| Deposit ID | 10102170 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01456 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Branch Shale |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.69987, 40.54361 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Shale | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.69987, 40.54361 |
|---|
| Strike | N70W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 7-10 DEGREE N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1895 |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. J. Dep |
| First year | 1985 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01456 |
KUMMEL, H.B., 1895, IN PERMANENT NOTES OF NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, IN TRENTON.
FIELD CHECK 1985.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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