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Oak Mine, Hope Mountain, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USAi
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Oak MineMine
Hope MountainMountain
RingwoodBorough
Passaic CountyCounty
New JerseyState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 6' North , 74° 14' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.10000,-74.23333
GeoHash:
G#: dr71yf0bv
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ringwood12,448 (2017)1.8km
Hillburn982 (2017)6.0km
Sloatsburg3,135 (2017)6.9km
Suffern11,001 (2017)7.2km
Mahwah24,062 (2017)7.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey21km
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey30km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey40km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York42km
New York Mineralogical ClubNew York, New York42km
Mindat Locality ID:
12781
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12781:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Fe mine in magnetite ore located on the SE slope of Hope Mountain. One of the Ringwood group of mines. Started 1762 or 1763, restarted 1853. Workings were 30 feet deep (early) & later 60 feet deep (1853).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1855): 181.
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.485
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