serpentine asbestos

serpentine asbestos
one of the two major classes of asbestos, characterized by strong, flexible fibers that can be spun; it includes chrysotile.

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  • Asbestos — For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). Fibrous asbestos on muscovite …   Wikipedia

  • Serpentine group — The serpentine group describes a group of common rock forming hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate ((magnesium, iron)3silicon|2oxygen|5hydroxide|4) minerals; they may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt… …   Wikipedia

  • serpentine — serpentine1 /serr peuhn teen , tuyn /, adj., n., v., serpentined, serpentining. adj. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. 2. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. 3. shrewd, wily, or cunning. n. 4. a… …   Universalium

  • Serpentine (minéral) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Serpentine. Groupe de la Serpentine (Dana) Catégorie IX : silicates[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Asbestos — Asbestus As*bes tus, Asbestos As*bes tos (?; 277), n. [L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. ? (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; a priv. + ? to extinguish.] (Min.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • asbestos — The commercial product, after mining and processing, obtained from a family of fibrous hydrated silicates divided mineralogically into amphiboles (amosite, anthrophyllite, and crocidolite) and serpentines (chrysotile); it is virtually insoluble… …   Medical dictionary

  • amphibole asbestos — one of the two major classes of asbestos, characterized by fibers too brittle to be spun but more resistant to chemicals and heat than the serpentine form. It is less widely used than serpentine asbestos and is thought to be much more… …   Medical dictionary

  • chrysotile asbestos — chrizotilas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Serpentino grupės pluoštinis mineralas. formulė Mg₆[(OH)₈|Si₄O₁₀] atitikmenys: angl. chrysotile; chrysotile asbestos; serpentine asbestos rus. серпентин асбест; хризотил; хризотил асбест ryšiai:… …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • chrysotile — /kris euh til/, n. Mineral. a fibrous variety of serpentine; asbestos. [1840 50; CHRYSO + Gk tílos something plucked] * * * Fibrous variety of the magnesium silicate mineral serpentine; it is the most important asbestos mineral. Individual fibres …   Universalium

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