Amosite

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001327",
  "term": "Amosite",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Brown asbestos\n\n2. A magnesium-iron-manganese-lithium amphibole mineral in the cummingtonite-grunerite solid solution series that occurs in the asbestiform habit. The name amosite is a commercial term derived from the acronym for \"Asbestos Mines of South Africa.\" Amosite is sometimes referred to as \"brown asbestos.\"",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Chemical Substances",
    "Glossary of Asbestos-related Terms and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/amosite/"
}