Asbestos

Also known as
  • Amiante
  • Amianthinit
  • Amianthinita
  • +29 more

Where it forms, where it's found

458recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Varieties

Synonyms

  • Amiante
  • Amianthinit
  • Amianthinita
  • Amianthinite
  • Amianthoide
  • Amianto
  • Asbeferrit
  • Asbeferrita
  • Asbeferrite
  • Asbest
  • Asbestas
  • Asbesti
  • Asbestinit
  • Asbestinita
  • Asbestinite
  • Asbestit
  • Asbestita
  • Asbestite
  • Asbesto
  • Asbestoîde
  • Asbestus
  • Azbest
  • Azbeszt
  • Bergflachs
  • Bergfleisch
  • Berghaar
  • Berghaut
  • Cymatine
  • Earth-flax
  • Stone-flax
  • Αμίαντος
  • రాతినార

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1989Cavallo, Gregory J. (1989): X-ray Investigation of "Mountain Leather". Canadian Mineralogist, 27, 237-239.
  2. 2003en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos
  3. 2016Horak, J., Faithfull, J., Price, M. and Davidson, P. (2016): Identifying and managing asbestiform minerals in geological collections. Journal of Natural Science Collections 3, 51-61.
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Asbestos — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/asbestos-383},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}