Asbestos Photos
![Scanning electron micrograph of asbestiform amphibole](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/Tremolite.PPCD13_FNa.jpg)
![A vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/LibbyMineSight.jpg)
![Bagged asbestos awaits disposal in a landfill](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/PRinc.net_e00463_sm.jpg)
![Sample of vermiculite ore mined in Libby, Montana](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/vermiculite_ore.jpg)
![Raw (right hand) and popped (left hand) vermiculite](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/Poped_vermic.jpg)
(Photo source: U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Denver, Colorado)
![Tremolite Asbestos](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/TremoliteAsbestos_sm.jpg)
![Close Up of Vermiculite Insulation in an Attic](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/Attic-2.jpg)
(Photo courtesy of EPA)
![Different Grades of Vermiculite](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/3types_new.jpg)
(Photo courtesy of EPA)
![Attic Containing Vermiculite Insulation](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090829235057im_/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/images/more_about_asbestos/what_is_asbestos/ClassicAttic2sharp.jpg)
(Photo courtesy of EPA)
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