Sickles Mine, Hopatcong Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sickles Mine | Mine |
| Hopatcong Borough | Borough |
| Sussex County | County |
| New Jersey | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 59' 0'' North , 74° 37' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Mohawk | 9,916 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Hopatcong Hills | 16,267 (2017) | 5.4km |
| Sparta | 19,722 (2018) | 5.6km |
| Hopatcong | 14,510 (2017) | 6.0km |
| Mount Arlington | 5,300 (2017) | 6.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 24km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 39km |
| New Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc | Mountainside, New Jersey | 42km |
| Monroe County Earth Science Association | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
12900
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12900:7
GUID (UUID V4):
929821c6-d427-4624-bdcf-c9240f25f9f4
Ref.: The Iron Mines of New Jersey (1910), Bayley: 11, 267-268; NJ State Geol. Annual Rpts.: (1873): 67; (1879): 79; (1880): 115; (1883): 136. An iron mine in magnetite ore located about 2¾ miles South of Sparta in Sparta Twp. Started 1870 (?) & closed 1871, then 1874-1878 & late 1879. Total output was 4,000 tons of ore. Ore vein was 12 feet (4 meters) wide at surface and 5 feet wide at the bottom of the shaft. Workings featured 3 shafts (30 to 60 feet deep).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
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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