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1) Serpentine, California state rock, which often contains asbestiform material.
2) Grids used in transmission electron microscopy for sample support.
3) Roofing material, asbestos containing.
4) Chrysotile, asbestiform.
5) Crocidolite, asbestos amphibole.
6) Galena, lead sulfide, identified by x-ray diffraction.
7) Vermiculite.
8) Slide prepared from roofing material (shown above in number 3) for asbestos analysis by polarized light microscopy. 
9) Charcoal tube used in collecting organics vapors for chemical analysis.




 
 
 
 
 
 
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