| Deposit ID | 10021745 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01136 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Allen Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.55959, 40.91806 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(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 | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | 1880 ANALYSES YIELDED AN AVERAGE OF 56.99% FE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Biotite Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Biotite Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.55959, 40.91806 |
|---|
| Dip | 65 SE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | NE |
| Thickness | 7.01M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1855 |
| Year of last production | 1882 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Andover Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Clinton Associates |
| Home office | C/O Moskowitz, G. 600 Third Ave. New York, Ny. 10016 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01136 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910 IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
FIELD CHECKED 1981.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1968. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1868.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1883. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1883.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HANGING WALL WAS GREENPOND CONGLOMERATE. SOME PYRITE PRESENT. |
| 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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