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Asbestos refers to a set of six naturally occurring fibrous minerals:.

Chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite.

Among these, chrysotile (white colour) and amosite asbestos are most common.

Although asbestos fibres are microscopic in nature, they are extremely durable and resistant to fire and most chemical reactions and breakdowns. These properties of asbestos were the reasons that supported its use for many years in a number of different commercial and industrial capacities. The strength of asbestos, combined with its resistance to heat, allowed it to become the material of choice in a variety of products, including, but not limited to, roofing shingles, floor tiles, ceiling materials, cement compounds, textile products, and automotive parts. Asbestos is now strictly regulated as exposure to this toxic mineral can now be directly and scientifically linked to a number of lung and respiratory conditions including mesothelioma.

What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals.

Are all types of asbestos are acid resistant?

What is asbestos? Is all asbestos are acid resistant?

A heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics, and is used in fire-resistant and insulating materials such as brake linings.

"asbestos was used for pipe insulation".

Fabric containing asbestos.

There are given types of asbestos. It generally five typestar of asbestos. So types here 1 Amphibole Asbestos. The other five types of asbestos are classified in the amphibole category. Amosite (brown asbestos) and crocidolite (blue asbestos) are considered the most commercially valuable types. Anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite are the other non-commercial forms of amphibole asbestos.

Asbestos is a generic name given to six fibrous minerals that have been used in commercial products. The six types of asbestos are chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite asbestos, tremolite asbestos, and actinolite asbestos.

Are all types of asbestos are acid resistant? Please explain.

Thanks @Mohit.