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Serpentinite

Metamorphic Rocks

Serpentinite is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals, formed by serpentinization of mafic or ultramafic rock. It forms when mafic rock is hydrated by carbon-dioxide-deficient sea water pressed into the rock at great depth, at mid-ocean ridges and in the forearc mantle of subduction zones. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Classification
Metamorphic Rock 1
Use
Sculpture and Ornamental 2
Wikipedia 'Serpentinite' states this use (or use-bearing statement); earth5 pass.
Kind
Rock 1
Formation Class
Metamorphic (formed by serpentinization, the hydration of mafic or ultramafic rock at depth) 1
Connections

Associated With

Peridotite, Materials

Protolith: hydrated peridotite is the parent rock serpentinite forms from (serpentinization); cites peridotite's own page since serpentinite's registered quote names only mafic rock generically.

Source Peridotite (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Metamorphism, Processes
Source Serpentinite (Wikipedia)

Classified As

Metamorphic Rocks, Subcategories

In Discipline

Geology, Disciplines
Sources
1. Serpentinite (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Serpentinite is formed from mafic rock that is hydrated by carbon dioxide-deficient sea water that is pressed into the rock at great depths below the ocean floor.
  • Lead section
    Serpentinite is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals formed by serpentinization of mafic or ultramafic rocks.
  • Caused By: Metamorphism, Lead paragraph
    Serpentinite is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals formed by serpentinization of mafic or ultramafic rocks
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2. Wikidata: Serpentinite
Wikidata Q737339
Peridotite (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Peridotite, Economic geology section
Quote, Associated With: Peridotite, Economic geology section
Peridotite that has been hydrated at low temperatures is the protolith for serpentinite, which may include chrysotile asbestos (a form of serpentine) and talc.
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