| Deposit ID | 10021764 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01257 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Debow Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Debow Place, Miller Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.31597, 40.98861 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | Est 500 Ft., Est 500 Ft., Est 500 Ft. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pompton Plains(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 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock description | Gneiss | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -74.31597, 40.98861 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas Hoxsie |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | James A And Carol A Westervelt |
| Home office | 39 Hillside Ave. Riverdale, Nj. 07457 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01257 |
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., 1873. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1873.
COOK, GEORGE H. 1880. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1880.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-87 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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