Mine detail: Murray Hill Quarry

Previously called 'Commonwealth Quarry and Company'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.69722, -74.38791

Resource(N)

Primary:	Stone, Crushed/Broken
Ore:	Basalt

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1919
Last production ended:	1950

Geology

Host rock:	Basalt
Host type:	Basalt
Tectonic:	Newark Rift Basin-Mesozoic

References

MRDS	DE01508
DEP	10021874
Reference	{Deposit:: 1919, IN NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVE * PERMANENT NOTES ON FIEL AT NJGS TRENTON}{Deposit:: FIELD CHECKED 1985.}
Reporter	Simonds, Raymond E. (Bell, Christy A.)