| Deposit ID | 10082309 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055031 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copperas Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.46458, 41.0125 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 317 |
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 |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Rock unit name | Amphibolite |
| Rock description | Amphibolite |
| (1) | -74.46458, 41.0125 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1812 |
| Year of last production | 1815 |
| Ownership category | County |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dr. Graham |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rockaway Township; |
| Home office | 65 Mt. Hope Rd., Rockaway, Nj 07866 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Overall length | 7.62M |
| Overall width | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055031 |
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., 1868. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1868
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT 250 FEET FROM CONTACT OF PRECAMBRIAN ROCK AND GREEN POND CONGLOMERATE. ORE WAS BIOTITE AMPHIBOLITE WITH DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE |
| 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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