Mine detail: Unnamed Diatomite Pit At Popes Creek

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.39587, -76.98857

Resource(N)

Primary:

Diatomite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1888

Geology

Host type:	Clay, Mud
Tectonic:	Platform Deposits

References

MRDS	W000844
DEP	10067942
Reference	KNECHTEL, M.M., AND HOSTERMAN, 1965, USGS PP 525-D, P. D 151-15
Reporter	Wright, Nancy A.