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A presentation of the A presentation of the geological ecological and geological ecological and
social implications of social implications of Vermiculite mining near Vermiculite mining near
Libby MontanaLibby Montana
Christopher CurrieChristopher CurrieOlivia ThomsonOlivia Thomson
Geology 361Geology 361
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Introductionbull Vermiculite Mining in Libby Montana
ndash Zonolite Brand Vermiculite supplied 90 of Worldndash Tremolite (Asbestos) Contamination from Mining and
Environmental Pollutionndash Seattle Post-Intellingencer Breaks Story in 1999ndash Revealed WR Grace amp Company hid affects of
Asbestos from Residentsndash Largest US Environmental Litigation takes place in
MontanaDisease rate 40-60 larger than national average
Hundreds Killed amp Thousands Affected
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Geologybull Local Libby Geologybull Rainy Creek Igneous Complexbull Vermiculite
ndash Sources Uses Methods of Extractionndash Environmental Issuesndash Exfoliated Asbestos within Vermiculite Ore
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What is Asbestosbull Vermiculite Tremolite -
Ca2 Mg5 Si8 O22 (OH)2bull Zonolite brand Vermiculite and its uses
ndash Fireproofing Insulation Ceiling Tiles Heat Disperalndash In Libby Yards Football Fields Playgrounds Parks
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A common insulation found in many building including the one you are in nowhellip
Libby as a Case Studybull History of Local Miningbull Libbyrsquos Contaminationbull Libby Clean-up and Superfundbull Litigation and Ongoing Struggles
ndash Mesothelioma Cancerndash EPA Declares Public Health Emergencyndash WR Grace acquitted in 2009 Case
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Lessons Lessons and Conclusionsand Conclusions
Libby and its Relationship to Environmental Geology
Social Ecological and Geological Issues
A Legacy of Mining in Rural Western Communities
Moving Forward in Libby
Sources Citedbull Bandli B R Gunter M E Twamley B Foit F F Jr and Cornelius S B 2003
Optical compositional morphological and x-ray data on eleven particles of amphibole from Libby Montana USA Can Mineral 411241 1253
bull Bandli B R Gunter M E 2006 A Review of scientific literature examining the mining history geology mineralogy and amphibole asbestos health effects of the rainy creek Igneous complex Libby Montana USA Informa Healthcare 949-962
bull Gunter M E Dyar M D Twamley B Foit F F and Cornelius S 2003 Composition Fe3+ 1113088Fe and crystal structure of non- asbestiform and asbestiform amphiboles from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 881970 1978
bull Gunter M E Singleton E Bandli B R Meeker G and Lowers H A 2005 Differentiation of commercial vermiculite based on statis- tical analysis of bulk chemical data Fingerprinting vermiculite from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 90749 754
bull httpwwwepagovlibby
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Introductionbull Vermiculite Mining in Libby Montana
ndash Zonolite Brand Vermiculite supplied 90 of Worldndash Tremolite (Asbestos) Contamination from Mining and
Environmental Pollutionndash Seattle Post-Intellingencer Breaks Story in 1999ndash Revealed WR Grace amp Company hid affects of
Asbestos from Residentsndash Largest US Environmental Litigation takes place in
MontanaDisease rate 40-60 larger than national average
Hundreds Killed amp Thousands Affected
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Geologybull Local Libby Geologybull Rainy Creek Igneous Complexbull Vermiculite
ndash Sources Uses Methods of Extractionndash Environmental Issuesndash Exfoliated Asbestos within Vermiculite Ore
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What is Asbestosbull Vermiculite Tremolite -
Ca2 Mg5 Si8 O22 (OH)2bull Zonolite brand Vermiculite and its uses
ndash Fireproofing Insulation Ceiling Tiles Heat Disperalndash In Libby Yards Football Fields Playgrounds Parks
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A common insulation found in many building including the one you are in nowhellip
Libby as a Case Studybull History of Local Miningbull Libbyrsquos Contaminationbull Libby Clean-up and Superfundbull Litigation and Ongoing Struggles
ndash Mesothelioma Cancerndash EPA Declares Public Health Emergencyndash WR Grace acquitted in 2009 Case
