Unnamed Old Gravel Pit Se of Oakland

Past Producer in Prince George's county in Maryland, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067991
MRDS ID W000894
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Old Gravel Pit Se of Oakland
Related records 10267262

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.908, 38.8567 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George's(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anacostia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(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 County
United States Maryland Prince George's

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.908, 38.8567

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 FIGURES AND YEARS NOT AVAILABLE

Comments on development

  • AROUND 1938 THIS WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST EXCAVATIONS OF THE AREA. AN ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY WAS FURNISHED BY DAMMING A SMALL CREEK ; ECON.COM: EXCAVATING WAS DONE BY A WATER JET WHICH SOFTENED AND UNDERMINED THE GRAVEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FROM THE SEPERATE LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEPOSIT WAS FORMERLY THE FRANK CARROZA EXCAVATION OF BULL. 906-A. AREA NOW APPEARS TO BE USED OVERLAIN BY SUBURBIA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit MOST OF THE GRAVEL IS CLEAN , A FEW BOULDERS, HARD QUARTZITE PEBBLES
Deposit PRODUCTION FIGURES UNKNOWN. AREA NOW OVERLAIN BY BUILDINGS. DARTON REF. IS THE ONLY MENTION OF 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

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.