Unnamed Gravel Pits 1.3 Mi. W. of Owens

Producer in King George county in Virginia, 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10110313
MRDS ID W001244
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gravel Pits 1.3 Mi. W. of Owens

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.11024, 38.33921 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King George(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dahlgren(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Potomac(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia King George

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Tabb Formation; Sedgefield Member

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 MIN. TOPO MAP, 1968, DAHLGREN

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PIT NOT FIELD CHECKED TO DETERMINE IF ACTIVE. HOST ROCK DEDUCED FROM VA. STATE GEOL. MAP. GRAVEL UNDERLAIN BY CALVERT FM. PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1972 Geraci, Philip J. And Wright, N.A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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