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Ilmenite with Muscovite

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Lustrous black platy crystallized ilmenite embedded within a muscovite crystal matrix. Neat locality example for the species. This was collected in 1958.The Champion Mine in Marquette County, Michigan, was a prominent underground iron ore mine that began operations around 1867 and continued intermittently before closing permanently in 1966. Geologically, the deposit is situated within the Marquette Iron Range, where high-grade specular hematite and magnetite ores were formed within Precambrian-aged metasedimentary rock formations, specifically the Negaunee Iron Formation, which underwent extensive folding and hydrothermal alteration to concentrate the rich iron deposits.

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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.5 x 5.0 x 2.0 cm
Added on09/17/2026
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Sep 2026
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Ilmenite from Marquette County
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Marquette County
Marquette County, USA: Michigan's classic iron-oxide locality, known for specular hematite, martite, goethite and jasper; historic mines and collecting appeal.