Boyce Farm, New Texas (Lyles Post Office), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boyce Farm | Farm |
| New Texas (Lyles Post Office) | Village |
| Fulton Township | Township |
| Lancaster County | County |
| Pennsylvania | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 44' 42'' North , 76° 11' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 609 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Little Britain | 372 (2017) | 7.0km |
| Rising Sun | 2,859 (2017) | 11.8km |
| Darlington | 409 (2011) | 11.9km |
| Delta | 724 (2017) | 12.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Spence Farm
2.4 km (1.5 miles) west southwest of Texas, 2.0 km (1.25 miles) north of Pleasant Grove, just east of Pleasant Grove Road. Rock types include "meta-peridotite and Wissahickon mica schist. Minerals occur loose in soil or embedded in soft chlorite schists.
Although much less information is available concerning the magnesite workings in Lancaster County, Pa., they appear to have been of considerable size, at least during the late 1820's and the 1830's and probably longer. The most productive locality, operated by McKim, Sims and Co., of Baltimore, had produced 400 or 500 tons of magnesite by 1828 (Carpenter, 1828, p. 10). This locality is probably the Boyce (Spence) farm, in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pa. (loc. 93, pl. 41), reported by Frazer (1880, p. 179) to have produced considerable quantities of magnesite.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
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Boyce Farm, New Texas, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA