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rather than to the absence of chrvsotile material, wear debris was heated in vacuo at 1100 C in an attempt to increase the particle size of any crystalline components of the debris. X-ray diffraction of this material showed welldefined lines and toe mineral foirsterite Was positively identified. When chrvsotile asbestos fibfe is heated it loses its water of crystallization at about 650 t and at 780 is transformed into forsterite i
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