About The Medical Condition Serpentine Asbestos
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Serpentine Asbestos
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Serpentine Asbestos?
A type of asbestos that occurs in nature as the dihydrate of magnesium silicate. It exists in two forms: antigorite, a plated variety, and chrysotile, a fibrous variety. The latter makes up 95% of all asbestos products. (From Merck Index, 11th ed, p.893)
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