Yooperlite has become a popular attraction for rockhounds and tourists who enjoy nighttime "Yooperlite hunting" with UV lights. The discovery of these rocks has added a new layer of interest to the state's mineral hunting traditions. Pudding Stones Pudding Stones are conglomerate rocks that consist...
On impact, the comet threw and spewed rock masses all across Michigan…even into Wisconsin and Minnesota. ROCK & MINERAL EVIDENCE alexis-dahl-youtube ROCK & MINERAL EVIDENCE When it struck earth, it not only threw rocks over 300 miles away, but the hole itself filled with melted rock and p...
On impact, the comet threw and spewed rock masses all across Michigan…even into Wisconsin and Minnesota. ROCK & MINERAL EVIDENCE alexis-dahl-youtube ROCK & MINERAL EVIDENCE When it struck earth, it not only threw rocks over 300 miles away, but the hole itself filled with melted rock and p...
The three large lakes prominently in play at the Bucks Run Golf Club were dug during the property's life as a quarry, where both rock and mineral rights were mined for more than 30 years before shutting down in the 1990s. Battling issues with trespassing, the owners...
You need to get the land AND mineral rights. You may own the land or have permission from the land owner, but be sure to see who owns the mineral rights. Land owners in Michigan own the surface, not automatically what's beneath it. A trip to your county clerk's office should help ...
Asbestos, a mineral found in rock formations, widely present in natural environments, is valued for its heat resistance in fireproofing and insulation. Despite commercial advantages, it poses high risks, with inhaled fibers causing severe lung diseases. ...
You need to get the land AND mineral rights. You may own the land or have permission from the land owner, but be sure to see who owns the mineral rights. Land owners in Michigan own the surface, not automatically what's beneath it. A trip to your county clerk's office should help ...
more recent metamorphism prevalent throughout the western Great Lakes area, and we interpret the results from the Republic area as a general overprint younger than the main period of deformation and metamorphism.Two of the Lower Precambrian samples yield model whole-rock ages in excess of 3000 Ma...
Your rock looks like a pyrite concretion (also known as a pyrite nodule). It appears that there may be a fossil -a crinoid calyx where the pyrite has replaced the original mineral. Pyrite replacement in fossils is common in the Devonian shale in Sylvania, OH. ~Mary Ann St. Antoine - M...
Rockhounds, rejoice: One can’t-miss spot here is Michigan Technological University’sA.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, whose astounding collection of rocks, stones, crystals, gems and other geological treasures is considered one of the best in North America. Visitors of all ages ca...