Asbestos, Serpentine |
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| Antigorite; Asbestos, Serpentine, Chrysotile (Mg3(OH)4(Si2O5)) | |
| A type of asbestos that occurs in nature as the dihydrate of magnesium silicate. It exists in two forms: antigorite, a plated variety, and chrysotile, a fibrous variety. The latter makes up 95% of all asbestos products. (From Merck Index, 11th ed, p.893) | |