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Reed Ore Bank

Past Producer in Prince George's county in Maryland, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067994
MRDS ID W000898
Record type Site
Current site name Reed Ore Bank
Related records 10170249

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.92106, 38.99892 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Relative position AT INTERSECTION OF B AND O RAILROAD AND GREENBELT RD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George's(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(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 Maryland Prince George's

Comments on the location information

  • THE LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE ON THE 7 1/2 MIN TOPO SHEET

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form NODULES
    Length 30.48M
    Width 7.62M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ARUNDEL IS ONE OF THREE FORMATIONS IN THE POTOMAC GROUP ; GEOL.DESC: PREVIOUS EXISTENCE OF LOCAL SWAMPS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years AROUND 1885

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PRODUCTION FELL OFF AND ENDED DUE TO A LACK OF A STEADY MARKET AT SUFFICIENTLY REMUNERATIVE PRICES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINGEWALD, J.T.JR, 1911, MD. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 9, P. 291

  • Deposit

    PEARRE,N.C.,1961, USGS MAP MR-12

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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