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The density of pyrite also means the fool's gold material thoroughly filled in tiny areas where the arthropod's body once lay in sediment − including internal body parts, scientists said. "These ...
Ranked as one of WorldAtlas’s 15 most beautiful towns in America, South Haven is a medium-sized beach town in Michigan that’s known for its long stretches of sandy beach, which are divided by ...
The mineral pyrite (/ ˈ p aɪ r aɪ t / PY-ryte), [6] or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S 2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral .
The Gogebic Range is an elongated area of iron ore deposits located within a range of hills in northern Michigan and Wisconsin just south of Lake Superior. It extends from Lake Namakagon in Wisconsin eastward to Lake Gogebic in Michigan, or almost 80 miles.
The area is popular among tourists, especially Lake of the Clouds in the heart of the mountains, and is part of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. [5] The Porcupine Mountains were the site of copper mining in the 19th century. One of these mines is the Nonesuch Mine, which operated sporadically from 1867 to 1912.
Though not quite a "ghost town" as claimed in the book Ghost Towns of Michigan, Chapter 7, [5] [6] the population was under 1,000 in 2019, [7] and numerous buildings were vacant. The Idlewild African American Chamber of Commerce, [ 8 ] founded in 2000 by John O. Meeks, continues to promote existing local businesses and seeking new ones.
Harbor Springs is a city and resort community in Emmet County, Michigan, United States.The population was 1,274 in the 2020 census. [4]Harbor Springs is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan.
Shelldrake is a ghost town in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Whitefish Point, Michigan at the mouth of the Shelldrake River (also known as the Betsy River) on Whitefish Bay. It is listed on the Michigan Historic Register.