| Deposit ID | 10021798 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01295 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Denmark Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.51708, 40.95111 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 271 |
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 |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | TAILINGS SHOWED 49.76% FE AND 0.056% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pyroxene-Hornblende Skarn | ||||
| Rock description | Pyroxene-Hornblende Skarn | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.51708, 40.95111 |
|---|
| Strike | N85W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Picatinny Arsenal Usa Route 15 Dover, Nj. 07801 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01295 |
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.
STATE OF NJ DEPT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 1978. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF ROCKAWAY TWP. MORRIS COUNTY NJ.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1868. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1868.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1987 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.0 | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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