Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueApatite, Biotite, Hornblende, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Biotite Quartz Plagioclase Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1722
Last production1907
Identification
Deposit ID10082371
MRDS IDW055108
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.95083, -74.4868
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 1986STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, 1978. ABANDONED IRON MINES OF ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEYJERMAIN, M., 1943. NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S PERMENANT NOTES, ON FILE AT NJGS, TRENTON, NJSIMS, P.K., 1958. GEOLOGY AND MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE DOVER DISTRICT, MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 287