New York Creek trail (Record #82) occurrence of asbestos in El Dorado county, CA

New York Creek trail

occurrence of asbestos in El Dorado county, CA

Geologic information

Name of site	New York Creek trail
Development	occurrence
State	CA
County	El Dorado
Geographic location:	-121.0769, 38.6951
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Fibrous mineral	chrysotile
Associated minerals	quartz albite vermiculite epidote fibrous tremolite amphibole clinochlore
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-121.0769, 38.6951
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Meeker, G.P., Lowers, H.A., Swayze, G.A., Van Gosen, B.S., Sutley, S.J., Brownfield, I.K., 2006, Mineralogy and morphology of amphiboles observed in soils and rocks in El Dorado Hills, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1362, 47 p. plus 4 appendixes, accessed October 14, 2010, at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1362/ .

[http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20061362]