amosite


am·o·site

A5273150 (ăm′ə-sīt′, -zīt′)n. A gray to brown iron-rich variety of asbestos that is a fibrous form of an amphibole mineral.
[After Amosa Ltd., South African company mining this mineral, from A(sbestos) M(ines) o(f) S(outh) A(frica).]

amosite

(ˈæməˌsaɪt) n (Minerals) a fibrous mineral used in the manufacture of heat and acid-proof asbestos