Description
New Jersey Geological Survey
Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal
SecondaryZirconium
TertiaryKyanite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPrecambrian Granites And Gneisses As Source Of Heavy Minerals
Materials
GangueMonazite, Staurolite, Tourmaline
Other materialsAnatase, Ilmenite, Rutile, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1962 TO PRESENT
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10107253
MRDS IDW000761
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.21668, -74.34958
References
1A. MARKEWICZ, F.J., 1969, ILMENITE DEPOSITS OF THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN, IN GEOLOGY OF SELECTED AREAS IN NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND GUIDEBOOK OF EXCURSIONS (GEOL. SOC. AMERICA ANN. MTG. 1969) : NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., RUTGERS UNIV. PRESS, P. 363-382.1B. QUIRK, RICHARD, AND EILERTSEN, N.A., 1963, METHODS AND COSTS OF EXPLORATION AND PILOT PLANT TESTING OF ILMENITE-BEARING SANDS, LAKEHURST MINE, THE GLIDDEN CO., OCEAN COUNTY, N.J.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF.CIRC. 8197, 68 P.1956 GEOEXPL NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ESTABLISHED PRESENCE OF TITANIUM MINERAL