Mine detail: Lakehurst

Previously called 'Glidden Durkee'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.06668, -74.33291

Resource(M)

Primary: Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Ore: Ilmenite
Discovery year: 1957

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1962
Last production ended: 1976

Geology

Host rock:Cohansey Formation
Host type:Sand and Gravel
Structure:Deltaic
Tectonic:Basin

References

MRDSISM0765
DEP10025013
Reference{Deposit:: ANON., 1962, GLIDDEN READIES NEW JERSEY HEAVY MINERAL OPERATION: MINING ENGINEERING, 14(1), P. 38-39.}{Deposit:: PUFFER, J.H., AND COUSMINER, H.L., 1982, FACTORS CONTROLLING THE ACCUMULATION OF TITANIUM-OXIDE-RICH SANDS IN THE COHANSEY FORMATION, LAKEHURST AREA, NEW JERSEY: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 77, NO. 2, P. 379-391.}
ReporterLarsen, Curtis E., Force, Eric R.