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Asbophite



A doubtful variety of chrysotile-asbestos claimed to have optics and X-ray diffraction data distinct from Chrysotile.
Originally reported from Bazhenovskoe deposit, Asbest, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia.

Classification of Asbophite

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Other Names for Asbophite

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    Localities for Asbophite

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    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast'
          • Asbest
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