| Deposit ID | 10082393 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055132 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bryant Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.61765, 40.85222 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 280 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mendham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Raritan(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 |
| Result | 63.24% FE, LOW S. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss |
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.61765, 40.85222 |
|---|
| Dip | 60 SE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 25-33 |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Year of last production | 1890 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bryant, D. L. And A. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nitti, Frank |
| Home office | 15-20 Pallitt Dr., Apt. A1, Fairlawn, Nj 07410 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 224.03M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055132 |
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
COOK, GEORGE H., 1880. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1880
COOK, GEORGE H., 1886. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1885
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIVE SHOOTS CONNECTED BY NARROW STRINGERS OF ORE. ORE IS MASSIVE MAGNETITE REPLACING QUARTZ-PLAGIOCLASE GNEISS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1986 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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