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What does asbestiform mean?

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Adjective
  1. (crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
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On the other hand, there is evidence that long-term exposure to asbestiform riebeckite can be dangerous.
Asbestos and asbestiform minerals may occur as a natural accessory mineral in other industrial mineral deposits or rocks.
By a vote of 7 to 3, the board voted against the listing of tale without asbestiform fibers, according to the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association.
Asbestos-related disease associated with exposure to asbestiform tremolite.

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