Bulletin 23. Potash in the Greensands of NJ, 1923 - State of New ...

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ADDITIONAL COPIF-S oF 'i'lL9 pUBLIC_i_O_ _,_Ay BE pROCU_]_D F_,OM q3OVER_ENT _'R_'17_(_ O_E WA_F_TQNp D. C_ 50 OENTS pEl_ COPY V NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
CONTENTS. Page. Abstract of report ......................................................... vii Introduction .............................................................. 1 Purpose and scope of investig'_ion ..................................... 1 Acknowledgments .................................................... 2 Location of deposits .................................................... 4 Transportation facilities ............................................... 4 General features of the depceit_ ............................................ 5 Character ............................................................. 5 Strike, dip, and ttfickness ............................................. 6 Local names ........................................................... 6 Mode of occurrence ................................................... 6 Glauconite-beating and associated formations ............................... 7 Age and general sequence .............................................. 7 Raritan formation ..................................................... 8 MJtgothy formation ..................................................... 8 Merehantvilte clay ..................................................... 8 Woodbury clay ......................................................... 8 Englishtown sand ...................................................... 9 Marshall town formation ............................................... 9 Wenormb and Mount Laurel sands ...................................... 9 Navesink marl ........................................................ 10 Redbank sand, including Tinten sand member .......................... 10 ttornerstown marl ...................................................... 11 ¥incentown sand ...................................................... 11 Manasqu_n marl ....................................................... 12 Tertiary and Quuternury formations ..................................... 12 Commercially important formations ..................................... 12 Geologic structure ......................................................... 13 Nature of the expesttree ................................................... 14 k ................................................................. 14 Selection of areaa for drilling ............................................ 14 Method of drilling ..................................................... 15 Method of sampling .................................................... 16 Disadvantages of wet method ........................................... 18 Determination of weight ................................................ 19 Collection of well data ................................................. 20 Other field data ........................................................ 20 Geologic map,. : ........................................................... 20 Results of field work ...................................................... 21 Salem distaSct ........................................................ 21 Selection and location of sites ................... : .................. 21 Holes I to 4 ...................................................... 21 Well data ........................................................ 24 Other dat_ ........................................................ 27 Lime sand ............................................... ......... 28 Estimates of tonnage and value ................................... 29 Utilization of the deposits .......................................... 29 iii NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Page 1 and 2: ..~ . OF"THE " "- . 'o ' /' -"" STA
Page 3: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ALBERT B
Page 7 and 8: ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. I%_TE I. Geolo
Page 9 and 10: \ ABSTRACT OF REPORT. The greensand
Page 11 and 12: POTASH IN THE GREENSANDS OF NEW JER
Page 13 and 14: INTEODUCTION. ?5 ° 74-* Ter_clarY
Page 15 and 16: GEIgE[_AL FEATITRES OF THE DEPOSITS
Page 17 and 18: NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Page 19 and 20: 8 POTASH II_ TItlE GREENSANDS OF NE
Page 21 and 22: l0 POTASH IN THE GREENSART)S OF NE;
Page 23 and 24: 12 POTASI_ IN THE GREE_SANDS OF NE_
Page 25 and 26: i in the board, to original structu
Page 27 and 28: NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Page 29 and 30: 16 POTASH IN THE GREENSANDS OF NEW
Page 31 and 32: FIELD WORK. 17 So much water was pr
Page 33 and 34: FIELD WORK. 19 Determinatian of wei
Page 35 and 36: SALEM DTSr_ICr. 21 All localities d
Page 37 and 38: _ALEM DISTRICT. _ NEW JERSEY GEOLOG
Page 39 and 40: SALE_ DISTRICT, _5 The northwestwar
Page 41 and 42: SALE_ DISTRICT. 27 Combined record
Page 43 and 44: SALE]_ DISTRICT. 29 ESTIMATES OF _0
