| Deposit ID | 10021749 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01140 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Picatinny Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.55265, 40.95667 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 326 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morris(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dover(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)
Federal lands
Camp McCain National Guard Camp(National Guard Camp)
National Guard Camp ARMY(Type of land area)
ARMY(Federal land areas administered by ARMY)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Morris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kitatinny Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Kitatinny Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.55265, 40.95667 |
|---|
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Dip | HORIZONTAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01140 |
PERMANENT NOTES OF THE NJGS ON FILE IN TRENTON, NJ.
COOK, GEORGE H., 1868. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR OF 1868.
KUMMEL, H.B., 1901. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1901.
FIELD CHECKED 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SILICEOUS SOMEWHAT SHALEY LIMESTONE; UNFOSSILIFEROUS; MINOR FAULTS VISIBLE. |
| 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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