A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Crocidolite (fibrous variety of riebeckite) |
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| Description | Crocidolite is the asbestos form of riebeckite, an amphibole with composition Na2(Fe,Mg)5Si8O22(OH)2. Crocidolite is a minor asbestos mineral, mined and used because of its form and its resistence to chemicals. It is also one of the most carcinogenic of the asbestos minerals. |
| Location | Bolivia. Near Cochabamba. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-11-08. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1373. |
| Key words | crocidolite, riebeckite, silicate |
| Tech details | 423 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1776 |
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