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Lessons Lessons and Conclusionsand Conclusions
Libby and its Relationship to Environmental Geology
Social Ecological and Geological Issues
A Legacy of Mining in Rural Western Communities
Moving Forward in Libby
Sources Citedbull Bandli B R Gunter M E Twamley B Foit F F Jr and Cornelius S B 2003
Optical compositional morphological and x-ray data on eleven particles of amphibole from Libby Montana USA Can Mineral 411241 1253
bull Bandli B R Gunter M E 2006 A Review of scientific literature examining the mining history geology mineralogy and amphibole asbestos health effects of the rainy creek Igneous complex Libby Montana USA Informa Healthcare 949-962
bull Gunter M E Dyar M D Twamley B Foit F F and Cornelius S 2003 Composition Fe3+ 1113088Fe and crystal structure of non- asbestiform and asbestiform amphiboles from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 881970 1978
bull Gunter M E Singleton E Bandli B R Meeker G and Lowers H A 2005 Differentiation of commercial vermiculite based on statis- tical analysis of bulk chemical data Fingerprinting vermiculite from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 90749 754
bull httpwwwepagovlibby
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Geologybull Local Libby Geologybull Rainy Creek Igneous Complexbull Vermiculite
ndash Sources Uses Methods of Extractionndash Environmental Issuesndash Exfoliated Asbestos within Vermiculite Ore
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What is Asbestosbull Vermiculite Tremolite -
Ca2 Mg5 Si8 O22 (OH)2bull Zonolite brand Vermiculite and its uses
ndash Fireproofing Insulation Ceiling Tiles Heat Disperalndash In Libby Yards Football Fields Playgrounds Parks
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A common insulation found in many building including the one you are in nowhellip
Libby as a Case Studybull History of Local Miningbull Libbyrsquos Contaminationbull Libby Clean-up and Superfundbull Litigation and Ongoing Struggles
ndash Mesothelioma Cancerndash EPA Declares Public Health Emergencyndash WR Grace acquitted in 2009 Case
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Lessons Lessons and Conclusionsand Conclusions
Libby and its Relationship to Environmental Geology
Social Ecological and Geological Issues
A Legacy of Mining in Rural Western Communities
Moving Forward in Libby
Sources Citedbull Bandli B R Gunter M E Twamley B Foit F F Jr and Cornelius S B 2003
Optical compositional morphological and x-ray data on eleven particles of amphibole from Libby Montana USA Can Mineral 411241 1253
bull Bandli B R Gunter M E 2006 A Review of scientific literature examining the mining history geology mineralogy and amphibole asbestos health effects of the rainy creek Igneous complex Libby Montana USA Informa Healthcare 949-962
bull Gunter M E Dyar M D Twamley B Foit F F and Cornelius S 2003 Composition Fe3+ 1113088Fe and crystal structure of non- asbestiform and asbestiform amphiboles from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 881970 1978
bull Gunter M E Singleton E Bandli B R Meeker G and Lowers H A 2005 Differentiation of commercial vermiculite based on statis- tical analysis of bulk chemical data Fingerprinting vermiculite from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 90749 754
bull httpwwwepagovlibby
What is Asbestosbull Vermiculite Tremolite -
Ca2 Mg5 Si8 O22 (OH)2bull Zonolite brand Vermiculite and its uses
ndash Fireproofing Insulation Ceiling Tiles Heat Disperalndash In Libby Yards Football Fields Playgrounds Parks
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A common insulation found in many building including the one you are in nowhellip
Libby as a Case Studybull History of Local Miningbull Libbyrsquos Contaminationbull Libby Clean-up and Superfundbull Litigation and Ongoing Struggles
ndash Mesothelioma Cancerndash EPA Declares Public Health Emergencyndash WR Grace acquitted in 2009 Case
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Lessons Lessons and Conclusionsand Conclusions
Libby and its Relationship to Environmental Geology
Social Ecological and Geological Issues
A Legacy of Mining in Rural Western Communities
Moving Forward in Libby
Sources Citedbull Bandli B R Gunter M E Twamley B Foit F F Jr and Cornelius S B 2003
Optical compositional morphological and x-ray data on eleven particles of amphibole from Libby Montana USA Can Mineral 411241 1253
