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Baker Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USAi
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Shaft

Baker Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Snow Covered Tailings

Baker Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Shaft

Baker Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Snow Covered Tailings

Baker Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Shaft

Baker Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Snow Covered Tailings

Baker Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 52' 48'' North , 74° 36' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.88006,-74.60325
GeoHash:
G#: dr6bw3gxd
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kenvil3,009 (2017)1.3km
Wharton6,613 (2017)2.3km
Succasunna9,152 (2017)3.4km
Dover18,346 (2017)3.5km
Randolph25,734 (2017)4.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey14km
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey26km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey31km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey36km
Mindat Locality ID:
12290
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12290:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An iron mine located East of Succasunna on Mine Hill, in magnetite ore. Started before 1868 and closed in that year. Workings were 100 feet deep by 1868. Vein was 5 to 6 feet (1.75 - 2 meters) wide.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Ref.: The Iron Mines of New Jersey (1910), Bayley:384; NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpts.: (1868):570; (1879):52; The Minerals of NYC & Its Environs, NY Min. Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 64.
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