Sepiolite is opaque and off-white, grey or cream color, breaking with a conchoidal or fine earthy fracture, and occasionally fibrous in texture.
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Conserver 21, a natural and non-toxic product composed of the mineral sepiolite and other mineral salts, works like a sponge, absorbing gases such as ethylene that are produced by maturing fruits and vegetables.
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Owing to its fibrous mineral nature, sepiolite veins may contain the hazardous material asbestos; however, this is true of only a very rare form of sepiolite, as the two are formed in very different environments.
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Owing to its fibrous mineral nature, sepiolite veins may contain the hazardous material asbestos; however, this is true of only a very rare form of sepiolite, as the two are formed in very different environments.
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Originally named " meerschaum " by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1788, it was named " sepiolite " by Ernst Friedrich Glocker in 1847 for an occurrence in Bettolino, Baldissero Canavese, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy.
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Users of fibre cement boards who seek high performance and reliable green building materials should source products that have been tested by accredited laboratories and proven to be 100 % free from asbestos or other harmful materials such as sepiolite, inorganic fibre or formaldehyde.
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"' Garnierite "'is a general name for a green nickel ore which is found in pockets and veins within weathered and chlorite, and Ni-Mg silicates, with or without alumina, that have x-ray diffraction patterns typical of serpentine, talc, sepiolite, chlorite, vermiculite or some mixture of them all.
