Smith vermiculite deposit and serpentinite bodies near the head of Dry Creek (Stardust claims) (Record #774) occurrence of asbestos in Converse county, WY

Smith vermiculite deposit and serpentinite bodies near the head of Dry Creek (Stardust claims)

occurrence of asbestos in Converse county, WY

Geologic information

Name of site	Smith vermiculite deposit and serpentinite bodies near the head of Dry Creek (Stardust claims)
Development	occurrence
State	WY
County	Converse
Geographic location:	-105.868, 42.729
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Fibrous mineral	chrysotile
Associated minerals	serpentine vermiculite chlorite fibrous tremolite fibrous anthophyllite actinolite talc carbonates magnetite biotite hornblende
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-105.868, 42.729
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Hagner, A.F., 1944, Wyoming vermiculite deposits: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 34, 47 p.

Harris, R.E., 2002, Asbestos and serpentine in Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Industrial Minerals Report IMR 95-2 (Revised, 2002), 12 p.

Van Gosen, B.S., Lowers, H.A., Bush, A.L., Meeker, G.P., Plumlee, G.S., Brownfield, I.K., and Sutley, S.J., 2005, Reconnaissance study of the geology of U.S. vermiculite deposits--Are asbestos minerals common constituents?: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2192, 8 p.

[http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b2192]