Bell Creek mine (Record #469) occurrence of asbestos in Towns county, GA

Bell Creek mine

occurrence of asbestos in Towns county, GA

Geologic information

Name of site	Bell Creek mine
Development	occurrence
State	GA
County	Towns
Geographic location:	-83.734, 34.98
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Fibrous mineral	anthophyllite asbestos
Associated minerals	corundum chlorite talc olivine serpentine amphibole magnetite
Host rock types	dunite
Geologic map unit	-83.734, 34.98
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.

Georgia Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, 1951, Mineral resources of Union, Towns, Lumpkin and White Counties, Georgia: Georgia Department of Mines, Mining and Geology map, scale 1:126,720.

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.