Riegelsville Sand and Gravel Pit

Prospect in Bucks county in Pennsylvania, 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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10201672
MAS/MILS ID 0420170047
Record type Site
Current site name Riegelsville Sand and Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -75.19541, 40.58891 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bucks(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Riegelsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Allentown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Delaware-Musconetcong(hydrologic unit)

Upper Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)

Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Bucks

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Hardyston Quartzite

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Riegelsville Sand And Gravel Co.
    Year 1959

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GAULT,H.R. AND OTHERS GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUCKS

  • Deposit

    COUNTY,PA.,TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEO.SURVEY BULL.NO.C9,1959,PG.193

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-83 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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