White Barrens serpentine quarry (Record #636) occurrence of asbestos in Chester county, PA

White Barrens serpentine quarry

occurrence of asbestos in Chester county, PA

Geologic information

Name of site	White Barrens serpentine quarry
Development	occurrence
State	PA
County	Chester
Geographic location:	-75.931, 39.728
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Fibrous mineral	chrysotile
Associated minerals	lizardite anthophyllite chromite talc olivine pyroxene chlorite
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-75.931, 39.728
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]

Puffer, J.H., Germine, M., Hurtubise, D.O., Mrotek, K.A., and Bello, D.M., 1980, Asbestos distribution in the Central Serpentine District of Maryland-Pennsylvania: Environmental Research, v. 23, p. 233-246.