Uno Excavating Co. Gravel Pits

Past Producer in Prince George's county in Maryland, 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105498
MRDS ID W000764
Record type Site
Current site name Uno Excavating Co. Gravel Pits
Related records 10218740

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.7155, 38.99031 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince George's(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bowie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Patuxent(hydrologic unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Prince George's

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.7155, 38.99031

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDWARDS, J. JR., 1966, MD. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, I.C. 3, P. 14.

  • Deposit

    DARTON, ET AL, 1941, U.S.G.S. BULL. 906-A, PL. 6.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS MAY BE IDLE, AS THEY'RE NOT LISTED IN THE 1970 MIN. INDUSTRY OF MD., NOR THE PHONE BOOK. THE PITS (6) SHOW UP AS SYMBOLS ON THE TOPO SHEET. AREA WAS ACTIVE IN THE 1930'S, AS A GRAVEL PIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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