Crystal chemical and structural characterization of fibrous tremolite from Susa Valley, Italy, with comments on potential harmful effects on human health

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1349-1355

  Ballirano, Paolo ^a,b   Andreozzi, Giovanni B ^a,c   Belardi, Girolamo ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibole crystal chemistry; Electron microprobe analysis; Fibrous tremolite; Italy; M ssbauer spectroscopy; Rietveld method; Susa Valley; Trans European Network

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EXCAVATION; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LANDFORMS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MOLYBDENUM METALLOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIETVELD METHOD; SERPENTINE; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

FIBROUS TREMOLITE; ITALY; SSBAUER SPECTROSCOPIES; SUSA VALLEY; TRANS EUROPEAN NETWORKS;

ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS;

ASBESTOS; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY; TREMOLITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUSA VALLEY;

EID: 50849089322     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2869     Document Type: Article

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