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Saponite from
Osceola Amygdaloid, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Saponite
Formula:Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Saponite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Osceola Amygdaloid, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418141:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Saponite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘLaurium Mine, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLa Salle Mine, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘTamarack Mine, Tamarack, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine Exploration, Schoolcraft Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘNo. 2 shaft, Centennial Mine, Centennial Heights, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘSouth Kearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘWolverine No. 2 shaft, Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘKearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘAhmeek Mine, Ahmeek, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘIroquois Mine, Seneca, Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
References
USGS PP144
 
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