Fibrous Blue Crocidolite
Collection
Robert Lavinsky
Description
This is an old-time piece of Crocidolite asbestos from mining in South Africa. Fortunately, it was not used much commercially in the U.S., because it turned out to be perhaps the worst perpetrator of asbestos lung disease. Ex. Mullane Collection.
Locality
Prieska District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Dimensions
7.6 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm.
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