Schofield Mine (Scofield Mine), Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Schofield Mine (Scofield Mine) | Mine |
| Sparta Township | Township |
| Sussex County | County |
| New Jersey | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 0' 59'' North , 74° 35' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 19,722 (2018) | 5.0km |
| Lake Mohawk | 9,916 (2017) | 6.4km |
| Ogdensburg | 2,286 (2017) | 7.3km |
| Lake Telemark | 1,255 (2017) | 9.8km |
| Hopatcong Hills | 16,267 (2017) | 10.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society | Franklin, New Jersey | 11km |
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 26km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 36km |
| New Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc | Mountainside, New Jersey | 43km |
| Orange County Mineral Society | Middletown, New York | 50km |
Ref.: The Iron Mines of New Jersey (1910), Bayley: 305-307; NJ State Geologist's Annual Rpts.: (1855): 164; (1868): 614-616; (1879): 72-73; (1880): 113; (1883): 131; (1884): 99; (1885): 105; (1886): 151; (1890): 114; (1896): 325; The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 91. An iron mine in magnetite ore located about 3 miles West of Milton. Started about 1855 and closed 1874. Reopened 1880-1890. Featured a shaft 40 feet deep by 1855. Ore vein was the Schofield shoot (old vein), which was 4 to 6 feet wide and 110 feet high. A 2nd. shoot was 18 feet wide.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainPassive Margin
USA
- New Jersey
- New Jersey HighlandsComplex
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Schofield Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA