| Deposit ID | 10082404 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055143 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | George Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Logan Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.61403, 40.83861 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 293 |
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 | 1868 ANALYSIS YIELDED 72.1% FE3O4, 0.2% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Quartz Oligoclase Gneiss |
| Rock description | Quartz Oligoclase Gneiss |
| (1) | Biotite-Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss |
|---|
| Width | 2.74M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1855 |
| Year of last production | 1873 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Musconetcong Iron Works |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 42.67M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055143 |
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., 1879. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAGNETITE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR SEAMS AND BUNCHES IN PLAGIOCLASE-QUARTZ 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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