Description
Lac La Belle Co.
Deposit
Model96: Native Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formFISSURE
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
GangueCalcite, Prehnite, Quartz, Datolite, Laumontite, Epidote, Chlorite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Portage Lake Volcanics
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Identification
Deposit ID10082836
MRDS IDW062193
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.42222, -87.80419
References
BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: USGS PROF PAPER NO. 144, 238 PP.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1890, OCT. 18, P. 448.CORNWALL, H. R., 1955, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE FORT WILKINS QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAPS OF THE UNITED STATES, GQ 74, 1:24,000.BUTLER AND BURBANK, 1929