Schuyler Copper Mine, North Arlington, Bergen Co., New Jersey
Ex.Vincent & Ersilla Rizzo Collection (Former President of NJ Earth Sciences Association)
1.7 x 1.3 x .85 inches
SOLD ON EBAY

This specimen has some HISTORY! This might very well be the first and last time you see such a specimen! Please read this following excerpt:

Ref.: New Jersey State Geologist's Annual Report (1906): 140-142. Located under a residential area of North Arlington. Claimed to be the oldest mine in the USA, opened in 1715 (about 1719). Ore was packed in barrels and shipped to England for smelting due to restrictions on smelting in the colonies. Had the first steam engine, imported from England, used to pump a mine in North America. Reopened 1859 and ultimately closed 1865. Ore was in mineralized, unaltered, gray arkosic sandstone in red sandstone in the proximity of trap dikes (Palisades diabase). Ore contained 4.4 oz. silver per ton plus would yield a gold bead. Workings featured the Victoria shaft at 347 feet deep. Also had 2 inclines (220 feet & 80 feet).

This is a very high quality specimen for the locale! Originally acquired approximately 40 years ago, these specimens are simply no longer accessible!