| Deposit ID | 10082333 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clinton Point Manganese Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.89154, 40.63139 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Within A Radius Of 2000 Ft. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hunterdon(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
High Bridge(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 | Hunterdon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Martinsburg | ||||
| Rock description | Martinsburg | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.89154, 40.63139 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| Year of last production | 1918 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | North Hunterdon Regional School |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.29M |
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055058 |
THURSTON, W.R., 1951, GEOLOGY AND MINEROLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSIT AT CLINTON POINT, NEW JERSEY, SHORT GEOLOGIC PAPERS, STATE OF N.J. DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, BULL 60
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS STRINGERS LESS THAN 2" THICK ALONG FRACTURE PLANES IN SHALE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-85 | Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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