| Deposit ID | 10082418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055157 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Searle Mine |
| Related records | 10021869, 10102181 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.99956, 40.00002 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ocean(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Long Branch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
New York(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Warren |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | ORE NEAR SURFACE WAS 67.0% FE |
|---|---|
| Result | 50 FEET DEEP WAS 55.6% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -73.99956, 40.00002 |
|---|
| Dip | STEEP TO SE |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Year of last production | 1868 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055157 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S. 1910, IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST; PP 283-284
FIELD CHECKED 1985
COOK, GEO. H 1868, GEOLOGY OF NEW JERSEY; PG 624
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE WAS IN TWO BEDS A FEW INCHES THICK, WITH A LAYER OF ROCK BETWEEN THEM AT THE BOTTOM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1986 | Simonds, Raymond E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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