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Capitol Clay Products Co.

Producer in Prince George's county in Maryland, 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. 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 10067992
MRDS ID W000896
Record type Site
Current site name Capitol Clay Products Co.
Alternate or previous names Formerly West Bros. Brick Co.
Related records 10121677

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.90606, 38.90892 (WGS84)
Elevation 23
Relative position NW CORNER OF INTERSECTION OF SHERIFF RD. AND CABIN BRANCH-6600 SHERIFF RD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George's(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington East(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

  • PLANT BUILDINGS ARE ON THE TOPO SHEET

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.90606, 38.90892
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years PRE AND POST 1966

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner West Brothers

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION YEARS AND AMOUNTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDWARDS, J.J.JR., 1966, MD. GEOL. SURV. I.C. 3., P. 2

  • Deposit

    PEARRE, N.C., 1961, USGS MAP MR-12

  • Deposit

    D.C. TELEPHONE BOOK, YELLOW PAGES P. 293

  • Production

    EDWARDS REF. AND TELEPHONE BOOK

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT 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

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