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What is a crocidolite?

What is a crocidolite? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (mineralogy) A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is an asbestos-like variety of riebeckite.
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At this exhibition I found a splendid display of crocidolite, the sight of which well repaid the visit.
Another asbestos mineral, crocidolite, is used for more specialized applications, when, for example, better acid resistance is desirable.
There are three commercial types, listed in the order of most deadly, crocidolite, amosite and chrysotile.
Crocidolite asbestos, also known as blue asbestos is found in various products.
Crocidolite was commonly used in high temperature applications.
The individual with a positive omental sample for crocidolite was positive for crocidolite in the lung sample.

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