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Unnamed Old Brick Clay Deposits Ne of Ft. Mcnair

Past Producer in District of Columbia, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067703
MRDS ID W000505
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Old Brick Clay Deposits Ne of Ft. Mcnair

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.00885, 38.87392 (WGS84)
Elevation 6
Relative position NEAR S. CAPITOL STREET, S. OF K ST. AND N. OF R ST, S. WASHINGTON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

District of Columbia(county)

District of Columbia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alexandria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States District of Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Pamlico Formation, Gravel, Sand, & Silt
    Rock description Pamlico Formation, Gravel, Sand, & Silt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.00885, 38.87392
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION YEARS OR FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DARTON, N.H., AND KEITH, A., 1901, USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF US, FOLIO 70

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, P.M., 1964, USGS WSP 1776, PL. 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THESE BRICK DEPOSITS (8) APPEAR ONLY AS SYMBOLS ON THE FOLIO'S ECONOMIC GEOLOGY SHEET. AGE OF SEDIMENTS DETERMINED FROM JOHNSON REF. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Wright, Nancy A. U.S. Geological Survey

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