| Deposit ID | 10067955 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000857 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clay Prospect S. of Stafford |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.42219, 38.38226 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 46 |
| Relative position | ALONG STATE RD. 312, ABOUT 1 MI SE OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH HWY. 1 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stafford(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stafford(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Stafford |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Ore |
| Result | CALVER REF. CONTAINS MANY TEST RESULTS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||||
| Rock unit name | Clay, Patapsco Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Clay, Patapsco Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -77.42219, 38.38226 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
|---|---|
| Length | 68.58M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000857 |
CALVER, J.L., HAMLIN, AND WOOD, 1961, VA. MIN. RES. REPT. 2, P. 181
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE CLAY APPEARS TO THIN AT THE EASTERN END OF THE ROADCUT EXPOSURE |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS SAMPLE R-312 IN THE CALVER REF. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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