What is Asbestos and Where is it Commonly Found?

Asbestos is the common term for six naturally occurring fibrous minerals: Chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite. Of these six categories, chrysotile and amosite are the most commonly used for building materials.  It's properties make it the ideal material to use in the building construction setting. Asbestos is fire retardant, high tensile strength, thermal [...]