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When detection and quantification of mineral fibres in natural raw materials are at their limit – the case of a clay from the Gomsiqe–Puka mining area (Albania)
Alessandro F. Gualtieri
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Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Simona Marchetti Dori
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Daniele Malferrari
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Tommaso Giovanardi
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Riccardo Fantini
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Francesco Colombo
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Mattia Sisti
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Rossella Arletti
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Maria Cristina Gamberini
Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy
Eleonora Braschi
C.N.R. – I.G.G. – U.O.S., Florence, 50121, Italy
Andrea Orlando
C.N.R. – I.G.G. – U.O.S., Florence, 50121, Italy
Enrico Mugnaioli
Earth Sciences Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
CISUP, University of Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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This work deals with a challenging case of a commercial clay from Gomsiqe–Puka (Albania) contaminated by mineral fibres. Detection and quantification of asbestos in this material push the boundaries of current experimental methods. Using TEM, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and EPMA, we identified the presence of asbestos tremolite, along with a rare fibrous variety of diopside. The impact of milling on the detection and quantification of mineral fibres was also evaluated.
This work deals with a challenging case of a commercial clay from Gomsiqe–Puka (Albania)...
