Boyce (Spence) mine (Record #643) occurrence of asbestos in Lancaster county, PA

Boyce (Spence) mine

occurrence of asbestos in Lancaster county, PA

Geologic information

Name of site	Boyce (Spence) mine
Development	occurrence
State	PA
County	Lancaster
Geographic location:	-76.186, 39.746
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Fibrous mineral	chrysotile
Associated minerals	antigorite lizardite talc olivine pyroxene chromite magnetite
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-76.186, 39.746
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.