Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeUnknown
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueEpidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockShale
Associated rockDiabase · Rocky Hill
Tectonic settingNewark Rift Basin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1765
Discovery year1753
Identification
Deposit ID10093858
MRDS IDW044261
Alternate namesFranklin Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.42612, -74.61209
References
LEWIS, J.V., 1907, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW JERSEY TRIASSIC, ECON. GEO., VOL II, NO.