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Bladensburg Rd.-Florida Ave. Clay Deposits

Past Producer in District of Columbia, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105465
MRDS ID W000528
Record type Site
Current site name Bladensburg Rd.-Florida Ave. Clay Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.983, 38.90059 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Relative position BLADENSBURG RD. AT FLORIDA AVE. AND TO THE SOUTHEAST.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

District of Columbia(county)

District of Columbia(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
United States District of Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gravel Ore
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SEDIMENTS CALLED WICOMICO FORMATION IN JOHNSTON REFERENCE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO INFORMATION ON PRODUCTION YEARS OR AMOUNTS. FOLIO REFERENCE SAYS EXCAVATIONS WERE EXTENSIVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DARTON, N.H., AND KEITH, A., 1901, USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF US FOLIO 70, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSTON, P.M., 1964, USGS WSP 1776, PLATE 1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NOT VERY MUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT THESE DEPOSITS. TODAY THEY ARE OBLITERATED BY BUILDINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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