Weems Pit

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076266
MRDS ID W023225
Record type Site
Current site name Weems Pit
Related records 10257017

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.4216, 37.68311 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lancaster(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Irvington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tappahannock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Lancaster

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Tabb Formation; Sedgefield Member

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

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT FEBRUARY 7 AND 8, 1973.

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY IS OPERATED BY THEODORE P. FISHER AND SONS, INCORPORATED.

  • Deposit

    LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE SILURIAN LAUREL AND LEGO LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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