Localities in this Region

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Michigan
- Houghton County
  - Adams Township
    - South Range
      - South Range Quarry
      - Wheal Kate prospect

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