Vermiculite Health, Safety and Environmental Aspects

Vermiculite, in ore concentrate and exfoliated state, may contain small quantities of crystalline silica, as quartz. This is usually only present as non-respirable particles but ... Some countries will even require any material containing more than 0.1% crystalline silica to be labelled as a carcinogen. Information given in this booklet is only ...

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Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022

2020, a U.S. exfoliating plant in Florida closed, while another in New Mexico ceased producing exfoliated vermiculite. Exploration and development of vermiculite deposits containing medium, large, and premium (coarser) grades (greater than 5-millimeter particle size) are likely to continue (mostly in China and South Africa) because of the higher

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Mineral resource of the month: vermiculite

Vermiculite comprises a group of hydrated, laminar magnesium-aluminum-iron silicate minerals resembling mica. They are secondary minerals, typically altered biotite, iron-rich phlogopite or other micas or clay-like minerals that are themselves sometimes alteration products of amphibole, chlorite, olivine and pyroxene. Vermiculite deposits are associated with volcanic ultramafic …

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What is Vermiculite?

Vermiculite, when subjected to heat, exfoliates to form elongated concertina like particles which are lightweight, incombustible, compressible, highly absorbent, and non-reactive. Exfoliated vermiculite particles can have high cation …

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Hazardous Materials: EPA's Cleanup of Asbestos in Libby

Vermiculite ore--containing high concentrations of asbestos--was mined at Libby between 1923 and 1990, and accounted for most of the world's vermiculite. Mining, processing, or any disturbance of the contaminated vermiculite releases asbestos fibers into the air, which can lead to respiratory illnesses, including asbestosis.

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VERMICULITE IS NOT ASBESTOS

Vermiculite ore deposits, like most other rocks, contain an assemblage of other minerals besides the vermiculite (Addison and Davies 1990). There may be major components such as feldspars, pyroxenes, amphiboles, carbonates, and quartz, as well as minor components such as phosphates, iron oxides, titanium oxides and zircon (Atkinson et al 1982).

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Exposure to Asbestos-Containing Vermiculite Ore and …

BackgroundLibby, Montana, was home to the largest vermiculite ore mine in the United States. The processing, use, and transport of the ore, which was contaminated with amphibole asbestos, led to generalized contamination of the community. The mine closed in 1990.ObjectivesWe examined the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in 2000–2001 and their …

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Vermiculite dispersions and method of preparing same

the patent discloses that the dispersions can be prepared by treating vermiculite crystal with a solution containing a cation which can diffuse between the interlayers of the crystal's mineral structure and cause gross swelling in a direction normal to the main cleavage plane of the layer during immersion in water, immersing the treated vermiculite in water and permitting the …

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EPA s Actions Concerning Asbestos-Contaminated …

Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite in Libby, Montana 2001-S-7 March 31, 2001 . Report 2001-S-7 Inspector General Staff ... contaminated vermiculite ore, which has been mined near Libby since the 1920s. Subsequently, ... posed by friable asbestos-containing materials in school buildings and commercial and industrial

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BNSF potentially liable for asbestos

W.R. Grace acquired Zonolite in 1963 and operated the vermiculite mine until Sept. 1990. The Montana Supreme Court's ruling noted that the vermiculite "contained a significant amount of amphibole asbestos" and that ore processing "released dust containing fine asbestos fibers into the air." Ore concentrate was loaded on BNSF railcars.

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The Vermiculite Association Membership Application

Actively engaged in the mining of vermiculite ore and/or the production of vermiculite concentrate, or 3. A sales agent or broker of a person, firm, organization or corporation which qualifies as, but is not, a Mining Member ... Actively engaged in the manufacture of products containing vermiculite, or 3. A mining company that produces 10,000 ...

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IRIS FINAL ASSESSMENT OF LIBBY AMPHIBOLE …

contaminant of vermiculite ore that was mined in Libby, Montana. Vermiculite is a silver-gold to gray-brown mineral that has been used as building insulation or as a soil amendment. Because asbestos fibers are so small, this contamination is not evident with the naked eye. Shipments of the asbestos-containing vermiculite were sent to processing

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Mineralogical Aspects of Expanded Vermiculite Ores

It is believed that about 70% of the deposits are not pure vermiculite, but rather mixed-layer mica-vermiculite structures containing vermiculite and biotite (phlogopite) in various proportions . Such a structure can be regular or irregular, but in any case it affects the properties of vermiculite ore, in particular expansion.

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Feasibility for Identifying Mineralogical and Geochemical …

&EPA EPA910-R-01-002 United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 10,1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101-1128 Feasibility for Identifying Mineralogical and Geochemical Tracers for Vermiculite Ore Deposits February, 2001 Prepared By David Frank and Lorraine Edmond U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Assessment Region 10

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CHEMICAL-SPECIFIC HEALTH CONSULTATION: TREMOLITE …

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is addressing public health concerns regarding a fibrous amphibole that occurs in vermiculite ore in the Libby, Montana, area. Scientists agree that exposure to this mineral increased the risk of nonmalignant respiratory and pleural disorders, lung cancer, and mesothelioma in groups of people who worked in the now …

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Do you manufacture products containing vermiculite? Yes. Do you supply equipment or materials, other than vermiculite ore and/or vermiculite concentrate, used in vermiculite industry? No. Are you engaged in the technical or scientific advancement of vermiculite and its uses? Yes.

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What is Vermiculite?

Lump of vermiculite ore, screened vermiculite, exfoliated vermiculite (Picture courtesy of Palabora Europe) Vermiculite is a hydrated magnesium aluminum silicate mineral which resembles mica in appearance. It is found in various parts of the world including Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Kenya, Russia, South Africa, Uganda, USA and Zimbabwe. ...

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Libby vermiculite exposure and risk of developing asbestos …

Vinikoor LC, Larson TC, Bateson TF, et al. Exposure to asbestos-containing vermiculite ore and respiratory symptoms among individuals who were children while the mine was active in Libby, Montana. Environ Health Perspect. 2010;118:1033–1128. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0901680. This is the first study to examine health outcomes among Libby residents who ...

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Strategy for Further Assessment of Vermiculite Ore …

Strategy for Further Assessment of Vermiculite Ore Asbestos Sites September 30, 2008 I. Background : The Agency is committed to developing a strategy by the end of FY08 for conducting further assessments of vermiculite ore asbestos sites: "We agree it would be prudent to take another look at the completed site assessments

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Why is vermiculite attic insulation a problem for both …

There were veins of asbestos in the mined ore that ended up in the final product, and it is estimated that between 3 million and 30 million homes have vermiculite insulation in the attic. Peak period of production was the 1950s through the 1970s, and the estimate of homes affected varies so widely because it was primarily sold for homeowner ...

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