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Re:California workers who cut countertops are dying of an in... by philipkglass on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:22PM (#37648310)
Natural stone contains silica too, so it's not clear that these workers would be silicosis-free if they'd been cutting e.g. granite instead.

Average granite is 72% quartz:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite#Chemical_composition

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