Asbestos, grunerite. A monoclinic amphibole form of asbestos having long fibers and a high iron content. It is used in insulation. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Synonyms: 0, Asbestos, grunerite, Cummingtonite-Grunerite, 12172-73-5, Asbestos, Amosite, Amosite Asbestos, Cummingtonite Grunerite, Amosite
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94; AMOSITE was indexed under ASBESTOS 1974-93 ,use ASBESTOS, AMOSITE (NM) to search AMOSITE 1980-93 ,94; was AMOSITE (NM) 1974-93
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D017639