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chrysotile

NOUN
  1. a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos

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  • In the case of chrysotile, an octahedral brucite layer having the formula (Mg6O4 (OH) 4) -4 is intercalated between each silicate tetrahedra sheet. Geology of asbestos
  • Ninety-five per cent of all asbestos used commercially is chrysotile.
  • The most commonly used type of asbestos, accounting for 95% of all commercial usage, is chrysotile, also called white asbestos.
  • Dumps and outcrops in the vicinity have produced hand specimens of antigorite, chrysotile, and impressive crystals of grass-green talc with snow-white dolomite.
  • Because certain kinds - among them chrysotile (white), crocidolite (blue), and amosite (brown) - are durable, resist heat, and possess fire-retardant properties, they were once widely used for insulation and fireproofing. Health Warning: Your Pre-1980 Home May Contain Asbestos in Some Form
  • Asbestos, a fibrous hydrous silicate mineral, exists in 6 forms for industrial use: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite.
  • But company president Simon Dupere insisted the current problems have nothing to do with shrinking deposits of chrysotile buried beneath Thetford Mines. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • Back in Thetford Mines, Dupere said challenges faced by LAB Chrysotile's mine reach beyond issues with the union. CBC | Top Stories News
  • The cancer society says 90,000 people die annually around the world from diseases linked to asbestos exposure, and that Quebec asbestos - also called chrysotile - is a major contributor. R&D Mag - News
  • The major types of silicates causing asbestos-related disease are chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite, with the latter being the most pathogenic.
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