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Dual image: asbestiform mineral found in "non-asbestos" vermiculite plaster; mineral fragment shown on U.S. penny for scale.

Left image shows a few asbestiform mineral fragments collected from a small sample of 1960's-era wall plaster material containing vermiculite aggregate.

One of these days I'll have to get a better micrographic imaging system, but hopefully for now putting the camera up to the microsope ocular eyepiece helps to demonstrate a point.

Painted, fibrous asbestos felt laminate on exterior metal siding panels, shown peeling and in poor condition from the damaging effects of weathering. Exposed friable asbestos is susceptible to erosion from water and wind across a large surface area of the structure's exterior walls.

Painted, fibrous asbestos felt laminate on exterior metal siding panels, shown peeling and in poor condition from the damaging effects of weathering. Exposed friable asbestos is susceptible to erosion from water and wind across a cumulative large surface area of the structure's exterior walls.

Painted, fibrous asbestos felt laminate on exterior metal siding panels, shown in poor condition and flaking off from the damaging effects of weathering. Exposed friable asbestos is susceptible to erosion from water and wind across the large surface area of the structure's exterior walls.