| Deposit ID | 10266794 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240150002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weiant Property |
| Alternate or previous names | Weiant Quarry |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.18935, 39.70892 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 79 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cecil(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conowingo Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Cecil |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Stone | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.18935, 39.70892 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240150002 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BUL 1082K PG 784 1960
JERMAIN G CONFIDENTIAL WAR MINERALS MEMORANDUM WEIANT CHROMI
PROPERTY REGIONAL FILE NO E-293 1943
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE CHROME BEARING SAND IS COVERED BY ABOUT 5 FT OF OVERBURDEN. THE CHROMITE CONTENT IS SAID TO BE LOW AND CR FE RATIO FAIR. NO SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING OR INVESTIGATION OF THE DEPOSIT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DONE. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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