Rock Picking in the Keweenaw | Visit Keweenaw
By Kayleigh White on May 27, 2023. Become a keweenaw rockhound. Over a billion years ago, ancient lava flows helped form the Keweenaw Peninsula during a geological event known as the Midcontinent Rift. …
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Float copper hunting | Friendly Metal Detecting Forum
Good morning everyone, i'm going to try my hand at searching for float/native copper on the Keweenaw peninsula of Michigan's upper peninsula. I'll be using a Garrett ace 400, and i'm hoping to get some advice on which control settings would be best. Thanks very much for any help!
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Float Copper Bookends
Large Float Copper Bookends start at 19 lbs. Our natural rock bookends are cut to show the best pattern, color and veining of each mineral. Float copper bookends are buffed polished and coated to enhance the beauty of the piece. Photos are representative only. Each piece is unique. Please specify size when you contact
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1 Lb 12 Oz Heavy Glacial Float Copper Nugget w Green Patina
Hefty float copper nugget with natural green and purple patina on the surface. Prospected from Keweenaw, Michigan. Measures approximately 4 x 2.25 x 1.25 inches. Weighs 1 pound 12 ounces. All photos are illuminated by natural sunlight. We are happy to combine shipping on all orders with no additional cost.
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Keweenaw Specialties – Tagged "Michigan Copper" – Keweenaw …
Float Copper Slab 0309-01. $126.00. Float Copper Butchite Decorator 1108-01. $544.00. Sculptured Copper 3591. $60.00. Copper Ore Decorator 3307. $185.00. A beautiful collection of pieces crafted in the heart of Michigan Keweenaw Peninsula.
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Keweenaw Gem and Gift
Float Copper Butchite Decorator 3334. $65.00. Float Copper Butchite Decorator 3335. $259.00. Float Copper Butchite Decorator 3336. $270.00. Featuring Michigan native copper and the related ores to create unique gifts including bookends, clocks, and decorator pieces. Greenstones (Michigan's state gemstone) and Lake Superior agates …
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Float Copper
Keweenaw Float copper native mineral Upper Peninsula Michigan Awesome natural 2 1/4 pound specimen Museum Quality From The Old Iroquois Mine (1.7k) $ 268.00. FREE shipping Add to Favorites 42g 2in Keweenaw Float Copper Double-Sided Specimen Michigan (590) $ 51.00. FREE shipping ...
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Timeline of Michigan Copper Mining Prehistory to …
Objects made of Keweenaw copper have been found in archeological sites across the continent. ... Michigan Territorial Governor General Lewis Cass visits the Ontonagon Boulder, a large piece of float …
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Michigan's Massive Copper Boulders | Amusing Planet
Float Copper. Massive copper boulders like the Ontonagon Boulder once lay scattered all over Keweenaw Peninsula in northernmost Michigan. Keweenaw Peninsula that projects into Lake Superior was once covered by glaciers as much as two miles thick until the ice started to melt about 10,000 years ago. As the ice glided across …
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Frank Festa
The primary exposure of the copper bearing rock is/was a thin belt 3-6 km wide, within erosion resistant rock that forms the spine of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The belt extends into Wisconsin, a distance of 150 km and with an additional exposure on the opposing syncline of Lake Superior along Isle Royale.
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Float Copper Wayside
Float copper are chunks of copper varying in size from very small (ounces) to extremely large (tons) that were stripped from their original location by glaciers and slowly moved as the glaciers grew. They "floated" along the surface. This particular piece weighs in at 9,392 pounds. Random float copper discoveries fueled the copper mining rush ...
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Michigan Float Copper
Michigan Native Float Copper, Keweenaw Float Copper, Natural Form, Arthritis, Float Copper, Michigan, Natural Copper, Michigan, 32.38 Grams. (2.2k) $33.60. $42.00 (20% off) FREE shipping. Get inspired! Gather ideas, make plans, and check everything off your list. Get extra-special gifts!
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World's Largest Glacial Float Copper: world record in …
"The large piece of float copper (which was) on display in Marquette's Presque Isle Park is actually quite impressive as it weighs in at 28.2 tons and measures 13 feet x 15 feet," the travelthemitten reports. "This piece was discovered on private land in the Keweenaw Peninsula, and was kept from being melted down thanks to the efforts …
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Float Copper for sale | eBay
New Listing Keweenaw Float Copper Display Specimen Ancient Michigan 13.8 oz. $29.95. Free shipping. Sponsored Sponsored Ad. HUGE 2 POUND CHUNK NATIVE FLOAT COPPER KEWEENAW PENINSULA UPPER MICHIGAN. $13.50. Free shipping. 7 bids. 1d 8h. Copper Float Nugget Large 7+Pounds. $149.99. $32.20 shipping. 1 bid.
