ID: 602
rec_id: 602
site_name: Limecrest (Sparta) quarry
oremin: asbestiform tremolite-actinolite, chrysotile
devel: occurrence
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url: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/asbestos/show-asbestos.php?rec_id=602