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A 98-page technical paper on the mineralogy of the New Idria serpentinite body and the Coalinga asbestos ore. It covers the deposit's history, sample collection, methods for identifying chrysotile, lizardite and antigorite (X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, electron diffraction), and the origin of the body. It includes data tables, electron micrographs, acknowledgments and a bibliography.
- Author
- F. A. Mumpton (Research and Development Department, Mining and Metals Division); C. S. Thompson (Research and Development Department, Mining and Metals Division)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division, Research and Development Department, Niagara Falls, New York
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1483
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16593 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16593
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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People and organizations
From F. A. Mumpton (Research and Development Department, Mining and Metals Division); C. S. Thompson (Research and Development Department, Mining and Metals Division).
- F. A. Mumpton (author)
- Calvin Thompson (author)
- Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Atlas Asbestos Company (Coalinga, California) (named)
- California Division of Mines (named)
- Coalinga Asbestos Corp (named)
- Johns-Manville (named)
- Kern County Land Company (named)
- Research and Development Department (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Coalinga District · Johns-Manville · New Idria · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
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This is document UC-1483 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 98 pages.
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F. A. Mumpton (Research and Development Department, Mining and Metals Division), C. S. Thompson (Research and Development Department, Mining and Metals Division). “F. A. Mumpton and C. S. Thompson, Mineralogy of the Coalinga Asbestos Deposit (undated).” Union Carbide documents, UC-1483. Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division, Research and Development Department, Niagara Falls, New York. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16593. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16593.
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