| Deposit ID | 10021697 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01078 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roseville Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.69792, 40.96889 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 262 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sussex(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stanhope(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Delaware-Musconetcong(hydrologic unit)
Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Sussex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | 1868 ANALYSIS YIELDED 69.9% FE3O4, 0.4% S, 0 P2O5, 23.5% SIO2 & INSOL. - 50.6% METALLIC FE. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pyroxene Skarn | ||||
| Rock description | Pyroxene Skarn | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.69792, 40.96889 |
|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Andover Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Louis N And Delores K Esposito. |
| Home office | 1 Amity Rd. Andover, Nj. 07821 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01078 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
FIELD CHECKED 1987.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1868. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1868.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1880. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1880.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EITHER ONE FOLDED BODY OR 2 INCLINED TO ONE ANOTHER AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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