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Reported Historic Asbestos Mines, Historic Asbestos Prospects, and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in the Eastern United States

A report published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) contains a regional map and associated database that inventory locations of reported natural asbestos and fibrous amphibole occurrences. The map series provides a better understanding of the geographic distribution of the geologic environments in which asbestos formed across the United States.