Dublin talc quarries (Record #491) occurrence of asbestos in Harford county, MD

Dublin talc quarries

occurrence of asbestos in Harford county, MD

Geologic information

Name of site	Dublin talc quarries
Development	occurrence
State	MD
County	Harford
Geographic location:	-76.285, 39.651
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Fibrous mineral	anthophyllite asbestos, chrysotile
Associated minerals	talc antigorite vermiculite actinolite ankerite dolomite calcite chlorite chromite magnesite limonite
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-76.285, 39.651
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Ostrander, C.W., and Price, W.E., Jr., 1940, Minerals of Maryland: Baltimore, Md., Natural History Society of Maryland, 92 p.

Pearre, N.C., and Heyl, A.V., Jr., 1960, Chromite and other mineral deposits in serpentine rocks of the Piedmont Upland, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1082-K, p. 707-833, plates 40-47.

[http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1082K]

Puffer, J.H., Germine, M., Hurtubise, D.O., Mrotek, K.A., and Bello, D.M., 1980, Asbestos distribution in the Central Serpentine District of Maryland-Pennsylvania: Environmental Research, v. 23, p. 233-246.