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A beautiful specimen of Asbestos, from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

February 17, 1795

Primary Source Reference:

Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia), 17 Feb 1795

Notes:

"Chrysotile asbestos is reported to occur in Lancaster County, Pa., at the Burkholder and White Rock serpentine quarries." Geological Survey Bulletin 1082-K (Washington, D.C., 1960) p, 803