| Deposit ID | 10067715 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000522 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Newark Street Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.05912, 38.93447 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | BETWEEN NEWARK AND ORDWAY STREETS ALONG CONNECTICUT AVE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
District of Columbia(county)
District of Columbia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washington West(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | District of Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -77.05912, 38.93447 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | AROUND 1920 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000522 |
WASHINGTON, H.S., 1921, JOUR. WASH. ACAD. SCI., VOL. 11, NO. 19, PP 461, 463, 464.
HIGGINS, M.W., 1972, GSA BULL., VOL. 83, NO. 4, FIG. 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NOT VERY MUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT THIS QUARRY. THE WASHINGTON REFERENCE HAS AN ANALYSIS OF THE GRANITE. AGE OF GRANITE FROM REF. 2. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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