Mrs. Leila Beasley property (Record #423) past prospect of asbestos in Troup county, GA

Mrs. Leila Beasley property

past prospect of asbestos in Troup county, GA

Geologic information

Name of site	Mrs. Leila Beasley property
Development	past prospect
State	GA
County	Troup
Geographic location:	-84.916, 33.08
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Fibrous mineral	anthophyllite asbestos
Associated minerals	talc quartz chromite
Host rock types	peridotite
Geologic map unit	-84.916, 33.08
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Hopkins, O.B., 1914, A report on the asbestos, talc and soapstone deposits of Georgia: Geological Survey of Georgia Bulletin No. 29, 319 p.

Teague, K.H., 1956, Georgia occurrences described [Asbestos in Georgia]: Georgia Mineral Newsletter, v. 9, no. 1, p. 4-7.

Cook, R.B., 1978, Minerals of Georgia--Their properties and occurrences: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Geologic and Water Resources Division, Bulletin 92, 189 p.