Mine detail: Rose Hill Quarry

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Location: District of Columbia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.94781, -77.06524
dep_id: 10105464
mrds_id: W000524
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
Reporter: Wright, Nancy A.
hrock_type: Gneiss
prod_yrs: PRE-1700
References:
  • Deposit:: HOLMES, W.H., 1890, AMER. ANTHRO., VOL. 3, NO. 4, PP. 321-330.
  • Deposit:: HIGGINS, M.W., 1972, GSA BULL.,VOL. 83, NO. 4, FIG 1
  • Deposit:: CARR, M.S., 1950, USGS BULL 967, P. 11, PL. 6.
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