This First Watchung basalt traprock quarry, retains its original name, and is seldomly referred to by any of the owners' names. It is approximately 2 miles (3.1 km) North of Paterson. It was opened in 1901 by James A. Sowerbutt, who ran it until his death in 1916. His son-in-law, Abraham Vandermade and his son, James Vandermade, took over the operation until it was sold to Warren Brothers in 1969. In the early 1980s, Tilcon New Jersey, Inc., purchased the quarry. Mineralization has be found in the interior of pillows, in junction pockets between pillows, in veins, and within cavities of the amygdaloid.
Refs.:
Mason, B. (1960) Trap Rock Minerals of New Jersey. New Jersey Geological Survey, 64.
The Mineral Industry of New Jersey for 1926:10.
Narsavage R. (1977) Update on Collecting in Paterson, New Jersey. Rocks and Minerals, 52:372-76.
Peters, J. (1984) Triassic Traprock Minerals of New Jersey. Rocks and Minerals, 59:157-183.
Peters, T.A. & Peters, J.J. (1978) Famous Mineral Localities: Paterson, New Jersey. Mineralogical Record, 9:157-179.
Rocks & Minerals (1944): 19:179.
Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 66, 115 p.
Vitali, G. (1978) Minerals of the Watchungs - Part I. Lapidary Journal, 32:1492-1507.
Vitali, G. (1978) Minerals of the Watchungs - Part II. Lapidary Journal, 32:1700-20.
Zigras, J. (1985) Recent Finds at the Famous Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey. Rocks & Minerals, 80:234-241.
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