Page 45 and 46: WOODSTOWl_ DISTRICT. 31 I_OL_S 5 TO
Page 47 and 48: "N \ black, _wg fr_m_ to i_ h_ch_si
Page 49 and 50: WOODSTOWN DISTRICT. 35 Although the
Page 51 and 52: WOODSTOWN DISTRICT. 37 shallower to
Page 53 and 54: WOODSTOW_ DISTRICT. 39 Record of we
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UTILIZATIOI_ O1_ T_ DEPOSITS. The o
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SEWELL DISTRICT. 43 Section along r
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SEWELL DISTRICT.. 45 J. L. North fu
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SEWELL DISTRICT. _ Records o/holes
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7 J t d SEWE_ DISTalOT. J 49 1 Loca
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SEWELL DISTRICT. 51 BORn_S OF WEST
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SEWELL DISTRICT. 53 The water at 40
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SEWELL DTSTEICT. - 55 Record of wvI
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SI.]WEr_LDIST_CT. 57 In digging lay
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BLAO]iW0OO. 59 The pits in tMs vici
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NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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SOMERDALE DISTRICT. 63 Loea|itysd,
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_0_/£ERDALE DISTRICT. _5 material
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SOi_/[ERDALE DISTRICT. 67 March, 19
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_AKLTOZq DISTRIOT. 69 The field of
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_/[ARLTO_ DISTRICT. 73 marl hag a m
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M_RL_0S DIST_ICW. 75 At this locali
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78 POTASH I_I THE GREEI_TSA)TDS OF
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_0 POTASH IN THE GRREI_SA]VDS OF NE
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82 POTASH IN THE GREEIqSANDS OF NEW
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w_c_x_.ow_... 88 The well of .Edwar
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BII_I_INGIIA_/f AI_D PEMBERTOIq. 8_
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BIBI_INGI_LAI_I A_TD PEMBERTON. 87
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BIRMINGHAM AND PEI_IBEItTOICf. _9 O
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vc_m_Tsrow_. 91 A railroad traverse
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HOI_N]_STOWI% 93 Reeard o/we]Z el w
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_HOLD. 95 of them are now inactive
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FAItMI_,'GDALE. 9 7 Analyses of sam
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POPLAR Ai_ID ELBERO_. 99 A sample c
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sgA Gmr. 101 Here the tIornerstown
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SUIV[MARY Or FIELD DATA AND ESTII_A
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SU_MAt_Y OF FIELD DATAANn ESTI_ATES
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COM_ERCIAI, DF, YELOPI_EN T. 107 Th
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COMI_ERCIAL DEVELOPIV_E NT, 109 N.
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OUTLOOK. 111 As wilt be observed fr
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AVAILABILITY OF POTASH I]V GREEIgSA
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EARLIER VIEWS OI'_ &GF_ICULTU_AL VA
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_EO_ANICAL A_ALYSES OF G_EENSA_D. 1
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• i_EGHA],TICAL ANALYSES OF GREEI
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Somerd_l¢ ......... G-gA,., Do ...
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_EC_IAI_ICAL AI_ALYSE$ OF GREENSAND
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MECHANICAL ANALYSES OF GREENSAND. 1
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_EO_A_CA_ A_ALI_ES OF G_EE_SA_Do _7
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_nCHA_IC_a. A_AL_SES oF QnEE_S_). 1
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I_ECHANICAL ANALYSES OF GREENSAND.
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-m I ENRICHmEnT. 133 In laboratory
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% STRATIGRAPHIC COMPARISONS OF BORI
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13_ POTASH IN THE GREENSANDS OF _EW
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l_ POTAS_I I_ THE GREENSANDS OF NEW
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140 POTASH IN THE GREENSANDS OF NEW
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14_ POTAS_ IN THE GREENS_I_DS OF NE
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144 I_D_x. Pag_ I. Pag_ _ldridge, J
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146 I_DEX. P_g_ W. Page. gize of g_
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