Unnamed Gravel Pit

Producer in Westmoreland 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. 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 10110339
MRDS ID W001304
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.73439, 38.02033 (WGS84)
Relative position UNNAMED GRAVEL PIT 1.25 MI. SE. OF NOMINI GROVE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Westmoreland(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Machodoc(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Leonardtown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Potomac(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Westmoreland

Comments on the location information

  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = WAYCROSS 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.73439, 38.02033

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: BAUXITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 MIN. TOPO , MAP, 1968, MACHODOC

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PERCENT TI02 IN 14 MILLION TONS BAUXITIC CLAY, PROBABLY AS MINUS 325 MESH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit PIT NOT FIELD CHECKED TO DETERMINE IF ACTIVE. PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE. HOST ROCK DEDUCED FROM VA. STATE GEOL. MAP. GRAVEL UNDERLAIN BY ST. MARYS FM.(MIOCENE)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1972 Geraci, Philip J. And Wright, N.A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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