| Deposit ID | 10082462 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055206 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sweayze Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Swayze Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.68598, 40.79278 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chester(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 |
| Result | 81.79% FE3O4, 0.18% P2O5, 0.31% SO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.68598, 40.79278 |
|---|
| Dip | 45 SE |
|---|---|
| Width | 5.49M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1886 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chester Iron Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055206 |
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST;
FIELD CHECKED 1986
COOK, GEORGE H., 1873. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR OF 1873
COOK, GEORGE H., 1885. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR OF 1885
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OXIDIZED TO 40 FEET |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1986 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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