Chrysotile or white asbestos is the most commonly encountered form of asbestos, accounting for approximately 95% of the asbestos in the United States and...

structure. Chrysotile (commonly known as white asbestos) is the only asbestos mineral in the serpentine group. In the United States, chrysotile has been...

important mineral polymorphs of serpentine: antigorite, lizardite and chrysotile. Serpentine minerals are polymorphous, meaning that they have the same...

government would no longer oppose inclusion of chrysotile in the convention. Eight of the largest chrysotile producing and exporting countries opposed such...

serpentinization include the serpentine group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), brucite, talc, Ni-Fe alloys, and magnetite. The mineral alteration is...

Chondrodite Chrysoberyl Alexandrite (var.) Cymophane Chromite Chrysocolla Chrysotile Cinnabar Clinochlore Clinohumite Clinozoisite Clintonite Cobaltite Colemanite...

Chondrodite Chrisstanleyite Christite Chromite Chromium Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Chrysotile Chvaleticeite Cinnabar Clarkeite Claudetite Clausthalite Clearcreekite...

mineral composition of serpentinite is usually dominated by lizardite, chrysotile (two minerals of the serpentine subgroup), and magnetite (Fe3O4). Brucite...

are linked to chrysotile and asbestos exposure. Public health authorities generally recommend against inhaling brake dust, chrysotile has been banned...

in the US states of Arizona and California can have chatoyant bands of chrysotile, a form of asbestos, fibres. These have been cut and sold as "Arizona...

ended in 1980. AIB is 16-35% asbestos, typically a blend of amosite and chrysotile, though crocidolite was also used in early boards. AIB is softer, more...

Chrysotile is a former mining town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 4,678 feet (1,426 m) above sea level. "Feature...

area of dispute remains the so-called chrysotile-defense. Manufacturers of some products containing only chrysotile fibers claim that these are not as harmful...

xenoliths erupted in kimberlite and alkali basalt. Diopside is a precursor of chrysotile (white asbestos) by hydrothermal alteration and magmatic differentiation;...

activities may expose themselves to asbestos dust. In the UK, use of chrysotile asbestos was banned at the end of 1999. Brown and blue asbestos were banned...

cabochons and beads. The magnesian serpentines (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile) are trioctahedral hydrous phyllosilicates. Their structure is based on...

elongated points. It is particularly seen in fibrous minerals such as chrysotile, but may also occur in non-fibrous minerals such as kyanite. Uneven fracture...

mineral fiber. Six minerals have been classified as "asbestos" including chrysotile of the serpentine class and those belonging to the amphibole class: amosite...

crystals that readily separate. The most common asbestiform mineral is chrysotile, commonly called "white asbestos", a magnesium phyllosilicate part of...

crocidolite are considered the most hazardous asbestos fiber types; however, chrysotile asbestos has also produced tumors in animals and is a recognized cause...

compounds Asbestos (all forms, including actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite) Azathioprine Benzene Benzidine, and dyes metabolized...

Fibrous tremolite is sometimes found as a contaminant in vermiculite, chrysotile (itself a type of asbestos) and talc. Tremolite is an indicator of metamorphic...

research?] Until 1984, the Artex coating was made with white asbestos (Chrysotile) to strengthen it. This material is only harmful when in a powder form...

attached. Examples include: Serpentine subgroup Antigorite – Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 Chrysotile – Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 Lizardite – Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 Clay minerals group 1:1 clay...

years old) consists predominantly of the serpentine minerals, antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; it also contains asbestos and talc. At the end of the...

Organization have supported the move as the olive green rock is a source of chrysotile, a form of asbestos that can cause mesothelioma and other forms of cancer...

: 712  Lizardite contains H2O in excess of the nominal formula, as does chrysotile. It has a high amount of Fe2O3 and a low amount of FeO.: 8  One study...

calcite, aragonite, dolomite, magnesite, hydromagnesite, artinite, talc and chrysotile. It adopts a layered CdI2-like structure with hydrogen-bonds between the...

rocks. Associated minerals include brucite, hydromagnesite, pyroaurite, chrysotile, aragonite, calcite, dolomite and magnesite. It was first reported in...

on use of chrysotile asbestos in India to protect the workers and the general population against primary and secondary exposure to Chrysotile form of Asbestos...