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Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USAi
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Copper Miners (1906 or earlier)

Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
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Hancock Mine (1915 or earlier)

Hancock Mine, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
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Collecting Float Copper

Glacial till, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
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Copper Miners (1906 or earlier)

Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
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Hancock Mine (1915 or earlier)

Hancock Mine, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
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Collecting Float Copper

Glacial till, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
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Copper Miners (1906 or earlier)

Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
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Hancock Mine (1915 or earlier)

Hancock Mine, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Stanton Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Hancock Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hancock4,555 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22156
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22156:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Hancock, comté de Houghton, Michigan, États-Unis
German:
Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Hancock, contea di Houghton, Michigan, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
汉考克, 霍頓縣, 密歇根州, 美国
Spanish:
Hancock, Condado de Houghton, Míchigan, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
هانكوك, مقاطعة هوتون, ميشيغان, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Hancock , Houghton konderria , Michigan
Belarusian:
Ханкак, Мічыган, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Catalan:
Hancock, comtat de Houghton, Michigan, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan
Chechen:
Ганкок , Мичиган, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Hancock, Michigan, USA
Dutch:
Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
هانكوك, ميشيجان, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
هنکاک، میشیگان, میشیگان, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Hancock, Houghtonin piirikunta, Michigan, Yhdysvallat
Hungarian:
Hancock, Houghton megye, Michigan, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Hancock, Michigan, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ハンコック , ホートン郡, ミシガン州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ханкок, Мичиган, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Ladin:
Hancock
Malagasy:
Hancock, Michigan, Etazonia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hancock, Houghton Kūn
Norwegian:
Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Occitan:
Hancock, Michigan, Estats Units d'America
Polish:
Hancock, Hrabstwo Houghton, Michigan, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Hancock, Condado de Houghton, Michigan, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Хенкок, Округ Хотон , Мичиген, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
هنکاک، میشیقان, میشیقان ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Tatar:
Ганкок , Мичиган, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ганкок, Гаутон, Мічиган, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ہینکوک، مشی گن, ہیوٹن کاؤنٹی، مشی گن, مشی گن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Hancock, Michigan, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Hancock, Michigan, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Hancock, Michigan, Unol Daleithiau America


A city in Houghton County.
Across the Portage Canal from Houghton
Not to be confused with Hancock Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA.

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12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Description: Weathered coatings of azurite/malachite on rounded stones found in glacial till.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ Domeykite
Formula: Cu3As
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2

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
ⓘDomeykite2.AA.10bCu3As
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDatolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Pennine9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
BBoron
Bⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DomeykiteCu3As
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ DomeykiteCu3As
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock,_Michigan
Wikidata ID:Q12435
GeoNames ID:4995201

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