Meanings
- uncountableThe act of asbestizing; asbestization.
Two distinct vein systems are to be noted as a result of the asbestosization of the serpentine.
1933, Engineering and Mining Journal, volume 134, page 336, column 32 more examples
For example, dikes of acid rock which have ill-defined relationship to the “serpentinization” of the peridotites and pass through barren peridotite masses are detailed, also the strike of these acidic rocks with their vertical dip which may be at right angles to the pale of “asbestosization.”
1934, Rubber Journal, page 13, column 2Graphite veinlets and products of carbonatization and asbestosization are common in the mineralized zone.
2003, Geology of Ore Deposits, volume 45, page 378, column 2 - uncountableThe introduction of the use of asbestos for insulation, fireproofing, etc.
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As it was leading the industry in this rush of urban asbestosization, the Johns-Manville Company was making billions of dollars through the sale of what it publicly acclaimed as “The Magic Mineral.”[…]The national magazine, Asbestos, which was funded by Johns-Manville and other producers in 1936, hailed the new era of asbestosization in North America.
1984, Anthony Natale, Hoag Levins, Asbestos Removal & Control: An Insider's Guide to the Business, SourceFinders, →ISBN, pages 12, 16
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