ID: 606
rec_id: 606
site_name: Franklin zinc mines
oremin: crocidolite, chrysotile, tremolite-actinolite asbestos
devel: occurrence
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url: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/asbestos/show-asbestos.php?rec_id=606