Coal Creek area (Record #800) occurrence of asbestos in Blanco county, TX

Geologic information

Name of site	Coal Creek area
Development	occurrence
State	TX
County	Blanco
Geographic location:	-98.5752, 30.4779
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Fibrous mineral	brittle long-fiber amphibole asbestos, chrysotile
Associated minerals	serpentine magnetite zaratite
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-98.5752, 30.4779
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Barnes, V.E., Dawson, R.F., and Parkinson, G.A., 1942, Building stones of central Texas: Austin, Texas, The University of Texas Publication No. 4246 [Issued 1947], 198 p.

Barnes, V.E., 1943, Soapstone and serpentine in the central mineral region of Texas, in Texas mineral resources: Austin, Texas, The University of Texas Publication No. 4301 [Issued 1946], p. 55-91.

Barnes, V.E., 1952, Blowout quadrangle, Gillespie and Llano Counties, Texas: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Geologic Quadrangle Map No. 5, scale 1:31,680.

Dietrich, J.W., and Lonsdale, J.T., 1958, Mineral resources of the Colorado River Industrial Development Association Area: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigations No. 37, 84 p., 9 plates.