Blue Mine, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue Mine | Mine |
| Ringwood | Borough |
| Passaic County | County |
| New Jersey | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 5' North , 74° 15' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ringwood | 12,448 (2017) | 3.4km |
| Wanaque | 11,848 (2017) | 6.2km |
| Oakland | 13,165 (2017) | 7.9km |
| Hillburn | 982 (2017) | 8.1km |
| Franklin Lakes | 10,899 (2017) | 8.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 20km |
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 37km |
| New York Mineralogical Club | New York, New York | 41km |
| Orange County Mineral Society | Middletown, New York | 43km |
| New Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc | Mountainside, New Jersey | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
12325
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12325:2
GUID (UUID V4):
d4ebd898-c2c9-4458-8fb5-2450f4722e5e
A former Fe mine in the Ringwood group located about 1 mile WSW of Ringwood. Started about 1835, restarted 1853 and closed before 1873. Ore is magnetite as an irregular deposit 10 to 20 feet thick. Workings were 100 feet long by 50 feet deep and 6 to 15 feet wide (1840) plus a shaft 130 feet deep (1853).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ferro-hornblende Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Ferro-hornblende | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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