Fairchild Park occurrence (Record #83) occurrence of asbestos in El Dorado county, CA

Fairchild Park occurrence

occurrence of asbestos in El Dorado county, CA

Geologic information

Name of site	Fairchild Park occurrence
Development	occurrence
State	CA
County	El Dorado
Geographic location:	-121.076, 38.7027
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Fibrous mineral	chrysotile, asbestiform tremolite
Associated minerals	antigorite talc amphibole albite vermiculite quartz chlorite iron oxides
Host rock types	serpentinite
Geologic map unit	-121.076, 38.7027
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]