Mohawkite

Mohawk-Ahmeek Area, Ontonagon County, Michigan
Miniature, 4.7 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 04/02/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/09/2009 8:05:17 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 Ontonagon County in Michigan (making this obviously the type locality). This over 5-ounce, sculptural nugget has been polished to show its pretty silvery tone with a 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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