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Datolite almost always come in the form of crystals, and there is only
one place in the world where the datolites come in form of porcelianlike
solid nodules; the copper ore regions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Such datolite nodules are commonly white, but some of them come in a variety
of colors that make them even rarer and more desirable. They almost always
come in small sizes, from marbles to baseballs and I have seen few specimens
as big as basketballs at Seaman Mineralogical Museum at Mich. Tech. University
in Houghton, Michigan. Their uniqueness, colors, beauty, nearby locations,
and rarity are the reasons why they're my favorite mineral, and the best
thing is that since I live in Michigan, I get to try my chance finding
them each summer! I also would greatly appreciate any information on where
to find datolites (like where is the mines of Superior, Nassau, Star, Bumblebee,
datolite fissures, etc.).
.[What
is Datolite and What Does They Look Like?]
.[Rainbow
of Datolites]
Houghton County:
[Arcadian
Mines]
[Centennial
#2 Mine]
[Franklin]
Updated
August 2010)
.[Isle
Royale Mine]
[Laurium
& LaSalle Mines]
[Mensard]
[Ojibway
& Mohawk Mines]
[Quincy]
Updated
August 2010)
.[Wolverine
#2 Mine]
.[Winona
Mine]
.[Other
Rare Locations of Houghton Co.]
Keweenaw County:
.[Central
& Central Exploratory Mines] (Updated
August 2010)
.[Clark
Mine] (Updated August 2010)
.[Clark
Mine, datolites found by JeffreyA.] (Updated
August 2010)
.[Copper
Falls Mine]
[Connecticut
Mine] (Updated August 2010)
.[Delaware
Mine]
.[Delaware
Mine (Datolites Found by JeffreyA.)]
.[Drexal
Mine] (Updated August 2010)
[Hill
Creek Fissure (behind Copper Falls Rest Area)]
.[Iron
City(Empire)]
[Iroquois
Mine]
[Keweenaw
Point and Highrock bay] (Updated August
2010)
[Mine
Pits of Isle Royale] (Updated August 2010)
.[Montreal,
Cape, and other Mines along Montreal River] (Updated
August 2010)
.[Mandan
Pit]
.[Phoenix
Mine](Updated September 2010)
.[Shores
of Lake Superior especially Isle Royale]
[Star
Mine] (New as of August 2010)
.[Bluff
Exploratory (Wyoming) Mine]
[Datolites
from Rare Locations of Keweenaw C.
Ontonagon County:
..[Caledonia
Mine]
..[Caledonia
Mine (Datolites found by JeffreyA.)]
[Lake
Mine]
[Nassau/Flintsteel
Mine]
[Mass
Mine]
[Other
Mines (Bumblebee, Evergreen, Aztec, Etc..)] (Updated
August 2010)
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