Latitude: 39°43'26"N
Longitude: 76°9'43"W
A chromite Mine located on the state line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, Located in both Fulton Township, Lancaster County Pennsylvania and Cecil County Maryland. The Discovery shaft located in Pennsylvania gave access to a stringer of massive granular chomite in serpentine rock. Open pit mining was conducted in the area stradling the state line, with underground working extending into Cecil Co., Maryland. Active mining ceased in 1919.
References
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 246.
Smith, II, R. C. and Speer, J. A. (1980), Pennsylvania Minerals VI, Maucherite, Ni11As8, from the State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Friends of Mineralogy Pennsylvania Chapter Newsletter, v. 8, no. 3, p. 7-11 plus addendum in no. 4, p. 6. [Includes X-ray powder diffraction spacing data and electron micrprobe quantitative analyses.]-
Foord, E.E.; Heyl, A.V & Conklin, N.M. (1981): Chromium Minerals at the Line Pit, State Line chromite district, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Mineralogical Record: 12: 149-156.
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