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Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles: State of the ...

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Table 1. Definitions <strong>of</strong> general mineralogical terms (Continued)<br />

Glossary <strong>of</strong> Geology, 5th ed.<br />

[American Geological<br />

Institute 2005] Leake et al. [1997] NIOSH [1990a]<br />

Dictionary <strong>of</strong> Mining,<br />

<strong>Mineral</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Related<br />

Terms [U.S. Bureau<br />

<strong>of</strong> Mines 1996]<br />

[Note: Footnotes identify <strong>the</strong> Primary<br />

Source Citation for <strong>the</strong> definition]<br />

Term<br />

NIOSH CIB 62 • <strong>Asbestos</strong><br />

[crystal] Said <strong>of</strong> a crystal that<br />

shows one dimension markedly<br />

longer than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r two.<br />

Prismatic 2. Pertaining to a<br />

crystallographic prism.<br />

3. Descriptive <strong>of</strong> a crystal<br />

with one dimension markedly<br />

longer than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r two.<br />

4. Descriptive <strong>of</strong> two<br />

directions <strong>of</strong> cleavage.<br />

The serpentine minerals belong to<br />

<strong>the</strong> phyllosilicate group <strong>of</strong> minerals.<br />

The commercially important variety<br />

is chrysotile, which originates in<br />

<strong>the</strong> asbestiform habit. Antigorite<br />

<strong>and</strong> lizardite are two o<strong>the</strong>r types<br />

<strong>of</strong> serpentine minerals that are<br />

structurally distinct. The fibrous<br />

form <strong>of</strong> antigorite is called picrolite.<br />

A rock consisting almost wholly<br />

<strong>of</strong> serpentine-group minerals, e.g.,<br />

antigorite, chrysotile, or lizardite, derived<br />

from <strong>the</strong> hydration <strong>of</strong> ferromagnesian<br />

silicate minerals such as olivine <strong>and</strong><br />

pyroxene. Accessory chlorite, talc,<br />

<strong>and</strong> magnetite may be present.<br />

Serpentine<br />

<strong>Mineral</strong>s<br />

See footnotes at end <strong>of</strong> table. (Continued)<br />

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