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Simpson Mine, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
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Simpson MineMine
McAfee- not defined -
Vernon TownshipTownship
Sussex CountyCounty
New JerseyState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 11' North , 74° 32' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.18333,-74.53333
GeoHash:
G#: dr6frcnqr
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vernon Center1,713 (2017)2.5km
Hamburg3,155 (2017)4.9km
Highland Lake4,933 (2017)6.5km
Sussex2,043 (2017)6.9km
Vernon Valley1,626 (2017)7.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey9km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York31km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey42km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey43km
Mindat Locality ID:
12907
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12907:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Fe mine in hematite ore located 2 to 2½ miles NE of Hamburg borough and about 1 mile SW of McAfee (Vernon Township), along state route 94, NE of the Hardyston Township line.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1854): 38.
New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1855): 147.
New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1868): 661.
Spencer, et al (1908).
Rocks & Minerals (1946): 21: 416.
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 1. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.92
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