bull Bandli B R Gunter M E 2006 A Review of scientific literature examining the mining history geology mineralogy and amphibole asbestos health effects of the rainy creek Igneous complex Libby Montana USA Informa Healthcare 949-962
bull Gunter M E Dyar M D Twamley B Foit F F and Cornelius S 2003 Composition Fe3+ 1113088Fe and crystal structure of non- asbestiform and asbestiform amphiboles from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 881970 1978
bull Gunter M E Singleton E Bandli B R Meeker G and Lowers H A 2005 Differentiation of commercial vermiculite based on statis- tical analysis of bulk chemical data Fingerprinting vermiculite from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 90749 754
bull httpwwwepagovlibby
Libby as a Case Studybull History of Local Miningbull Libbyrsquos Contaminationbull Libby Clean-up and Superfundbull Litigation and Ongoing Struggles
ndash Mesothelioma Cancerndash EPA Declares Public Health Emergencyndash WR Grace acquitted in 2009 Case
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Lessons Lessons and Conclusionsand Conclusions
Libby and its Relationship to Environmental Geology
Social Ecological and Geological Issues
A Legacy of Mining in Rural Western Communities
Moving Forward in Libby
Sources Citedbull Bandli B R Gunter M E Twamley B Foit F F Jr and Cornelius S B 2003
Optical compositional morphological and x-ray data on eleven particles of amphibole from Libby Montana USA Can Mineral 411241 1253
bull Bandli B R Gunter M E 2006 A Review of scientific literature examining the mining history geology mineralogy and amphibole asbestos health effects of the rainy creek Igneous complex Libby Montana USA Informa Healthcare 949-962
bull Gunter M E Dyar M D Twamley B Foit F F and Cornelius S 2003 Composition Fe3+ 1113088Fe and crystal structure of non- asbestiform and asbestiform amphiboles from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 881970 1978
bull Gunter M E Singleton E Bandli B R Meeker G and Lowers H A 2005 Differentiation of commercial vermiculite based on statis- tical analysis of bulk chemical data Fingerprinting vermiculite from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 90749 754
bull httpwwwepagovlibby
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Lessons Lessons and Conclusionsand Conclusions
Libby and its Relationship to Environmental Geology
Social Ecological and Geological Issues
A Legacy of Mining in Rural Western Communities
Moving Forward in Libby
Sources Citedbull Bandli B R Gunter M E Twamley B Foit F F Jr and Cornelius S B 2003
Optical compositional morphological and x-ray data on eleven particles of amphibole from Libby Montana USA Can Mineral 411241 1253
bull Bandli B R Gunter M E 2006 A Review of scientific literature examining the mining history geology mineralogy and amphibole asbestos health effects of the rainy creek Igneous complex Libby Montana USA Informa Healthcare 949-962
bull Gunter M E Dyar M D Twamley B Foit F F and Cornelius S 2003 Composition Fe3+ 1113088Fe and crystal structure of non- asbestiform and asbestiform amphiboles from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 881970 1978
bull Gunter M E Singleton E Bandli B R Meeker G and Lowers H A 2005 Differentiation of commercial vermiculite based on statis- tical analysis of bulk chemical data Fingerprinting vermiculite from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 90749 754
bull httpwwwepagovlibby
Sources Citedbull Bandli B R Gunter M E Twamley B Foit F F Jr and Cornelius S B 2003
Optical compositional morphological and x-ray data on eleven particles of amphibole from Libby Montana USA Can Mineral 411241 1253
bull Bandli B R Gunter M E 2006 A Review of scientific literature examining the mining history geology mineralogy and amphibole asbestos health effects of the rainy creek Igneous complex Libby Montana USA Informa Healthcare 949-962
bull Gunter M E Dyar M D Twamley B Foit F F and Cornelius S 2003 Composition Fe3+ 1113088Fe and crystal structure of non- asbestiform and asbestiform amphiboles from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 881970 1978
bull Gunter M E Singleton E Bandli B R Meeker G and Lowers H A 2005 Differentiation of commercial vermiculite based on statis- tical analysis of bulk chemical data Fingerprinting vermiculite from Libby Montana USA Am Mineral 90749 754
bull httpwwwepagovlibby
