| Deposit ID | 10021797 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01293 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meadow Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.56681, 40.90056 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 195 |
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)
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 |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | LITTLE P, NO |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Amphibolite | ||||||
| Rock description | Amphibolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.56681, 40.90056 |
|---|
| Dip | 57-60 SE |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1884 |
| Year of last production | 1886 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morris Simon Inc. |
| Home office | 425 Rte 10 Randolph Nj 07869 Nj Power & Light Co Right Of Way |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01293 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
FIELD CHECKED 1987.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1884. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1884.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAGNETITE OCCURS AS SEAMS REPLACING PYROXENE HORNBLENDE SKARN AND |
| 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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