Panic Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Panic Mine | Mine |
| Balls Hill Iron Mines | Group of Mines |
| Franklin | Borough |
| Sussex County | County |
| New Jersey | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 6' 37'' North , 74° 35' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 4,855 (2017) | 1.6km |
| Ogdensburg | 2,286 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Hamburg | 3,155 (2017) | 4.9km |
| Sparta | 19,722 (2018) | 9.4km |
| Sussex | 2,043 (2017) | 11.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 36km |
| Orange County Mineral Society | Middletown, New York | 40km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
9051
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9051:6
GUID (UUID V4):
ad224d69-d994-4e46-ab87-041c7d75e2b7
This is one of several very old iron (magnetite) mines in the Balls Hill group, or Hill group on Balls Hill, hosted in the Cork Hill Gneiss at the contact of the Precambrian Franklin marble. This mine operated during the economic "panic" of the 1870's and was operational, at least, during the period 1873-1875. Workings were 100' to 150' deep. See Dunn, P.J. (1995), Pt. 1: 115 for a map. Closed by 1882. This locality is within the Franklin Mining District. The complete list of mineral species occurring within this district, as well as the official boundaries of the district, can be found under the locality file for "Franklin Mining District."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: Occurs in a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with the Precambrian Franklin marble. |
Gallery:
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
USA
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- Franklin Mining DistrictMining District
- Sussex County
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