| Deposit ID | 10021772 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01265 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Decamp Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Clarence Decamp Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.43764, 40.91056 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 232 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF BOONTON, NEAR POWERVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boonton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hackensack-Passaic(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hornblende Granite | ||||
| Rock description | Hornblende Granite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.43764, 40.91056 |
|---|
| General form | LAYERED |
|---|---|
| Strike | N65E |
| Dip | 70SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| Year of last production | 1946 |
| Ownership category | County |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morris County Park Commission |
| Home office | 53 East Hanover Ave. Morristown, Nj. 07960 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01265 |
LEWIS, J.V. 1909. BUILDING STONES OF NJ, IN ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1908.
PERMANENT NOTES OF THE NJGS. ON FILE IN TRENTON, NJ.
FIELD CHECKED 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FELDSPAR IS THE MAIN CONSTITUENT, WITH QUARTZ, HORNBLENDE AND MINOR MAGNETITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Kaeding, Margaret E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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