| Deposit ID | 10267165 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240150001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Southwest Rock Springs Pits |
| Alternate or previous names | Prospects Near Rock Springs |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.16634, 39.71112 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 146 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cecil(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conowingo Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Cecil |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.16634, 39.71112 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240150001 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS B 1082K PG 782 PLATE 41 NO 44 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE NO CHROMITE ANALYSES FOR THIS DEPOSIT AREA. CHROMITE PRODUCT SUGGESTED FOR CHEMICAL USE THERE ARE REMNANTS OF DISSEMINATED CHROMITE ON THE DUMP. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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