Mine detail: Old Unnamed Gravel Pit E. of Ft. Dupont Park

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Location: District of Columbia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.87336, -76.93745
dep_id: 10067704
mrds_id: W000506
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gravel
Reporter: Wright, Nancy A.
hrock_unit: Brandywine Formation, Gravel
hrock_type: Gravel
References:
  • Deposit:: DARTON, N.H., AND KEITH, A., 1901, USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF US, FOLIO 70
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, P.M., 1964, USGS WSP 1776, PLATE 1.
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