Mine detail: Essex County Penitentiary Quarry

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Location: Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.83972, -74.25958
dep_id: 10102176
mrds_id: DE01481
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Basalt
Reporter: Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.)
hrock_unit: Basalt
hrock_type: Basalt
tectonic: Newark Rift Basin-Mesozoic
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1917
References:
  • Deposit:: 1917, PERMANENT NOTES ON NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, KEPT AT NJGS OFFICE, TRENTON.
  • Deposit:: FIELD CHECK, 1985.
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