2 Borrow Pits At John Hanson Hwy and Patuxent River

Producer in Prince George's county in Maryland, 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 10067893
MRDS ID W000771
Record type Site
Current site name 2 Borrow Pits At John Hanson Hwy and Patuxent River
Related records 10218335

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.69661, 38.95475 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George's(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bowie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Patuxent(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Prince George's

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) Matawan Formation

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

    U.S.G.S. TOPO MAP., 1970 PHOTO REVISED, BOWIE MD., 7 1/2 MIN

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PIT SYMBOLS APPEAR ON MAP . NOT FIELD CHECKED TO DETERMINE IF ACTIVE OR IF COMMODITY IS SAND AND GRAVEL. PROBABLY USED IN CONSTRUCTION OF JOHN HANSON HWY. COORDINATES ARE FOR SOUTH PIT NORTH PIT 250 METERS AWAY. ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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