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Lincoln Avenue Site
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 1 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as producer for Silica. Minerals mentioned: Quartz. Approx. location 43.195, -86.308. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
Was producing when the record was made.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
A processing plant site.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
2 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Quartz 2Commodities
Silica 4Titanium 2Metal 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Boulevard Site | Silica | Quartz | Producer | 43.204, -86.308 |
| Lincoln Avenue Site | Silica | Quartz | Producer | 43.195, -86.308 |
| Howmet Corp--Whitehall, Mich. | Titanium | — | Past Producer | 43.406, -86.333 |
| Mccormick Pit | Silica | — | Past Producer | 43.342, -86.232 |
| Nugent Pit | Silica | — | Producer | 43.202, -86.314 |
| Whitehall Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | — | Plant | 43.396, -86.349 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 3 fossil collection records in Muskegon County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Ottawa County · Allegan County · Mason County · Mecosta County · Osceola County
Michigan mineral guides
- Tourmaline in Michigan
- Quartz in Michigan
- Garnet in Michigan
- Gold in Michigan
- Mica in Michigan
- Feldspar in Michigan
Back to all Michigan counties.
How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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