Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeUnknown
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueChalcedony, Hornblende, Mica
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Mixed Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Last production1884
Identification
Deposit ID10082305
MRDS IDW055026
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.00167, -74.48486
References
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST;FIELD CHECKED 1986SIMS, P.K., 1958. GEOLOGY AND MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE DOVER DISTRICT, MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 287COOK, GEORGE H., 1884. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1884STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 1978. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY