Unnamed Clay Deposits South of Alexandria

Past Producer in Alexandria (City) county in Virginia, United States with commodity Clay
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067709
MRDS ID W000513
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Clay Deposits South of Alexandria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.05274, 38.79225 (WGS84)
Elevation 2
Relative position SOUTH OF 495 BETWEEN HWY 1 AND G.W. PARKWAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alexandria (City)(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alexandria(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 Alexandria (City)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Soil Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.05274, 38.79225

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years AROUND 1901

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DARTON, N.H., AND KEITH, A., 1901, USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF US, FOLIO 70, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSTON, P.M., 1964, USGS WSP 1776, PL. 1.

  • Production

    DARTON AND KEITH REF.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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