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Image Gallery I - Assorted Images

Images of Fibrous and Asbestiform Minerals

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Image of antophyllite asbestos altering to talc.
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1.1 MB TIF file		 Anthophyllite asbestos altering to talc, upstate New York
Image of tremolite asbestos.
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1048 KB TIF file		 Tremolite asbestos, Death Valley, California
Low voltage, high-resolution image of fibrous amphible.
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1302 KB TIF file		 Low voltage, high resolution image of fribrous amphibole, Libby, Montana
Image of anthophyllite asbestos.
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1053 KB TIF file		 Anthophyllite asbestos, Georgia
Image of prismatic to fibrous tremolite.
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1049 KB TIF file		 Prismatic to fibrous tremolite, Georgia
Image of winchite-richterite asbestos.
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1048 KB TIF file		 Winchite-richterite asbestos, Libby, Montana
Image of chrysoltile bundle from World Trade Center.
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461 KB GIF file		 Chrysotile bundle, World Trade Center dust
Low voltage, high resolution image of winchite-richterite intergrown with calcite.
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1301 KB TIF file		 Low voltage, high resolution image of winchite-richterite intergrown with calcite, Libby Montana
Image of winchite-richterite asbestos.
3124 KB JPEG file		 Winchite-richterite asbestos, Colorado
Image of winchite-richterite asbestos.
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1057 KB TIF file		 Winchite-richterite asbestos, Colorado
Image of NIST Standard Reference Material 1867a.
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4.1 MB TIF file		 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material 1867a “Uncommon Commercial Asbestos-Actinolite”
Image of UICC Asbestos Amosite standard.
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2.1 MB TIF file		 UICC Asbestos Amosite standard
Image of NIST Standard Reference Material 1867a.
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3.1 MB TIF file		 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material 1867a “Uncommon Commercial Asbestos-Anthophyllite”
Image of UICC Asbestos Anthophyllite standard.
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2.1 MB TIF file		 UICC Asbestos Anthophyllite standard
Image of UICC Asbestos Chrysotile A standard.
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1055 KB TIF file		 UICC Asbestos Chrysotile 'A' standard
Image of UICC Asbestos Chrysotile B standard.
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1052 KB TIF file		 UICC Asbestos Chrysotile 'B' standard
Image of UICC Asbestos Crocidolite standard.
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3.1 MB TIF file		 UICC Asbestos Crocidolite standard
Image of asbestiform tremolite from El Dorado County, California.
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7.8 MB TIF file		 Asbestiform tremolite, El Dorado County, California seen in hand sample (left) and scanning electron micrograph (right)
Image of richterite/magnesioriebeckite collected near Gem Park, Colorado.
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7.9 MB TIF file		 Fibrous to asbestiform richterite/magnesioriebeckite collected near Gem Park, Colorado. Hand sample (left) and scanning electron micrograph (right) are shown.
Image of tremote ground with pestle in a mortar to produce cleavage fragments.
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12.4 MB TIF file		 Massive tremolite (var. hexagonite) ground with a pestle in a mortar to produce cleavage fragments. Unground sample (upper left) and scanning electron micrographs at various magnifications are shown.
Image of aasbestiform winchite/richterite protruding from rock surface.
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12.4 MB TIF file		 Asbestiform winchite/richterite protruding from rock surface (top left) collected near Lake Albion, Colorado. Hand sample (upper left) and scanning electron micrographs of the fibers at increasing magnification.
Image of fibrous to asbestiform winchite/richterite collected near Libby, Montana.
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7.2 MB TIF file		 Fibrous to asbestiform winchite/richterite collected near Libby, Montana seen in hand sample (left) and scanning electron micrograph (right).
Image of NIST Standard Reference Material 1867a
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4.1 MB TIF file		 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material 1867a “Uncommon Commercial Asbestos-Tremolite”

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