Lapis Amianthus

Asbestos
Linum Asbestium

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Metallotheca Vaticana Opus Posthuman, 1719

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Crocidolite (blue asbestos),
(Photo by Raimond Spekking) (Wikimedia)

It was rarely used, and only externally in plasters. However, it overlaps Actinolite, used in TCM.

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