| Deposit ID | 10106378 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meirden Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.46486, 40.95389 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 216 |
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 | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Mixed Gneiss |
| Rock description | Mixed Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.46486, 40.95389 |
|---|
| Length | 15.54M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Old Beach Glen Assoc. |
| Home office | 336 Winthrop Rd., Teaneck, Nj 07666 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 3.05M |
| Overall length | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055106 |
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
STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 1978. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FINE-GRAINED MAGNETITE FOUND DISPERSED WITHIN A RICHER LAYER OF GNEISS |
| 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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