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Paper by John L. Myers, Technical Superintendent at King City, written for an evening talk. It describes the discovery and character of the Coalinga chrysotile deposit and Calidria processing. It covers Calidria products used as thixotropes and viscosity-control agents in epoxy, polyester, vinyl, asphalt and joint-compound systems, and is followed by 25 figures and tables of product data.
- Author
- John L. Myers (Technical Superintendant)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, King City, California (Calidria Asbestos)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-5004
- Number
- Bates KMX 02036 to KMX 02074
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 19506 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19506
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Cover page with title, author and Union Carbide King City address (F-42545)
- Pages 2-12: Text of the paper: Calidria deposit, processing, fiber properties and applications of S-G, T-135, R-G 110, R-G 144 and R-G 244 products
- Pages 13-14: List of Figures 1-25
- Pages 15-39: Figures and tables: physical properties, location map, electron micrographs, product applications, formulations, viscosity and thixotropy charts
People and organizations
From John L. Myers (Technical Superintendant).
- John L. Myers (author)
- Calidria Asbestos (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Coalinga District.
About this copy
This is document UC-5004 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 39 pages. Production numbers KMX 02036 to KMX 02074.
Cite this document
John L. Myers (Technical Superintendant). “John L. Myers, "New Additives Induce Thixotropy, Provide Sag and Viscosity Control" (Calidria Asbestos Paper with Figures).” Union Carbide documents, UC-5004, Bates KMX 02036 to KMX 02074. Union Carbide Corporation, King City, California (Calidria Asbestos). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19506. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19506.
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