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Shale Prospect N. of Arcola

Occurrence in Loudoun 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 10067962
MRDS ID W000864
Record type Site
Current site name Shale Prospect N. of Arcola

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.53413, 38.96559 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Relative position ALONG STATE RD. 659 ABOUT 1 MI. N. OF ARCOLA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Loudoun(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arcola(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Catoctin(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Loudoun

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MATERIAL IS NOT PLASTIC

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore
Shale Ore

Analytical data

Result CALVER REF. CONTAINS MANY TEST RESULTS.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.53413, 38.96559
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 DEG. E
    Dip 20 DEG. NW
    Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SHALE INTERBEDDED WITH THIN LAYERS OF SANDSTONE

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

    CALVER, J.L., HAMLIN, AND WOOD, 1961, VA. MIN. RES. REPT. 2, P. 84

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS SAMPLE R-241 IN THE CALVER REF.
Deposit ABOVE FIGURES REFER TO THE EXPOSED ROADCUT

Reporter information

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

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