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Woodhull Mine, Chester Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 46' 29'' North , 74° 40' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.77500,-74.68333
GeoHash:
G#: dr4zuwc78
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chester1,675 (2017)1.5km
Gladstone2,086 (2017)6.0km
Peapack2,086 (2017)6.9km
Mendham5,001 (2017)7.0km
Long Valley1,879 (2017)8.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey17km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey30km
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey38km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey46km
Monroe County Earth Science AssociationStroudsburg, Pennsylvania49km
Mindat Locality ID:
13044
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13044:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: The Iron Mines of New Jersey (1910), Bayley: 463.

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Reports: (1873): 32;.

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1879): 46.

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1883): 95.

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1885): 99.

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1886): 153.

An iron mine in magnetite ore located about ½ mile South of Chester. Started about 1870 and reopened late 1885 to 1886. Ore vein was up to 8 feet wide. Workings featured a shaft.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

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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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