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occurrence of asbestos in Warren county, NJ

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Geologic information

Name of siteunnamed occurrence
Developmentoccurrence
StateNJ
CountyWarren
Geographic location:-74.892, 40.927
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Fibrous mineraldark green asbestos of good quality
Associated mineralsserpentine
pyroxene
Host rock typesmarble
Geologic map unit-74.892, 40.927
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Reference information

Valiant, W.S., 1903, A reconnaissance of Jenny Jump Mountain: The Mineral Collector, v. 10, p. 129-133.
Germine, Mark, 1981, Asbestiform serpentine and amphibole group minerals in the northern New Jersey area: Newark, N.J., Rutgers University M.S. thesis, 239 p.
Germine, Mark, and Puffer, J.H., 1981, Distribution of asbestos in the bedrock of the northern New Jersey area: Environmental Geology, v. 3, p. 337-351.