| Deposit ID | 10082364 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055098 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Split Rock Pond Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.43652, 40.97722 (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
Boonton(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 |
| 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 > Serpentinite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Franklin | ||||
| Rock description | Franklin | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.43652, 40.97722 |
|---|
| Width | 4.27M |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| District name | Dover District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. S. Decamp |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jersey City Division Of Water; 575 Nj St., Highway Rte 440, Jersey City, Nj 07305 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055098 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST;
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO ORE BODIES ARE 50 FEET APART; THE EASTERN BODY IS 14' WIDE AND THE WESTERN BODY 7 FEET THICK, ALTERNATING WITH GRANULAR ORE AND MICA |
| 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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