Sherman farms exploration, Sparta, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sherman farms exploration | - not defined - |
| Sparta | - not defined - |
| Sparta Township | Township |
| Sussex County | County |
| New Jersey | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 1' North , 74° 37' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 19,722 (2018) | 2.6km |
| Lake Mohawk | 9,916 (2017) | 3.7km |
| Ogdensburg | 2,286 (2017) | 7.5km |
| Hopatcong Hills | 16,267 (2017) | 9.3km |
| Hopatcong | 14,510 (2017) | 10.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 27km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 39km |
| New Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc | Mountainside, New Jersey | 44km |
| Monroe County Earth Science Association | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
12893
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12893:8
GUID (UUID V4):
2c0f7794-019e-43f3-8797-b3ce213f24e2
Ref.: The Iron Mines of New Jersey (1910), Bayley: 268-269; NJ State Geol. Annual Rpts.: (1854): 37; (1855): 164; (1879): 79-80. An iron prospect in magnetite ore located about 1 mile SE of Sparta on Slack Brook,in Sparta Twp. Started before 1864 and reopened 1873-1875. Ore was irregular deposits 3 to 10 feet wide. Workings were a large open pit ( 50 feet long x 35 feet deep).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
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