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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An old name for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=asbestos asbestos]. Salamanders were fabled to be able to live in fires, and hence, the fire resistant asbestos fibers were given the name salamander wool.
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An old name for [[asbestos|asbestos]]. Salamanders were fabled to be able to live in fires, and hence, the fire resistant asbestos fibers were given the name salamander wool.
  
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
 
asbestos
 
  
 
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Description

An old name for Asbestos. Salamanders were fabled to be able to live in fires, and hence, the fire resistant asbestos fibers were given the name salamander wool.