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Is Silica a form of Asbestos?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019

Asbestos is a form of silica only in the broadest sense. It is a silicate of specific composition and with a specific geological history that makes it able to cleave into fibrous fragments.

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