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chrysotile (serpentine (mineral), mineral, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A type of white, gray, or greenish serpentine that is characterized as being hard with a silky, fibrous structure. Chrysotile found in Cyprus and Afghanistan was used for beads, amulets, seals, and inlays; it was often misnamed as jade. It was the most common source of asbestos. |
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chrysotile (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
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serpentine asbestos (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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纖蛇紋石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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溫石棉 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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xiān shé wén shí (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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xian she wen shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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hsien she wen shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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chrysotyl (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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crisolito (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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crisólito (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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............................ chrysotile (G) |
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............................ chrysotile (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 蛇紋石族中,一種呈白、灰或綠色的礦物,為最重要的石棉種類。 |
Dutch ..... Een wit, grijs of groenachtig mineraal uit de serpentinietgroep; het is de belangrijkste soort asbest. |
Spanish ..... Mineral blanco, gris o verdoso del grupo de la serpentina. Constituye el tipo más importante de asbesto. |
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