Mine detail: H.C. Sanders Quarry

Previously called 'W. Bedell Quarry'

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Location: Morris County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.78556, -74.56265
dep_id: 10082392
mrds_id: W055131
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Dimension
Minor mineral: Limestone, General
Trace mineral: Graphite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Limestone, Serpentine
gangue: Diopside, Graphite
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Simonds, Raymond E. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Franklin
hrock_type: Marble
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1868
ylp_ba: <
yr_lst_prd: 1908
References:
  • Deposit:: LEWIS, J.V. 1909, BUILDING STONES OF NEW JERSEY, IN THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST, FOR THE YEAR 1908; PG 116
  • Deposit:: BEERS, F.W. 1868, ATLAS OF MORRIS CO. NEW JERSEY; PG 7
  • Deposit:: ROBINSON, E. 1887, ROBINSO* ATLAS OF MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY; PLATE 31
  • Deposit:: COOK, GEO. H. 1878, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST, FOR THE YEAR 1878; PG 104
  • Deposit:: COOK, GEO. H. 1868, GEOLOGY OF NEW JERSEY; PG 710
  • Deposit:: FIELD CHECKED 1985
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