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Characteristics of Tremolite Asbestos from Abandoned Asbestos Mines in Boryeong Area, Chungnam  

Yoon, Keun-Taek (Department of Geological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
Hwang, Jin-Yeon (Department of Geological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
Oh, Ji-Ho (Department of Geological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
Lee, Hyo-Min (Department of Geological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.23, no.1, 2010 , pp. 73-84 More about this Journal
Abstract
We studied the geological occurrence, associated minerals, mineralogical properties and formation process of tremolites from two abandoned asbestos mines, Jungang (Sinsuk) and Daebosuksan, located in Boryoung area, Chungnam. Morphologically different tremolites such as long fibrous, needle-like, bladed and prismatic forms coexisted. Fibrous tremolite, known for its high toxieity to human health, was systematically analyzed by polarized light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The average length of tremolite fibers was 31.2 ${\mu}m$ although the maximum length of some asbestos was 210.0 ${\mu}m$. The average width and aspect ratio were 1.6 ${\mu}m$ and 19.9, respectively. Tremolite showed inclined extinction in the range of 6.1~20.2$^{\cric}$. X-ray diffraction patterns were slightly different between fibrous (asbestiform) and prismatic (non-asbestiform) tremolites. EPMA analysis of tremolites in the study area indicated extremely high Mg content with very low Fe content, close to the composition of tremolite in end-member in the tremolite-actinolite solid solution series. The formational conditions of asbestiform and non-asbestiform tremolite appear to be different. Asbestiform tremolite was estimated to have been formed in later stage.
Keywords
Tremolite; asbestos; fibrous form; aspect ratio; polarizing microscope; scanning electron microscope;
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