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Siderite from
Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1
Native Copper1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10032:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Siderite in this Region
Isle Royal No. 4 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Isle Royal No. 5 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Isle Royal No. 6 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘIsle Royal No. 4 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘIsle Royal No. 5 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘIsle Royal No. 6 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine, Alberta, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘSpurr Mine, Imperial Heights, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘMichigamme Mine, Michigamme, Michigamme Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘBarnum Iron Mine, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Champion, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘSilver Creek West prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘPhoenix pits, Champion, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Wilson, Marc L., II, Stanley J. Dyl (1992) The Michigan Copper Country. The Mineralogical Record, 23 (2) 1-76
 
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