| Deposit ID | 10067967 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000869 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shale Prospect Nw of Catlett |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.67664, 38.68837 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 91 |
| Relative position | ON STATE RD. 667, ABOUT 3 MILES NW OF CATLETT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fauquier(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Catlett(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fauquier |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Shale | Ore |
| Result | CALVER REF. CONTAINS MANY TEST RESULTS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Shale & Siltstone, Newark Group | ||||||
| Rock description | Shale & Siltstone, Newark Group | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -77.67664, 38.68837 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 25 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 18.29M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000869 |
CALVER, J.L., HAMLIN, AND WOOD, 1961, VA. MIN. RES. REPT. 2, P. 48
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROCKS HAVE 2 FT. OF OVERBURDEN. ABOVE FIGURES REFER TO THE EXPOSED ROAD CUT |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS SAMPLE R-594 IN THE CALVER REF. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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