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Lizardite from
Cedar Hill Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA



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Cedar Hill Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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Description
Habit:monoclinic, massive and extremely fine grained with a platy structure (EPMA)
Colour:various shades of green to almost white
UV Fluorescence:none
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
References
References:Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania Ref2) The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania 1922-1965; A. Montgomery Pgs. 54-55
Comments
Lizardite was first described in Pennsylvania in the early 1960's at The Cedar Hill Quarry, by Dr. D. M. Lapham of the USGS, whom also later recorded a positive finding at Wood's Mine, Lancaster Co., PA. It was determined that Lizardite, a common occurring species at Cedar Hill, was likely to be found throughout the Serpentine deposits in Pennsylvania.
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