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Lyons Ck. Diatomaceous Earth Deposit

Producer in Calvert county in Maryland, United States with commodity Diatomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110275
MRDS ID W000837
Record type Site
Current site name Lyons Ck. Diatomaceous Earth Deposit
Related records 10291772

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.68439, 38.74947 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Relative position AT LYONS CREEK WHARF

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
Diatomite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Calvert Formation, Diatomaceous Clay
    Rock description Calvert Formation, Diatomaceous Clay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.68439, 38.74947
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1884

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION FIGURES OR YEARS AVAILABLE EXCEPT FOR 1888 WHEN THE COMBINED OUTPUT FOR THIS PIT AND THE POPE'S CREEK PIT WAS 1500 SHORT TONS, VALUED AT $7500

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ONCE PRODUCTIVE DEPOSIT NEAR LYONS CREEK CAN STILL BE CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF LARGE SUPPLIES.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PRODUCT WAS SHIPPED BY WATER TO NEW YORK

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILLER, B.L., ET AL, 1907, MD. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CALVERT CO. REPT. P. 130-131

  • Deposit

    SHATTUCK, G.B. , ET AL, 1907, USGS FOLIO 152, P. 11

  • Deposit

    KNECHTEL, M.N., AND HOSTERMAN, 1965, USGS PP 525 D, P. D151-D152

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AT LYONS CREEK WHARF THE DEPOSIT IS QUITE PURE.
Deposit THIS DEPOSIT'S OUT PUT LONG EXCEEDED THAT OF ANY OTHER REGION IN THE US AND PUT MARYLAND AT THE HEAD OF THE DIATOMACEOUS-EARTH PRODUCING STATES. THE AVERAGE VALUE IS ABOUT $5000 (1907) ; 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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