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Article: A new find of barite crystals with phantoms from Michigan's Copper Country.(Collector's Note)
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- Rocks & Minerals
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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Mineral connoisseurs regard Michigan's Copper Country as a mecca for world-class specimens of crystallized copper and silver. Lapidary enthusiasts prefer the area's unique cutting rough, including Lake Superior agate, datolite, and greenstone (pumpellyite). However, the preeminence of these materials sometimes overshadows the many other collectible minerals that occur in the district, including such diverse species as powellite and ferberite, beautiful specimens that have perhaps failed to command much market attention because they have been discovered in only limited quantities.
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Barite is certainly one of the Copper Country's ...