| Deposit ID | 10081867 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044258 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Glen Ridge Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.20208, 40.79944 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | Within A Radius Of 1000 Ft. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
New Jersey(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orange(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Jersey | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Brunswick | ||||
| Rock description | Brunswick | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.20208, 40.79944 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1746 |
| Year of last production | 1760 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Copper Mining Association |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044258 |
WOODWARD, H.P., 1944, COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BULLETIN 57
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-85 | Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.) | New Jersey Bureau of Geology and Topography |
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