Silver Lake Reservior occurrence

occurrence of asbestos in Richmond county, NY

Geologic information

Name of siteSilver Lake Reservior occurrence
Developmentoccurrence
StateNY
CountyRichmond
Geographic location:-74.0969, 40.6265
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Fibrous mineralchrysotile
Associated mineralslizardite
Host rock typesserpentinite
Geologic map unit-74.0969, 40.6265
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Reference information

Maresca, G.P., 1984, Asbestos in water supplies of the northern New Jersey area--Source, concentration, mineralogy, and size distribution: Newark, N.J., Rutgers University M.S. thesis, 192 p.
Maresca, G.P., Puffer, J.H., and Germine, Mark, 1983, Chrysotile asbestos content of Silver Lake Reservoir, Staten Island, New York: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 15, no. 3, p. 138.
Maresca, G.P., Puffer, J.H., and Germine, Mark, 1984, Asbestos in lake and reservior waters of Staten Island, New York--Source, concentration, mineralogy, and size distribution: Environmental Geology and Water Sciences, v. 6, no. 4, p. 201-210.
Puffer, J.H., Maresca, G.P., and Germine, Mark, 1983, Asbestos in water supplies of the northern New Jersey area--Source, concentration, mineralogy, and size distribution, final report: Newark, N.J., Rutgers University, Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Division of Water Resources, 87 p.
Puffer, J.H., Germine, Mark, and Panganamamula, R.V., 1993, Distribution of asbestos in the serpentinites of Staten Island, New York and Castle Point, New Jersey: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, no. 6, p. A-350.