Comments on: The Rock House http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2010/07/the-rock-house/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ccexplorer http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2010/07/the-rock-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5327 ccexplorer Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:04:56 +0000 http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=4326#comment-5327 My experience with red rock has always been related to the Allouez Conglomerate (either poor rock or sands). I've never seen any old rock from the Calumet myself, but now that Paul mentioned it the sands at Calumet Lake are also red, and those were put there by C&H. Speaking of rock color, I believe the Osceola Amygdaloid has a slight red tint as well, though I think it shows up more light brown in practice. The Kearsarge Amygdaloid is dark grey, as is the Ashbed and Baltic. My experience with red rock has always been related to the Allouez Conglomerate (either poor rock or sands). I’ve never seen any old rock from the Calumet myself, but now that Paul mentioned it the sands at Calumet Lake are also red, and those were put there by C&H.

Speaking of rock color, I believe the Osceola Amygdaloid has a slight red tint as well, though I think it shows up more light brown in practice. The Kearsarge Amygdaloid is dark grey, as is the Ashbed and Baltic.

]]> By: Paul H. Meier http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2010/07/the-rock-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5268 Paul H. Meier Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:56:32 +0000 http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=4326#comment-5268 The Calumet Conglomerate was red. Check out the stamp sands at the far end of Torch Lake near the Museum. There was some Calumet Conglomerate poor rock at Centennial 3. Same for the "Red Sands" at Lake la Belle. Those are from the Conglomerate Mining Co. at Delaware. There are also red conglomerate outcrops at Eagle River and along the shore between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor. The Calumet Conglomerate was red. Check out the stamp sands at the far end of Torch Lake near the Museum. There was some Calumet Conglomerate poor rock at Centennial 3. Same for the “Red Sands” at Lake la Belle. Those are from the Conglomerate Mining Co. at Delaware. There are also red conglomerate outcrops at Eagle River and along the shore between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor.

]]> By: Gordy http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2010/07/the-rock-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5172 Gordy Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:46:50 +0000 http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=4326#comment-5172 It would be hard to ever find Calumet Conglomerate laying around other than none C&H mines. Maybe Centenniel or Osceola on the old conglomerate. C&H's mines, the rock was so rich it didn't have poor rock piles, all of it went to the mills. It would be hard to ever find Calumet Conglomerate laying around other than none C&H mines. Maybe Centenniel or Osceola on the old conglomerate. C&H’s mines, the rock was so rich it didn’t have poor rock piles, all of it went to the mills.

]]> By: Ian http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2010/07/the-rock-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5162 Ian Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:48:20 +0000 http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=4326#comment-5162 I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's only the Allouez Conglomerate that lies in red-tinted rock. The same color shows up in the rock at the Franklin Jr. mine and the "old" Allouez mine south of the Delaware. You have a point though, i never remembered the rock of the Calumet Conglomerate being red.... I’m not entirely sure, but I think it’s only the Allouez Conglomerate that lies in red-tinted rock. The same color shows up in the rock at the Franklin Jr. mine and the “old” Allouez mine south of the Delaware. You have a point though, i never remembered the rock of the Calumet Conglomerate being red….

]]> By: Jay Balliet http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2010/07/the-rock-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5157 Jay Balliet Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:29:21 +0000 http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=4326#comment-5157 Is all conglomerate rock red? I think I remember the poor rock piles at the Tamarack and Osceola mine being grey. Is all conglomerate rock red? I think I remember the poor rock piles at the Tamarack and Osceola mine being grey.

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