Mine detail: Berkshire Silica Company

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Location: Morris County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.90167, -74.61153
dep_id: 10021785
mrds_id: DE01279
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Conglomerate, Quartzite
orebody_fm: BEDDED
Reporter: Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Green Pond Conglomerate
hrock_type: Quartzite,Conglomerate
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1934
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1942
References:
  • Deposit:: PERMANENT NOTES (VAN VOORHIS-1942) OF THE NJGS, ON FILE AT TRENTON, NJ.
  • Deposit:: FIELD CHECKED 1987.
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