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Clay Prospect Se of Dumfries

Occurrence in Prince William county in Virginia, 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067953
MRDS ID W000855
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Prospect Se of Dumfries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.28052, 38.54004 (WGS84)
Elevation 21
Relative position ALONG THE RICHMOND, FREDRICKSBURG, POTOMAC RAILROAD ABOUT 3 MILES SE OF DUMFRIES (N. OF QUANTICO CK)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince William(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quantico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Potomac(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Prince William

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MATERIAL IS FAIRLY PLASTIC

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result CALVER REF. CONTAINS MANY TEST RESULTS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Clay, Patuxent Formation
    Rock description Clay, Patuxent Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.28052, 38.54004
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 146.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CLAY WEATHERS TO FORM ANGULAR FRAGMENTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES ESTIMATED BY REPORTER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALVER, J.L., HAMLIN, AND WOOD, 1961, VA. MIN. RES. REPT. 2, P. 111

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOVE FIGURES REFER TO ROADCUT EXPOSURES
Deposit DEPOSIT IS SAMPLE R-234 IN THE CALVER REF.

Reporter information

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

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