ID: 1084
rec_id: 1084
site_name: Goldstrike mine
oremin: Actinolite ""as medium green, acicular to fibrous crystals to 1.5 cm"" (Castor and Ferdock, 2004, p. 128). Tremolite ""reported as byssolite in dark-green, filiform to needlelike crystals"" (Castor and Ferdock, 2004, p. 440).
devel: gold mine
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url: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/asbestos/show-asbestos.php?rec_id=1084