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Identification of selected silicate minerals and their asbestiform varieties.

Campbell WJ

Workshop on Asbestos: Definitions and Measurement Methods. Workshop on Asbestos: Definitions and Measurement Methods. Gravatt CC, LaFleur PD, Heinrich KFJ, eds. Washington, DC: National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce, NBS Special Publication No. 506, 1978 Nov; :201-220

http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006865842

10009777

The problem of asbestiform particulates with its environmental and health implications has been compounded by the lack of precision with which the term "asbestos" has been used. In many instances, nonasbestiform mineral particles have been identified as microscopic fibers of asbestos-related minerals. This lack of precision in identifying these particulates not only works to the disadvantage of the minerals industry, but it also is a handicap to a rational science-based decisionmaking by regulatory agencies. This paper summarizes the methods and terminology suggested by the Bureau of Mines to identify and characterize mineral particles by morphological, compositional, and structural data using various instrumental analytical techniques and also sharpens the distinction between common serpentine and amphibole minerals and their relatively rare asbestiform varieties.

Asbestos mining; Asbestos; Particulates; Particulate dust; Minerals; Mineral processing; Mineral dusts; Analytical processes; Silicates; Author Keywords: Asbestos; cleavage fragments; fibers; silicate minerals

XNBSAV

19781101

OP; Conference/Symposia Proceedings

Gravatt CC; LaFleur PD; Heinrich KFJ

1979

OP 62-78

0083-1883

CPRC

Workshop on Asbestos: Definitions and Measurement Methods

MD; DC