[meteorite-list] O.T. Copper Hunt Keweenaw Peninsula Michigan

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Hi Larry,

What a cool find.

Sonny


-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 1:20 pm
Subject: [meteorite-list] O.T. Copper Hunt Keweenaw Peninsula Michigan


Hi List,Please excuse the off topic post but this is too cool and I 
can't help it.In May I followed up my successful Nevada dry lake 
meteorite hunt with a trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula in the upper 
peninsula of Michigan to metal detect for float copper.  I went with 
two friends, Darryl and Greg and we had a great time. We found 4 float 
specimens, copper ores, agates, and more interesting in a way, I found 
an ingot, but not a typical ingot. While metal detecting a remote beach 
where no copper smelting and little mining is known to have taken 
place, I found an ingot of an iron and copper mix. Experts in the 
mining history of the region say it is unique and unlike any ingots 
they know of. All the known ingots are larger and are nearly pure 
copper, not containing iron. I thought it was from a shipwreck at first 
because I found it on the shore of Lake Superior but they say it is 
smaller than what was typically put on ship. It's 5.75 inches long by 
~.825 inches wide on all sides and weighs about 1.75 pounds.It's 
another mystery!  I find the weirdest 
things.http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/Keweenaw%20
Peninnsula%20Copper%20Hunt%20May%202011/Sincerely,Larry Atkins IMCA # 
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