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PostPosted: Jan 02, 2020 16:17    Post subject: An Overview of Minerals Toxicity - (32)  

If you prefer to see this article in PDF format, click on this link

The same article in PDF format also in: https://www.academia.edu/40433628/An_Overview_of_Minerals_Toxicity

Here you have the article in 'magazine style' :

















































Links featured in the article:

https://chem.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidheavy.jsp

https://www.alfa.com/

https://www.acros.com/

https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/

http://www.webmineral.com/

https://www.academia.edu/21052256/Radon_Levels_in_Abandoned_Metalliferous_Mines_Devon_Southwest_England

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/88-101/88-101.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB88101

https://tinyurl.com/HealthSafetyMinerals

https://www.mindat.org/article.php/553/Solubility+Data+on+646+Common+and+Not+So+Common+Minerals

https://www.mineralatlas.eu/index.php?lang=en&language=english

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/96-112/

https://www.academia.edu/31501150/Here_be_Dragons_The_Care_and_Feeding_of_Radioactive_Mineral_Species_Feb_2017_
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PostPosted: Jan 02, 2020 17:38    Post subject: Re: An Overview of Minerals Toxicity - (32)  

What about absorption through the skin?
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PostPosted: Jan 02, 2020 18:02    Post subject: Re: An Overview of Minerals Toxicity - (32)  

Indeed, skin (dermal) absorption is also addressed in the article (if a mineral may show significant skin absorption, it is mentioned).
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PostPosted: Jan 02, 2020 18:20    Post subject: Re: An Overview of Minerals Toxicity - (32)  

Thanks for pulling this all together.
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PostPosted: Jan 02, 2020 18:55    Post subject: Re: An Overview of Minerals Toxicity - (32)  

Here are a few quality specimens to illustrate the topic:


Montroydite.jpg
 Mineral: Montroydite (on calcite)
 Locality:
Terlingua, Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas, USA
 Dimensions: 5.76 x 4.65 x 2.72 cm
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That is a large aggregate for the species.Source: mineralman.com
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Arsenolite.jpg
 Mineral: Arsenolite
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Rauris Valley, Zell am See District, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
 Dimensions: 6.74 x 4.57 x 3.92 cm
 Description:
With crystals to 5mm and compound crystals to nearly 1cm, which is large for the species.Source: mineralman.com
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PostPosted: Jan 02, 2020 21:13    Post subject: Re: An Overview of Minerals Toxicity - (32)  

Thank you for posting this!
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PostPosted: Jan 03, 2020 08:19    Post subject: Re: An Overview of Minerals Toxicity - (32)  

Nice write-up on why we shouldn't eat our specimens, crush them and snort the powder, or rub them vigorously on skin (especially injured or broken skin)...with that I'm stepping off my eternal soapbox.

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PostPosted: Jan 03, 2020 15:56    Post subject: Re: An Overview of Minerals Toxicity - (32)  

To summarize, minerals toxicity is mostly an occupational concern (i.e. to workers of the mining and stone industry), while mineral collectors should be on the safe side as long as some simple safety precautions are observed in the handling and storage of a rather limited number of potentially hazardous species.

The most basic safety precautions would firstly consist of the following:

For toxic minerals:
-Do not lick or ingest or sniff (and if the mineral is known for skin absorption then also avoid prolonged skin contact)
-Do not put your hand to your face (mouth, nose, eyes) and do not eat, drink or smoke during the manipulation of the specimen
-Do not generate dust by grinding, sawing or polishing the specimen so to avoid inhalation or ingestion of dust
-Wash hands after handling the specimens
-Keep the specimens away from food and kitchen
-Keep the specimens out of young children reach

For radioactive minerals: apply the very same precautions than for toxic minerals, and additionally:
-Avoid frequent or prolonged manipulations of radioactive minerals
-Do not store radioactive minerals in rooms where you spend most of your time (not in bedroom)
-Store radioactive minerals in a well-ventilated area (not in a confined basement)
-Keep radioactive minerals in limited quantities

See article for more details.
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