Kaylorite Corp. Greensand Pit

Producer in Calvert county in Maryland, United States with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite, Clay
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067980
MRDS ID W000882
Record type Site
Current site name Kaylorite Corp. Greensand Pit
Related records 10242552

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.693, 38.72142 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Relative position WEST OF DUNKIRK NEAR THE PATUXENT RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calvert(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lower Marlboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Patuxent(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Calvert

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Diatomite Secondary
Clay Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRODUCT IS GREENSAND MARL. SOME DIATOMITE WAS PRODUCED FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES(1969 MINERALS YEARBOOK)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Glauconite Ore
Marl Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.693, 38.72142

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kaylorite Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR RECENT YEARS ARE WITHHELD SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY PRODUCER OF GREENSAND MARL IN THE STATE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDGERTON, C.D., 1969, USBM. MIN. YEARBOOK, V. 3, P. 369-375

  • Deposit

    EDWARDS, J. JR., 1966, MD. GEOL. SURV., I.C. 3, P. 18

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERY LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING THIS DEPOSIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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