| Deposit ID | 10021747 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01138 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Corwin Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.58431, 40.88389 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 259 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dover(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 |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 1868 ANALYSIS YIELDED 84.7% FE3O4, 9.6% SIO2+ INSOLUBLES, 0.6% S AND 0.2% P2O5 61.4% METAL |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock description | Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -74.58431, 40.88389 |
|---|
| Dip | 45 DEGREE SE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 5-6 DEGREE |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1855 |
| Year of last production | 1868 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. J. Iron Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | County Concrete Corp. |
| Home office | P.O. Box F Kenvil, Nj. 07847 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Overall length | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01138 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, V. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
FIELD CHECKED 1987.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1879 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1879.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | APATITE AND PYRITE IN ORE. ORE IS CRUMBLY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1987 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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