Chrysotile
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Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > mineral > serpentine (mineral)
Descripción
A type of white, gray, or greenish serpentine that is characterized as being hard with a silky, fibrous structure. Chrysotile found in Cyprus and Afghanistan was used for beads, amulets, seals, and inlays; it was often misnamed as jade. It was the most common source of asbestos.
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Otros términos
- 纖蛇紋石 [zh]
- chrysotyl [nl]
- crisolito [es]
- xiān shé wén shí [zh]
- xian she wen shi [zh]
- hsien she wen shih [zh]
- serpentine asbestos [en]
- 溫石棉 [zh]
- crisólito [es]