Mine detail: Meadow Mine

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Location: Morris County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.90056, -74.56681
dep_id: 10021797
mrds_id: DE01293
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Magnetite
gangue: Apatite, Biotite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Microcline, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Amphibolite
hrock_type: Hornblendite,Gneiss
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1884
yr_lst_prd: 1886
References:
  • Deposit:: BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910. IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
  • Deposit:: FIELD CHECKED 1987.
  • Deposit:: SIMS, P.K, 1958 GEOLOGY AND MAGNETITE OF DOVER DISTRICT, MORRIS COUNTY NJ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 287.
  • Deposit:: COOK, GEORGE H., 1884. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1884.
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