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Carey Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 9' North , 74° 25' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.15000,-74.41667
GeoHash:
G#: dr744e5kj
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Highland Lake4,933 (2017)4.5km
West Milford26,968 (2017)4.6km
Vernon Center1,713 (2017)8.5km
Vernon Valley1,626 (2017)11.3km
Warwick6,823 (2017)12.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey15km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York33km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey33km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey40km
Mindat Locality ID:
12368
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12368:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Fe mine in magnetite ore located 2½ miles North of Uttertown. Started before 1886 in a 7 foot thick ore body. Featured a shaft 27 feet (9 meters) deep and a 35 foot long open cut.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs in a magnetite orebody.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Occurs in a magnetite orebody.
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Occurs in a magnetite orebody.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1886): 138.
Bayley, William S. (1910) Final Report of the State Geologist Vol. 7 - Iron Mines and Mining in N.J. Geological Survey of New Jersey. p.343
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