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Mule Mine, Ringwood, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USAi
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Mule MineMine
RingwoodBorough
Passaic Co.County
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 6' North , 74° 15' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ringwood12,448 (2017)1.5km
Hillburn982 (2017)7.3km
Sloatsburg3,135 (2017)7.7km
Wanaque11,848 (2017)7.8km
Suffern11,001 (2017)8.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey21km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey39km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York41km
New York Mineralogical ClubNew York, New York43km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey48km


A former Fe mine in magnetite ore located about 1 mile WSW of Ringwood proper. Started 1835 and closed 1840. Orebody was 60 feet long by 14 to 20 feet wide. Workings were a pit 300 feet long by 70 feet deep. One of the Ringwood group of mines.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Colour: Yellowish-white.
Reference: NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1856):184.
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Reference: NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1856):184.
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
Colour: White.
Reference: NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1856):184.
β“˜ Ferro-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Colour: Black.
Reference: NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1856):184.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: The Iron Mines of NJ (1910), Bayley:479; NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1856):184.
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
Reference: NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1856):184.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Ferro-hornblende9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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Bayley, William Shirley (1910), The Iron Mines of New Jersey, MacCrellish & Quigley, state printers, 1910: 473, 479.

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