| Deposit ID | 10105497 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000762 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | J.M. Clayton Co. Oystershell Deposit |
| Related records | 10267047 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.07882, 38.57531 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dorchester(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cambridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Washington East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Choptank(hydrologic unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Dorchester |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Oyster Shells | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||
| |||
| (1) | -76.07882, 38.57531 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000762 |
EDWARDS, J.JR., 1966, MD. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY I.C. 3, P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMPANY WAS ACTIVE AT LEAST THROUGH 1966. EXACT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. ADDRESS OF CO. LISTED AS CAMBRIDGE, MD. SHELLS PROBABLY COME FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY AND NEARBY RIVERS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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