| Deposit ID | 10105463 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000521 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Piney Branch Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.0394, 38.93753 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 |
| Relative position | A KNOLL JUST TO THE NORTH OF PINEY BRANCH AND WEST OF 16TH ST. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
District of Columbia(county)
District of Columbia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washington West(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)
Federal lands
Rock Creek Park(Other Designation)
Other Designation NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | District of Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -77.0394, 38.93753 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | CIRCA 1450 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000521 |
CARR, M.S., 1950 USGS BULL. 967, P. 10-11, PL. 6
CARR REFERENCE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROUGH IMPLEMENTS AS WELL AS FAILURES WERE FOUND AT THE SITE. THE SITE WAS WORKED ABOUT 500 YRS. AGO BY THE POWHATAN INDIANS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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