| Deposit ID | 10074107 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W020325 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Jersey Shale Brick |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.6257, 40.5075 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Somerset(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Raritan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Raritan(hydrologic unit)
Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Somerset |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Ore |
| (1) | -74.6257, 40.5075 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W020325 |
MESA INSP
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/09/2008 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2800157 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Jersey Shale-Quarry #1 |
| Current operator | Glen-Gery Corporation |
| Current controller (parent) | Brickworks Limited |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (222 m, 0.81 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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