unnamed occurrence (Record #607) occurrence of asbestos in Sussex county, NJ

unnamed occurrence

occurrence of asbestos in Sussex county, NJ

Geologic information

Name of site	unnamed occurrence
Development	occurrence
State	NJ
County	Sussex
Geographic location:	-74.486, 41.224
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Fibrous mineral	asbestiform tremolite-actinolite
Associated minerals	calcite dolomite limonite hematite chlorite talc phlogopite graphite sericite
Host rock types	marble
Geologic map unit	-74.486, 41.224
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

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.