Silver Lake Shale Pit

Past Producer in Prince William county in Virginia, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10301206
MAS/MILS ID 0511530024
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Lake Shale Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.6614, 38.84394 (WGS84)
Elevation 122

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince William(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thoroughfare Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Prince William

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.6614, 38.84394

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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