Menlo Park Copper Mine (Edison Mine), Menlo Park neighborhood, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Menlo Park Copper Mine (Edison Mine) | Mine |
| Menlo Park neighborhood | Neighborhood |
| Edison | Township |
| Middlesex County | County |
| New Jersey | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 33' 54'' North , 74° 20' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1784
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Iselin | 18,695 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Colonia | 17,795 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Metuchen | 13,886 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Fords | 15,187 (2017) | 4.4km |
| Woodbridge | 19,265 (2017) | 4.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc | Mountainside, New Jersey | 12km |
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 28km |
| New York Mineralogical Club | New York, New York | 37km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 42km |
| New York Paleontological Society | NYC, New York | 44km |
A former Cu mine in fault breccia (6 inches to 2 feet thick), located ½ mile North of the Menlo Park neighborhood, now a part of Edison, NJ. Started about 1784, restarted 1812, 1827 and 1880's. Finally worked 1903 by Thomas Alva Edison near his Menlo Park laboratory. Featured a 120 foot deep shaft.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
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Menlo Park Copper Mine, Menlo Park neighborhood, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA