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Beach Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USAi
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Beach Mine

Beach Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Beach Mine

Beach Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Beach Mine

Beach Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Beach Mine

Beach Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Beach Mine

Beach Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Beach Mine

Beach Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 56' 36'' North , 74° 29' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.94339,-74.49732
GeoHash:
G#: dr70bv88w
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lake Telemark1,255 (2017)1.5km
White Meadow Lake8,836 (2017)2.5km
Rockaway6,494 (2017)4.9km
Mountain Lakes4,288 (2017)7.6km
Victory Gardens1,532 (2017)8.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey16km
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey20km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey27km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey32km
New York Mineralogical ClubNew York, New York47km
Mindat Locality ID:
12302
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12302:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An iron mine in magnetite ore located about 2 miles North of Rockaway. Started 1785, restarted about 1833 & closed the same year. Reopened 1853 and then briefly in 1880 and 1885. Ore body was 3½ feet (about 1 meter) thick. Workings were 50 feet & 190 feet deep by 1855.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Asbestos'
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Ferro-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFerro-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

The Iron Mines of New Jersey (1910), Bayley:451-452; NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpts.: (1855):226-228; (1868):560; (1879):56; (1880):108; (1885):103; (1886):136.
Sims, Paul K., Buddington, A.F. (1958) Geology and magnetite deposits of Dover district, Morris County, New Jersey, with a description of the geologic section at Hibernia mine. Professional Paper 287. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp287
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