| Deposit ID | 10082310 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Green Pond Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.46847, 41.0075 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 293 |
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 |
| Augite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 51.33% FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss |
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.46847, 41.0075 |
|---|
| Dip | 25 DEGREES TO 4 DEGREES SE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Depth to bottom | 21.34M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| Year of last production | 1900 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carteret Steel Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hess, Richard C., |
| Home office | 17 Pepperidge Rd., Morristown, Nj 07960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 10.67M |
| Overall width | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055032 |
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., 1873. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1873
SMOCK, JOHN C., 1901. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1900
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE CONTAINED CLINOPYROXENE, ORTHOPYROXENE AND GREEN MICA W/LOW P |
| 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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