Deer Isle serpentine (Record #499) occurrence of asbestos in Hancock county, ME

Deer Isle serpentine

occurrence of asbestos in Hancock county, ME

Geologic information

Name of site	Deer Isle serpentine
Development	occurrence
State	ME
County	Hancock
Geographic location:	-68.636, 44.259
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Fibrous mineral	chrysotile
Associated minerals	serpentine magnetite olivine pyroxene amphibole chlorite muscovite
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-68.636, 44.259
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Smith, G.O., Bastin, E.S., and Brown, C.W., 1907, Penobscot Bay folio, Maine: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Atlas of the United States, Folio 149, 14 p., 3 plates.

[http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/gf149]

Wing, L.A., 1951a, Asbestos and serpentine rocks of Maine: Augusta, Maine, Maine Development Commission, Maine Geological Survey, Report of the State Geologist 1949-1950, p. 35-46, 3 maps.