J
Thomas H. Kean, _oveff_or
Robert E. Hughey, Commissioner
Radioactive Mineral Occurrences
in New Jersey
New Jersey
Open
Geological
File Report
Survey
No. 83-5
compiled by
Christy Bell, SeniorGeologist
John W. Gaslon, Jr., PE, Director
Frank J. Markewicz, Acting State Geologist
Haig F. Kasabach, Deputy State Geologist
Division
of Water Resources
CN 029
Trenton 08625
1983
CONTENTS
Abstract
..........................................................
. ...... ..
Discussion
.................................................................
List of Occurrences
........................................................
Uranium
...............................................................
Uranium,
Thorium
and/or Rare Earth Elements
(FEE) .....................
Thorium
and/or Rare Earth Elements
(REE) ..............................
Elements
Unknown
......................................................
References
.................................................................
ILLUSTRATIONS
(in back)
Plate
I.
Map
of Radioactive
Mineral
Occurrences
in New
Jersey.
v
I
3
4
7
II
13
19
ABSTRACT
This
response
which
report
to Chapter
require
materials
were
reports.
industry
the
from
The
radioactive
in New
the
3) thorium
s are
present:
is a map
rare
of
inventory
1981
of
hazards
Locations
the New
placed
I) uranium;
earth
of northern
and
Jersey
into
four
Jersey
13:
of
in partial
IJ-i
through
a fissionable
descriptions
Survey
categories
according
thorium
and
and
4) elements
unknown.
showing
locations.
the
iJ-6)
source
of occurrences
Geological
2) uranium,
elements;
New
prepared
(N.J.S.A.
the potential
Jersey.
files
and
mineral
the Laws
to study
occurrence
elements
inventory
130 of
the DEP
obtained
elements;
is a radioactive
published
to the
rare
earth
Accompanying
DISCUSSION
In May,
1981
on _xploration,
During
the
six
source
Governor
potential
in the
State,
occurrences
Stream
zation
are
much
determine
all
occurrences.
Published
completed
reports
unp_.)
from
of
of Energy.
The
ranges
tion
and
of
work
Uranium
sites
For
Resource
knowledge
the
at
where
or
known
of each
listed
as
the
industry.
material
industry
and mineralogy
areas
of
of
the natur@l
for each
of
occurrences
rock
may
define
reported
minerali-
be potentially
the
locations,
characteristics
of
assess
that
Jersey
problems
Geological
radioactive
unpuh.).
Sites
Geological
field
site
of
the
could
varies
by
"mineralization
elements
have
Survey
locations
been
and
added
to
published
States
Department
the author.
greatly.
were
Survey
mineral
the United
checked
minerals
radioactive
1
submitted
the
description
of
Evaluation
radioactive
sites
the mineralogy
New
Jersey
been
be
a
by mining.
the
the New
not
geology
the Department
and Konopko,
have
source
of
discussing
or ban
to better
in a compilation
of
period
the geologic
created
done
(JoKan
outcrops
long.
about
ago
existin_
single
miles
the
help
studies
with
done
and
be
utilized
field
the National
size
exiStS
and
years
will
or could
were
recent
Most
from
several
reports
several
present,
information
will
year
Jersey.
of Environmental
is a compilation
the bedrock
to he
in New
A report
a brief
associated
needs
species
gives
of
material
to regulate
report
moratorium
effects
the location,
and
some
work
operation
the six
This
year
health
a fissionable
know
Jersey
Because
mineral
This
must
of
and
Jersey.
during
occurrences
additional
a mining
in New
occurrences.
listed.
source
the environmental
hazards
a seven
the Department
recommendations
possible
New
placing
fissionable
industry
making
sediment
economic,
the list
and
mineral
not
of
law
the moratorium,
to study
in northern
(Markewicz,
of
the Department
site.
into
the Legislature
the
the radioactive
affect
years
and
address
signed
material
problems
To
was
and milling
is mandated
fissionable
to the
mining
first
Protection
a bill
Occurrence
reported
unknown",
present.
size
to a belt
no
informa-
The
list
elements
earth
elements
in
present.
mineral
to be
For
(Nd) are
thorium
rare
references
determined
earth
i.
earth
was
from
The
site
is located,
in which
the
list
In
monazite
these
the
(Ce),
cases
the
La,
give
discussion
of
and/or
Nd)
elements
been
determined,
probable
radio-
PO 4)
is
present
lanthanum
(La),
can
rare
4) elements
not
the
radioactive
radioactive
(Hounslow,
which
the
(REE);
had
that monazite
a number
is mentioned.
of
on
thorium
present
((Ce,
Cerium
descriptions
based
elements
chemistry
structure
has
a brief
site
earth
known.
and it is known
the
_roups
2) uranium,
description_
in the mineral
in
rare
the
elements.
elements
four
the elements
if the mineral
rare
occurrence
the occurrence
suite
in an occurrence
and
on Plate
and/or
the occurrences
example,
substitutin_
Each
numbers
were
into
i) uranium;
thorium
mineral
mentioned
thorium
3)
of
radioactive
elements
is divided
the minerals:
(REE);
For many
the
active
occurrences
present
unknown,
but
of
have
minerals
the only
are
assumed
and
neodymium
up
to 26.4%
1976).
corresponds
the county
the geology
and
to the
occurrence
township
in which
and
a list
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