| Deposit ID | 10067718 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000526 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Old Granite Quarry Near Potomac Heights |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.10829, 38.92725 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 |
| Relative position | NW OF ARIZONA AVE. AND NE OF CANAL RD. |
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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | Lowland Deposits |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000526 |
DARTON, N.H., AND KEITH, A., 1901, USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF US, FOLIO 70, ECON. GEOL. SHEET
HIGGINS, M.W., 1972, GSA BULL., VOL. 83, NO. 4, FIG. 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS QUARRY APPEARS ONLY AS A SYMBOL ON THE FOLIO'S ECONOMIC GEOLOGY SHEET. ; 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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