Crocidolite Cape asbestos

Blue asbestos, blue cape asbestos Categorical and trade names for crocidolite-as-bestos, which has a pale blue, lavender, or bluish green color en masse. Blue asbestos was a synonym for crocidolite in mineralogy before the term was adopted in the trade. 

Cape asbestos Trade term for crocidolite-asbestos from South Africa. 

Crocidolite-asbestos A trade designation for a specific type of amphibole-asbestos composed of the mineral riebeckitc. It is also called blue asbestos and, if obtained from South Africa, may be labeled cape asbestos. 

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer of the pleural cavity and seems to occur only in those exposed to certain types of asbestos, especially crocidolite. The crocidolite from the north-western Cape Province of South Africa is more potent than that from the Transvaal. It does not... 

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