| Deposit ID | 10067959 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000861 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clay Prospect Ne of Massaponax |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.46358, 38.21476 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 |
| Relative position | ALONG STATE RD. 608 ABOUT 3 1/4 MI. NE OF MASSAPONAX |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Spotsylvania(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Guinea(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Spotsylvania |
| 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, Calvert Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Clay, Calvert Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -77.46358, 38.21476 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000861 |
CALVER, J.L., HAMLIN, AND WOOD, 1961, VA. MIN. RES. REPT. 2, P. 167
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS SAMPLE R-682 IN THE CALVER REF. |
| Deposit | ABOVE FIGURES REFER TO EXPOSED ROADCUT. 5 FT. OF CLAY WAS ENCOUNTERED IN AN AUGER HOLE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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