Assertion: chrysotile | /r/CapableOf | undergo amorphization
Facets:
value: as a first dissolution step
type: PURPOSE
value: readily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The X-ray diffraction (CuKα radiation) and electron microscopy data on the dissolution products witness that chrysotile readily undergoes amorphization as a first dissolution step whereas amphibole asbestos fibres and fibrous erionite show only minor loss of crystallinity even after 9–12 months.