| Deposit ID | 10021865 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01497 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Comptons Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.63292, 40.65222 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 107 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Somerset(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gladstone(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 |
|---|---|
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.63292, 40.65222 |
|---|
| Strike | N70-75W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 15NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Hills Development Co. |
| First year | 1985 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01497 |
KUMMEL, H.B., THE NEWARK SERIES IN SMOCK, J.C., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1897, P. 153.
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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