| Deposit ID | 10082305 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pardee Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.48486, 41.00167 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Newfoundland(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 | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.48486, 41.00167 |
|---|
| Dip | 75-90 SE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 25 |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1884 |
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mutual Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Picatinny Arsenal; Military Reservation |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 137.16M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055026 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST;
FIELD CHECKED 1986
COOK, GEORGE H., 1884. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1884
STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 1978. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEAR CONTACT OF THE GNEISS WITH THE GREEN POND CONGLOMERATE. ORE CONTAINED MICA AND HORNBLENDE; POCKETS OF ORE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY MAGNETITE & CHALCEDONY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1986 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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