Crystal structure determination of a lifelong biopersistent asbestos fibre using single-crystal synchrotron X-ray micro-diffraction

Giacobbe, C.; Di Giuseppe, D.; Zoboli, A.; Lassinantti Gualtieri, M.; Bonasoni, P.; Moliterni, A.; Corriero, N.; Altomare, A.; Wright, J.; Gualtieri, A.F.

doi:10.1107/S2052252520015079

Figure 2
A TEM image of a highly crystalline amosite fibre after long permanence in the patient's lung. At the top left, a SAED pattern of the core of the fibre is shown. SAED shows the typical diffraction pattern of a crystalline material. The d spacings (Å) and the angle determined from the pattern are: 18.3 Å along [010], 5.3 Å along [001] and α = 90°. The calculated cell parameters are consistent with the data reported by Pollastri et al. (2017