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⇱ Canfield Phosphate Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA

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Canfield Phosphate Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USAi
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Canfield Phosphate MineMine
Mine HillBorough
Morris CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 52' 15'' North , 74° 36' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kenvil3,009 (2017)1.4km
Succasunna9,152 (2017)2.8km
Wharton6,613 (2017)3.3km
Randolph25,734 (2017)3.3km
Dover18,346 (2017)4.1km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey13km
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey27km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey30km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey37km
Mindat Locality ID:
13063
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13063:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Canfield's Phosphate Mine


An iron mine in magnetite ore located on Mine Hill, East of Sucasunna. Started 1870, restarted 1891. Ore deposit was an 8 foot wide ore deposit, 1,000 feet long (est.). Workings featured 2 shafts (1 = 40 feet deep) (1870); new shaft 1891.
This is an exploratory working with 2 small exploratory shafts less than 40 feet deep. Mineralization is an apatite-rich magnetite lens 8 feet thick.

Located 2 miles SW of Dover in Mine Hill Township.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
YYttrium
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)

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