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• n  any of a group of yellow or brown hydrous silicate minerals having a micaceous structure

• Green Springs, it now turns out, is nestling on rich deposits of vermiculite, a mineral used in making insulation and packing materials.
• They also lopped $800,000 from the estimated construction costs by persuading the City Council to permit the use of lightweight vermiculite instead of concrete to sheathe the steel .
• Other TVA discoveries include methods for making a cork insulation substitute out of vermiculite (a mica-like rock), for deriving magnesium from olivine, plastics from cottonseed .

News & Articles

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• Radiologists study Libby asbestos victims exposed as children
  LIBBY – Three new doctors have joined the Libby Epidemiology Research Program, bringing expertise that will help better understand lung disease in people exposed to amphibole fibers from vermiculite mining in Libby.
  July 21, 2013 - Missoulian

Quotes

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• Charlie Weis in FOXNews
  There were visible flakes of vermiculite everywhere,said Dr. Charlie Weis, an EPA toxicologist, at a recent pretrial hearing.
• Max Baucus in The Missoulian
  It's imperative that people exposed to vermiculite asbestos get screened to identify any asbestos-related disease,Baucus said. "If diagnosed with asbestos-related disease, Libby residents deserve to get the very best treatment possible."