Clay Prospect Nw of Oak Grove

Occurrence in Westmoreland 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. Host and associated rocks
  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 10067947
MRDS ID W000849
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Prospect Nw of Oak Grove

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.04524, 38.20476 (WGS84)
Elevation 9
Relative position 3 MI NW OF OAK GROVE ALONG MATTOX CREEK 0.5 MI S OF STATE RD. 657

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Westmoreland(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rollins Fork(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Potomac(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Westmoreland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary

Analytical data

Result JOHNSON REF. CONTAINS MANY TEST RESULTS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Diatomaceous Clay, Calvert Formation
    Rock description Diatomaceous Clay, Calvert Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.04524, 38.20476

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES ESTIMATED BY REPORTER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, S.S., AND TYRRELL, 1967, VA. MIN. RES. REPT. 8, P. 213

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS IN STREAM CUT 14 FT. DEEP. OVERBURDEN CONSISTS OF 6 FT. OF SOIL, SAND, AND SILT
Deposit DEPOSIT IS SAMPLE R-2639 IN THE JOHNSON REF.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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