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Shale Prospect South of Bull Run

Occurrence in Fairfax county in Virginia, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067951
MRDS ID W000853
Record type Site
Current site name Shale Prospect South of Bull Run

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.4908, 38.81337 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Relative position AT THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROADS 621 AND 658 ABOUT 3/4 MI S. OF BULL RUN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairfax(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manassas(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 Fairfax

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SEDIMENTS ARE NOT PLASTIC. SANDSTONE IS INTERBEDDED, THIN-LAYERED AND CROSS BEDDED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore
Shale Ore

Analytical data

Result CALVER REFERENCE CONTAINS MANY TEST RESULTS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Shale & Mudstone, Newark Group
    Rock description Shale & Mudstone, Newark Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.4908, 38.81337
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 DEG. SE
    Dip 35 DEG. SE
    Thickness 2.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED BY REPORTER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALVER, J.L., HAMLIN, AND WOOD, 1961, VA. MIN. RES. REPT. 2, P. 38

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ABOVE FIGURES APPLY TO THE EXPOSED ROAD CUT DIMENSIONS.
Deposit THIS DEPOSIT IS SAMPLE R-424 IN THE CALVER REF.

Reporter information

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

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