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Ilmenite from
ASARCO titanium mine (Heritage Minerals Mine), Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Comments:The minerals occur as locally concentrated heavy minerals in alluvium of the Cohansy formation. The zircon fluoresces golden-yellow (SW UV).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view ASARCO titanium mine (Heritage Minerals Mine), Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47844:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘGlidden-Durkee Titanium Mine (Glidden Mine; Nord Industries site), Van Hiseville, Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘLakehurst Zirconium Mine (Lakehurst Titanium Mine), Van Hiseville, Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘMargerum Brothers Quarry, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘRaritan River, Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘFalls of Schuylkill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘBrookville syenite deposit, Brookville, Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘWissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘFlat Rock Tunnel, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘPrince's Soapstone Quarry, Lafayette Station, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘGladwyne Quarries, Gladwyne, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
USGS The Mineral Industry of New Jersey (1994)
 
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