Regulated Asbestos Minerals: Amosite Asbestos

Brown asbestos Iron Magnesium Silicate

  • Amphibole (needle-like)

  • 4% of asbestos-containing products

  • Thermal insulation products, acoustic and anti-condensation material.

  • Used most frequently in cement sheets and pipe insulation. It can also be found in insulating board, ceiling tiles and thermal insulation products.

  • Asbestos Mines of South Africa -ite

Amosite asbestos as it appears when mined.

Ceiling tiles containing Amosite asbestos.

Amosite-containing pipe lagging.