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chrysotile Close-up of white, fibrous asbestos chrysotile mineral strands emerging from dark rock.
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Basalt sample returned by Apollo 15, from near a long sinous lunar valley called Hadley Rille. Measured at 3.3 years old.
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Asbestos chrysotile fibers are responsible for the lung diseases known as asbestosis...
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