Asbestos Deposits of Arizona with an Introduction on Asbestos Minerals
Issue Date
1928-10-15Keywords
Arizona Geological Survey BulletinsRecent
Yuma County
Coconino County
Santa Cruz County
Greenlee County
La Paz County
Mohave County
Navajo County
Graham County
Apache County
Yavapai County
Gila County
Cochise County
Pinal County
Pima County
Maricopa County
Arizona
amosite
crocidolite
anthophyllite asbestos
amphibole asbestos
chrysotile
minerals
asbestiform minerals
asbestos minerals
mining
asbestos deposits
asbestos
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The name asbestos is derived from the Greek word for inextinguishable or indestructible, and the adjective asbestiform. is applied to any mineral that is readily separable into more or less flexible fibers. Among the more important asbestiform minerals, from the standpoint of toughness, incombustibility, and low heat conductivity, the following are included under the general trade name of asbestos: Chrysotile (serpentine asbestos), amphibole asbestos (including fibrous varieties of tremolite, actinolite, etc.), anthophyllite asbestos, crocidolite (Cape blue asbestos), and amosite. Unless stated otherwise, however, the term "asbestos" usually means chrysotile. It is the only variety of asbestos known to occur in commercial quantities in Arizona. 97 p.Additional Links
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Bulletin No. 126Mineral Technology Series No. 31
