Project Gutenberg 2011-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 334 Jones, Robert H. Asbestos, Its production and use With some account of the asbestos mines of Canada Produced by Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Asbestos, Its Production and Use" by Robert H. Jones is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the properties, production processes, and various applications of asbestos, particularly focusing on the asbestos mines in Canada and Italy. The text aims to provide authentic information on this mineral, which was gaining significant commercial interest during this time. The opening of the publication introduces the topic of asbestos, describing its unique properties and historical uses. Jones notes how asbestos became increasingly recognized for its value in industrial applications and details his journey of compiling information, which originally stemmed from letters written to a friend in London. He discusses the mining practices, geographical distribution, and gradations of asbestos, comparing the Canadian and Italian varieties while highlighting the growing demand and future potential of this remarkable mineral. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Asbestos Asbestos mines and mining -- Québec (Province) HD TN Text Technology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Engineering & Technology 187536 2025-10-14T09:38:29.531444 text/html 182003 2021-01-07T11:39:39 text/html 167008 2025-10-14T09:38:36.431353 application/epub+zip 168571 2025-10-14T09:38:32.848358 application/epub+zip 128229 2025-10-14T09:38:31.582361 application/epub+zip 297135 2025-10-14T09:38:38.987324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275461 2025-10-14T09:38:35.581341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242391 2022-09-16T07:05:16.087432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157008 2025-10-14T09:38:29.005406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156546 2021-01-07T11:39:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156842 2021-01-07T11:39:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156858 2021-01-07T11:39:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22023 2025-10-14T09:38:39.114339 application/rdf+xml 12897 2025-10-14T09:38:32.078378 image/jpeg 3012 2025-10-14T09:38:31.829374 image/jpeg 58431 2021-01-07T11:39:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 58388 2021-01-07T11:39:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 87530 2021-01-07T11:39:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 58312 2021-01-07T11:39:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 166003 2025-10-14T09:38:29.550362 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog