Red Pit mine (Record #632) occurrence of asbestos in Lancaster county, PA

Red Pit mine

occurrence of asbestos in Lancaster county, PA

Geologic information

Name of site	Red Pit mine
Development	occurrence
State	PA
County	Lancaster
Geographic location:	-76.161, 39.723
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Fibrous mineral	amphibole asbestos
Associated minerals	serpentine chromite chalcedony garnierite williamsite magnetite
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-76.161, 39.723
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

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]