| Deposit ID | 10082410 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055149 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dickerson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.60876, 40.86917 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 274 |
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: (AVERAGE ORE) 96.0% FE3O4, 3.7% SIO2, 0.0% S, 0.6% P2O5 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.60876, 40.86917 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 SE |
| Plunge | 35-48 DEGREES |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1713 |
| Year of last production | 1908 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Musconetcong Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paschal, George And J. Paschal. 35 Thomastown Rd., Mine Hill, Dover, Nj 07801 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055149 |
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.
, 1905. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1905
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN ORE BODY LARGE IRREGULARLY-SHAPED LENS; SHARP CONTACT WITH THE SURROUNDING ROCKS; 3 VEINS JOINED AT DEPTH AND ALONG STRIKE INTO EACH OTHER |
| 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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