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High Bridge Mines (Taylor Mines), High Bridge, High Bridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USAi
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High Bridge Mines (Taylor Mines)Group of Mines
High BridgeBridge
High BridgeBorough
Hunterdon CountyCounty
New JerseyState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 40' North , 74° 53' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
High Bridge3,556 (2017)1.0km
Annandale1,695 (2017)2.9km
Clinton2,657 (2017)4.0km
Lebanon1,671 (2017)4.9km
Glen Gardner1,663 (2017)5.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey37km
Monroe County Earth Science AssociationStroudsburg, Pennsylvania44km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey44km
Mindat Locality ID:
12601
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12601:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An Fe occurrence/mine in magnetite ore located just North of High Bridge. Started as early as 1720. Reopened 1864-1879, finally abandoned 1889.

Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of a ¾ mile long by 200 foot deep opening (by 1868) with a 30 foot deep shaft.

Produced a total of 69,180 tons of ore.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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