| Deposit ID | 10082306 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wood Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.43208, 41.00194 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 |
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 |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Microperthite Alaskite |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | 45 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| Year of last production | 1883 |
| Ownership category | County |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pequannock Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newark Municipal Utilities Authority |
| Home office | C/O A La Morte; 1294 Mcbride Ave., Little Falls, Ny 07424 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055027 |
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., 1883. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1883
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS MAINLY VEINLETS, NESTS AND SEAMS |
| 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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