| Deposit ID | 10021874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01508 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Murray Hill Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Commonwealth Quarry and Company |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.38791, 40.69722 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 85 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Union(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chatham(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 | Union |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Basalt | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock description | Basalt | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -74.38791, 40.69722 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Aurnhammer |
| Home office | 366 Maple St. Murray Hill, Nj. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01508 |
1919, IN NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S PERMANENT NOTES ON FIEL AT NJGS TRENTON
FIELD CHECKED 1985.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Simonds, Raymond E. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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