Copper Sheet from Northern Michigan

[BuffaloBob]

I thought this find may interest you:
My father was mostly a rock-hound in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan. (Da YooPee)

The are has many copper ore sites and he collected this sheet copper for his collection.

 

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[tymcmurray]

Never heard of anybody collecting that.

 

[BuffaloBob]

Never heard of anybody collecting that.

Copper sheet is a natural element that forms between slabs of copper ore. It's a natural form of copper. It's not old pieces of scrap if that's what your thinking. This is how it looks straight from the ground and that's what makes it interesting and collectible. Just thought some folks would be interested.

 

[daytondigger]

I find it interesting, nice finds!!

 

[seger98]

I haven't seen alot of it, and the stuff I've seen wasn't that big, your dad has a nice find!

 

[phantomfinder]

Very cool , I had a few copper sheets.wtg

 

[trikikiwi]

That's very interesting
Is it known if that form of copper was the first to be worked by the early Americans?

Mike

 

[chefrider]

Very cool. I read something about the possiblity of King David,from the Bible,mining copper here. Trikikiwi might also find this interesting. ....HH OOps forget the link.

http://www.burlingtonnews.net/rocklake.html

 

[Goldiver]

That is pretty cool! 8) Thanks for sharing.

Steve

 

[gregd573]

Is that what they refer to as "float copper" and was used to make some early tools and points?

 

[BuffaloBob]

Is that what they refer to as "float copper" and was used to make some early tools and points?

I'm not sure what they called it but here's some historical facts:

"Old Copper Complex is a term used for ancient societies known to have been heavily involved in the utilization of copper for weaponry and tools. The Old Copper Complex of the Western Great Lakes is one of these. Great Lakes natives of the "Archaic tradition" located 99% pure copper in the area of Lake Superior, both in veins and nuggets in gravel beds. Eventually they learned to hammer the copper and produce a variety of spear points, tools and decorative objects. In addition to practical use, the Copper Complex peoples traded copper goods to obtain other exotic materials.[1]

The Copper Complex can be dated as far back as 6000 years. By about 3000 years ago the use of copper is increasingly restricted to jewelry and other status-related items, rather than for tools. This is thought to represent the development of more complex hierarchical cultures in the area.[1]
Address : <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Copper_Complex>"

Most of the mining activity, as I recall from my relatives, was for iron ore. Hard rock mining. My grandfather lost his life in one of those mines. Beautiful country though. Thanks for your interest.

 

[BuffaloBob]

Her's a pic of some recovered artifacts from that area. That would be a great find.

 

[Digginman]

I've never seen this before. Thanks for showing.

DM