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Michigan's Massive Copper Boulders | Amusing Planet
Float Copper. Massive copper boulders like the Ontonagon Boulder once lay scattered all over Keweenaw Peninsula in northernmost Michigan. Keweenaw …
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Lake and Float Copper | A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
The 19-ton mass of native copper, exhibited in the Copper Pavilion, was recovered from the bottomlands of Lake Superior, offshore between Eagle River and Eagle Harbor in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. It holds a Guinness World Record. This mass of Lake Copper was discovered in 1991 by local divers Bob Barron and Don Kauppi and …
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Float COPPER is Amazing Sometimes
Here is Chris' Keweenaw treasure all cleaned up. The world record, 19 ton piece of Float Copper at the AE Seaman Mineral Museum. Today, diligent searching with metal detectors, sometimes yields these transported pieces of copper. Smaller chunks are normally sold as specimens to rockhounds. Sometimes the Float Copper is very …
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Frank Festa
The primary exposure of the copper bearing rock is/was a thin belt 3-6 km wide, within erosion resistant rock that forms the spine of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The …
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Iroquois Copper | eBay Stores
Owning the Iroquois Copper Mine on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, we are the #1 source for classic native copper and other gorgeous mineral specimens. ... 5.8cm Curved Green Glacial Float Copper Nugget prospected from Keweenaw, Mich. $18.00. 55g Sharp Crystallized Native Copper Specimen - Keweenaw, Michigan, USA. $15.00. Results …
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Michigan Native Float Copper, Keweenaw Float Copper, …
This is a beautiful high quality Keweenaw Michigan Native "Float" Copper. Some of the finest and high quality copper comes from Michigan. The measurements of this nugget is 1.75" long and just under 1.50" wide. The weight is 4.3 ounces or 122.71 grams. Comes with a stand and a velvet carrying bag.
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Keweenaw Specialities – Tagged "Float Copper" – Keweenaw …
Keweenaw Specialities. Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula is the most important locality in the world for pure native copper. Mining began in 1845 and continued until 1968 and over 5 million tons of refined copper were recovered from Michigan's copper mines. In the early 1900's it led the world in copper production and "Lake Copper" was the purity ...
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Keweenaw Specialties – Keweenaw Gem and Gift
A beautiful collection of pieces crafted in the heart of Michigan Keweenaw Peninsula. ... Float Copper Butchite Freeform Decorator 3631. $94.00. Add to wishlist. Sculptured Copper 3431. $92.00. Add to wishlist. Float Copper Slab …
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Float Copper Bookends
Medium Float Copper Bookends start at 9 lbs . Our natural float copper bookends are cut to show the best pattern, color and veining of each mineral. Float copper bookends are buffed polished and coated to enhance the beauty of the piece. Photos are representative only. Each piece is unique. To request a specific size,
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Copper Glacial Drift Float Copper
Thank you, Ryan Keweenaw Gem & Gift, Inc." (Ken refers to Ken Flood, Geologist at Keweenaw Gem & Gift) Float copper is found in all states that have received glacial drift from the Lake Superior region. It is easily …
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NATIVE Float Copper From the Keweenaw Peninsula Of …
Native Float Copper From the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. 12.65 oz's. This is 3 chunks of float copper fused together naturally. Great for display piece. I do combined shipping. If you win more than 1 item I will invoice you with combined shipping to save you on shipping costs. Thank you for looking and Happy Bidding.
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Keweenaw Copper
Large Glacier Drift Float Copper - 105 pounds (Michigan #F0342) 24 inches (89) $ 6,360.00. FREE shipping Add to Favorites ... Keweenaw Copper Sterling Silver Handmade Ring Metalsmith James Blanchard Size 8 Free Sizing (1.3k) $ 129.00. Add to Favorites ...
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Float Copper Historical Marker
1. Float Copper Marker. Inscription. a mass of native copper weighing 9,392 lbs. found in 1970, buried under three ft. of soil, (glacial till), about 4½ miles southwest of Calumet. Float copper such as this, was torn loose from fissures and lodes by glacial action and together with other rock materials, carried by the ice sheet for great ...
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Collecting Copper in Michigan's Copper Country
906-370-1131. 202 Ontonagon St, Ontonagon. Michigan 49953. The Caledonia Mine is a fee dig site that requires an advance reservation. When digging at this site, collectors are given a large pile of …
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Museum | A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Lake and Float Copper; Copper Pavilion Picture Gallery ... Michigan's First State Geologist and his 1841 report sparked the first great mining rush in North America to Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula beginning in 1845 to mine native copper first discovered by native peoples some 7,000 years ago. The museum is a repository of iconic specimens of ...
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42g 2in Keweenaw Float Copper Double-Sided Specimen …
This listing is for a wonderful Keweenaw Float Copper specimen. This fun piece was polished on two sides to showcase it's beautiful coppery shine! Sourced from the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, this lovely Copper specimen is a great for rock collectors, and makes a great gift! *The total weight is 36g. **Please note that this …
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