| Deposit ID | 10082371 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055108 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hibernia Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.4868, 40.95083 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 253 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boonton(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 |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE 57% FE, 0.4-1.0% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Biotite Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss |
| Rock description | Biotite Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.4868, 40.95083 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40-45 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Width | 2.74M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1722 |
| Year of last production | 1907 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joeseph Wharton |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Old Beach Glen Assoc. |
| Home office | 336 Winthrop Rd., Teaneck, Nj 07666 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 853.44M |
| Overall length | 1609.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055108 |
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
STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 1978. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY
JERMAIN, M., 1943. NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S PERMENANT NOTES, ON FILE AT NJGS, TRENTON, NJ
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS COARSELY GRANULAR AND CONTAINS SOME APATITE, HORNBLENDE AND PYROXENE. THE MAGNETITE CONTAINS SOME ILMENITE |
| 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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