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Saponite from
Wolverine No. 2 shaft, Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA


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Saponite, etc.

Wolverine No. 2 shaft, Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
08982280017363375538349.jpg
Saponite, etc.

Wolverine No. 2 shaft, Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
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Saponite, etc.

Wolverine No. 2 shaft, Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Saponite
Formula:Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Pumpellyite Subgroup1
Prehnite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Saponite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolverine No. 2 shaft, Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1513434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1513434:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Saponite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSouth Kearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘNo. 2 shaft, Centennial Mine, Centennial Heights, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘAhmeek Mine, Ahmeek, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine Exploration, Schoolcraft Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘTamarack Mine, Tamarack, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘOsceola Amygdaloid, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘLaurium Mine, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘIroquois Mine, Seneca, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘLa Salle Mine, Osceola 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.
 
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