Mine detail: Terra Cotta Clay and Sand Deposit

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Location: District of Columbia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.94892, -77.003
dep_id: 10105461
mrds_id: W000515
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Kaolin
Minor mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Clay, Kaolin, Sand
Reporter: Wright, Nancy A.
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Sand and Gravel
References:
  • Deposit:: DARTON, N.H., AND KEITH, A., 1901, USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF US, FOLIO 70, P. 7.
  • Deposit:: JOHNSTON, P.M., 1964, USGS WSP 1776, PLATE 1.
  • Deposit:: CARR, M.S., 1950, USGS BULL. 967, P. 48, PL. 6.
  • Deposit:: BROUGHTON, P.L., 1964, ROCKS AND MINERALS, VOL 39, NO. 9-10, P. 458-460.
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