Gray's quarry (Record #642) occurrence of asbestos in Lancaster county, PA

Gray's quarry

occurrence of asbestos in Lancaster county, PA

Geologic information

Name of site	Gray's quarry
Development	occurrence
State	PA
County	Lancaster
Geographic location:	-76.185, 39.741
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Fibrous mineral	chrysotile
Associated minerals	lizardite antigorite talc calcite olivine pyroxene
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-76.185, 39.741
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Pearre, N.C., and Heyl, A.V., Jr., 1960, Chromite and other mineral deposits in serpentine rocks of the Piedmont Upland, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1082-K, p. 707-833, plates 40-47.

[http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1082K]

Puffer, J.H., Germine, M., Hurtubise, D.O., Mrotek, K.A., and Bello, D.M., 1980, Asbestos distribution in the Central Serpentine District of Maryland-Pennsylvania: Environmental Research, v. 23, p. 233-246.