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Native Copper from
Adventure mine, Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Comments:The wires were found in 1980
Habit:Wires to several cm
Colour:red brown
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite23
K Feldspar23
- var Adularia18
Epidote21
Quartz21
Tenorite12
Native Silver11
Prehnite10
Chlorite Group7
Pumpellyite-(Mg)4
Datolite3
Cuprite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Adventure mine, Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (37 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:48431
Long-form Identifier:1:3:48431:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHilton Mine (Ohio Mine), Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘRidge Mine, Mass Consolidated Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMass Consolidated Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMass Mine, Mass Consolidated Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘToltec Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEvergreen Series (Evergreen Lodes), Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEvergreen Bluff Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘSouth Lake Mine (Aztec Mine), Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘOgima Mine, Mass Consolidated Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBelt Mine (Piscatauqua), Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
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