| Deposit ID | 10021793 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01289 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Greenpond Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.56653, 40.95056 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 262 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Conglomerate | Ore |
| Quartzite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Green Pond Conglomerate |
| Rock description | Green Pond Conglomerate |
| (1) | -74.56653, 40.95056 |
|---|
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 20 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | City Of Jersey City, Division Of Water |
| Home office | 575 Njsh Route 440 Jersey City, Nj. 073?? |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01289 |
PERMANENT NOTES ON FILE
FIELD CHECKED 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PINK & WHITE CONGLOMERATE AND QUARTZITE, ROCK IS FRACTURED. |
| 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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