Mohawkite

Mohawk-Ahmeek Area, Keweenaw County, Michigan
Toenail, 2.9 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 06/10/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/17/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Mohawkite, a rare compound of silver, copper, arsenic, cobalt, nickle and iron, is found only one place in the world - in the Mohawk-Ahmeek area of Keweenaw County in Michigan (making this obviously the Type Locality). This sculptural 2.4-ounce or 67 gram nugget has been polished to show its pretty silvery tone with a strong hint of gold. A few years back we acquired the only available stash we know about of this material, which was mined in the 1950s. It had been sitting in a garage for a long, long time.

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