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Crocidolite Limpet Asbestos Cross-Section

Close-up, cross-section view of CROCIDOLITE-based sprayed "Limpet" asbestos fireproofing sample, by Keasbey & Mattison Company (K&M) of Ambler, Pennsylvania, US.

 

The vintage containerized sample consists of approx. 65% crocidolite (also known as "blue asbestos") amphibole asbestos; explaining why the material appears blue-grey in color.

 

Imagine the airborne fiber concentrations of crocidolite on construction worksites when this material was being sprayed at high-velocity and in large quantities.

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Uploaded on May 8, 2009
Taken sometime in 2009