The Composition and Morphology of Amphiboles from the Rainy Creek Complex, Near Libby, Montana
@article{Meeker2003TheCA, title={The Composition and Morphology of Amphiboles from the Rainy Creek Complex, Near Libby, Montana}, author={Gregory P. Meeker and Amy M. Bern and Isabelle K. Brownfield and Heather A Lowers and Stephen J. Sutley and Todd M. Hoefen and J. Sam Vance}, journal={American Mineralogist}, year={2003}, volume={88}, pages={1955 - 1969} }
Abstract Thirty samples of amphibole-rich rock from the largest mined vermiculite deposit in the world in the Rainy Creek alkaline-ultramafic complex near Libby, Montana, were collected and analyzed. The amphibole-rich rock is the suspected cause of an abnormally high number of asbestos-related diseases reported in the residents of Libby, and in former mine and mill workers. The amphibole-rich samples were analyzed to determine composition and morphology of both fibrous and non-fibrous…
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