Hillside chromite mine (Record #634) occurrence of asbestos in Chester county, PA

Hillside chromite mine

occurrence of asbestos in Chester county, PA

Geologic information

Name of site	Hillside chromite mine
Development	occurrence
State	PA
County	Chester
Geographic location:	-76.112, 39.727
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Fibrous mineral	amphibole asbestos
Associated minerals	serpentine chromite magnetite williamsite picrolite magnesite kammererite
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-76.112, 39.727
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]