Hancock Quarry

Past Producer in Washington county in Maryland, United States with commodity Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073765
MRDS ID W019921
Record type Site
Current site name Hancock Quarry
Related records 10291517

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.22804, 39.71142 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hancock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Conococheague-Opequon(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Washington

Comments on the location information

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CUMBERLAND 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.22804, 39.71142

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDWARDS, JR., J., 1971, MARYLAND I.C. 11, P. 16.

  • Deposit

    QUARRY IS OPERATED BY MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES.

  • Deposit

    SERPENTINE QUARRY IS OPERATED BY ROCKVILLE CRUSHED STONE COMPANY,

  • Deposit

    INCORPORATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1971 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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