| Deposit ID | 10106364 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Charlottesburg Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.43152, 41.01889 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Newfoundland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Middletown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Scranton(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 |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Result | 1880 ANALYSIS YIELDED 58.15% FE, 0.151% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.43152, 41.01889 |
|---|
| Dip | 75 SE |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1765 |
| Year of last production | 1888 |
| Ownership category | County |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooper, Hewitt And Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newark Municipal Utility Authority |
| Home office | C/O A La Morte. 1294 Mcbride Ave., Little Falls, Nj 07424 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055029 |
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., 1887. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1886
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE NEAR FOOTWALL IS VERY RICH. ORE CONTAINED MICA, HORNBLENDE, PYRITE, PLAGIOCLASE, FELDSPAR AND SERPENTINE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-86 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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