ID: 759
rec_id: 759
site_name: Rainy Creek complex
oremin: asbestiform winchite, asbestiform richterite, asbestiform tremolite
devel: occurrence
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url: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/asbestos/show-asbestos.php?rec_id=759