AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS


Meaning of AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS in English

Collective term for three highly fibrous (asbestiform) varieties of amphibole: crocidolite , amosite , and actinolite .

All have long, silky to splintery fibres with appreciable tensile strength and are of economic importance as asbestos .

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.