crocidolite

There are several types of asbestos ranging from so-called "white asbestos", which is the least dangerous, to "blue", or crocidolite, which is the most.

Highly-carcinogenic crocidolite asbestos was previously found in Gaza by the UN.

They are crocidolite - often referred to as blue asbestos; amosite - often called brown asbestos; and chrysotile - white asbestos.

That’s one of six minerals – along with chrysotile, actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite and crocidolite – that occur in nature as crystalline fibers known as asbestos, a recognized carcinogen.

The manufacturer produced gaskets containing a form of asbestos that is considered far less dangerous than the crocidolite used in pipe insulation, but plaintiff lawyers targeted Garlock with escalating demands for payment as companies that produced more dangerous types of asbestos have gone bankrupt.