| Asbestos Mine Eden Mills, VT US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:04:13 AM Viewed 2659 times |
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| For more information go to Bob's Rock Shop Website for Vermont Collecting Locations. Check out the mindat link for some great mineral pictures. The Bob's Rock Shop link seems broken. Although this site might be closed, here is what is said about this location from "http://cashandtreasures.wikifoundry.com/page/Vermont": "VAG Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group) General description: Garnet and Vesuvianite Crystals and Other Minerals This site is a closed asbestos mine with a significant amount of asbestos in the dumps. Anyone that has an aversion to the possibility of lung problems should stay away. Reasonable precautions such as using a face mask and goggles should be sufficient protection for most individuals. Note: The EPA has shut down this great locality. Helpful notes to newcomers: A rock pick, rock chisels, pry bars, hand sledge, shovel and 3 tined rake are all recommended for collecting at this site. For the less aggressive a shovel, rake and sifting box could produce some reasonable results by working the dumps. Credit: Thanks to the members of the Nashua Mineral Society for providing the locations of numerous sites including this one." | For directions go to Bob's Rock Shop Website for Vermont Collecting Locations. From the wiki website mentioned in details section: "How to get there: From Interstate 89 take State route 100 north towards Stowe and Hyde Park. Go past the intersection of Rte 100 and Rte 118 in Eden about 1.2 miles. There will be a general store on the left in the town of Eden Mills. Just beyond the general store take the road that forks off to the left up the hill. The VAG mine is about 2.5 miles down this road on the left. It is nearly impossible to miss as the asbestos piles can be seen from about a mile away" |