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Seneca Mine Mohawk, MI US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 10:02:15 PM Viewed 4828 times 6 upload(s), 24 comment(s), 2 nearby collector specimen(s)

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Location Type: Public Access
Details: The link for the travel channel's page is broken. Much of the info comes from Bill Reynolds, a columnist with Rock and Gem Magazine. Here is what the link used to say: "SENECA MINE Mohawk, Keweenaw Co., MI General description: Abandoned mine dumps yield specimens of epidote, quartz, adularia, and copper
Handy to bring along: 1. Safety glasses, gloves 2. Rock hammer 3. Digging tools 4. Hand pick
Helpful notes to newcomers: An excellent resource for field trips in the area and elsewhere in Michigan is: http://www.sauktown.com/fieldlist.htm"
Directions: The link used to say: "How to get there: Mohawk, Keweenaw Co., MI Turn west off US 41 onto First Street in Mohawk. Go 0.3 miles to a red gate on the left. This leads right into the mine dump"

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Rare 8cm Calcite included Copper f USD $143.5 11 Bid(s) 11 Watcher(s) 3d 1h 13m 40s	Nonesuch Shale Copper Specimen Whi USD $99.99 1 Bid(s) 0 Watcher(s) 2d 20h 7m 16s	Copper-Marquette & other Counties, USD $85.0 1 Bid(s) 2 Watcher(s) 2d 19h 55m 15s

GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 47°18'40.77"N, 88°21'43.71"W)
or (47.311325, -88.362141)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is supposed to be exact.)
Follow this Link to Get Google's Directions Reference Info: http://cash-and-treasures-wiki.travelchannel.com/page/Michigan
Tags: seneca mine mohawk keweenaw county michigan mine dumps copper epidote quartz adularia

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silver crystals on copper mohawk mining co keweenaw mi

SWEET GROUP OF 20 SILVER NUGGETS: MOHAWK MINE, KEWEENAW CO., MICHIGAN - NR!

SUPERB GROUP 24 SILVER-COPPER NUGGETS: MOHAWK MINE, KEWEENAW CO., MICHIGAN - NR!

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