| Deposit ID | 10106376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055099 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Righter Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.46264, 40.955 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 232 |
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 |
| Result | DEPOSIT CONTAINS A SMALL AMOUNT OF TITANIUM |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Quartz Oligoclase Gneiss |
| Rock description | Quartz Oligoclase Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.46264, 40.955 |
|---|
| Dip | 87 NW |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Koehler, Herman J. |
| Home office | 3rd. Split Rock Rd., P. O. Box 521, Boonton, Nj 07005 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055099 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS WIDELY-SPACED 1" THICK SEAMS OF MAGNETITE IN GNEISS. WALL ROCKS CONTAIN DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1986 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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