Unnamed Gravel Pits Just N. of Tysons Corner

Producer in Fairfax 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110330
MRDS ID W001284
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gravel Pits Just N. of Tysons Corner

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.22662, 38.92309 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfax(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Falls Church(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Catoctin(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Fairfax

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.22662, 38.92309

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

    JOHNSTON, P.M., 1964, USGS W.S.P. 1776, PL. 1.

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 MIN. TOPO MAP, 1971, FALLS CHURCH

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PIT NOT FIELD CHECKED TO DETERMINE IF ACTIVE. PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE. ONLY 1 PIT SHOWS UP ON THE JOHNSTON REF. HOST ROCK DEDUCED FROM JOHNSON REF. PLATE 1.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1972 Wright, Nancy A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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