| Deposit ID | 10082439 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055178 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Skellenger Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.6982, 40.78444 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 262 |
| Location accuracy | 25(meters) |
| Relative position | Within 50 Ft |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chester(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 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.6982, 40.78444 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1867 |
| Year of last production | 1868 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055178 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S. 1910, IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST; PG 436
FEILD CHECKED 1986
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-86 | Simonds, Raymond E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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