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Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USAi
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Mine Entrance

Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Adit Entrance

Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Tailings

Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Mine Entrance

Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
07054560017272031818644.jpg
Adit Entrance

Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
00762580017272031824655.jpg
Tailings

Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
02652880017272031818258.jpg
Mine Entrance

Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Adit Entrance

Monks Mine, Boardville, Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 74° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
12754
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12754:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An iron mine in magnetite ore located on the North side of the Wanaque River, about 2 miles above Boardville (no longer on maps). The ore vein was 7 feet (2.2 meters) wide.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

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

Gallery:

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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References

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1873): 52.
New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1879): 61.
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.423
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