| Deposit ID | 10021735 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Davenport |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.57348, 41.06028 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 402 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sussex(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Franklin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Middletown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Scranton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hackensack-Passaic(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Sussex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 1880 ANALYSES SHOWED 47.76% FE, 0.398% P, 0.208 % |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz-Amphibole Plagioclase Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Quartz-Amphibole Plagioclase Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Biotite-Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss |
|---|
| Dip | 90 |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 35 |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sussex Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Home office | 600 Grant St. Room 2469 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 50.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01125 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910 IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
FIELD CHECKED 1987.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR OF 1879.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS A LEAN SHOOT. QUARTZ GANGUE PRESENT. |
| Deposit | SEE OGDEN MINES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1987 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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