Serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group in the category of phyllosilicates) are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found...

is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals formed by serpentinization of mafic or ultramafic rocks. The ancient origin...

Serpentinization is a hydration and metamorphic transformation of ferromagnesian minerals, such as olivine and pyroxene, in mafic and ultramafic rock...

soft, fibrous silicate mineral in the serpentine subgroup of phyllosilicates; as such, it is distinct from other asbestiform minerals in the amphibole group...

Lizardite is a mineral from the serpentine subgroup with formula Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4, and the most common type of mineral in the subgroup. It is also a member...

derivatives such as serpentinite. More precisely, serpentine soil contains minerals of the serpentine subgroup, especially antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile...

optical filler, or even cosmetics. Chrysotile, a species of serpentine, is the most common mineral species in industrial asbestos, as it is less dangerous...

mathematical curve Serpentine, a type of riding figure Serpentine subgroup, a group of minerals Serpentinite, a type of rock Serpentine soil, soil derived...

Antigorite is a lamellated, monoclinic mineral in the phyllosilicate serpentine subgroup with the ideal chemical formula of (Mg,Fe2+)3Si2O5(OH)4. It is...

Argentite (high temperature form of acanthite) Asbestos (fibrous serpentine- or amphibole minerals) Auerlite (variety of thorite) Avalite (chromian variety of...

Serpentine minerals have a sheet or layered structure. Chrysotile (commonly known as white asbestos) is the only asbestos mineral in the serpentine group...

to minerals of the serpentine subgroup. The layers of marble are interbedded with schists and quartzites. As a marble, the most important mineral components...

intimate mixture and commonly includes two or more of the following minerals: serpentine, talc, sepiolite, smectite, or chlorite, and Ni-Mg silicates, with...

Leaders of states in the U.S. which have significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone to promote interest in their...

various related minerals, including talc, mica, and selenite. Talc dominantly forms from the metamorphism of magnesian minerals such as serpentine, pyroxene...

Clay minerals are hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates (e.g. kaolin, Al2Si2O5(OH)4), sometimes with variable amounts of iron, magnesium, alkali metals, alkaline...

09.E. All phyllosilicate minerals are hydrated, with either water or hydroxyl groups attached. Examples include: Serpentine subgroup Antigorite – Mg3Si2O5(OH)4...

Peridotite (primarily spinel harzburgite) minerals undergo serpentinization and form magnetite and serpentine minerals. Because little to no carbon dioxide...

Taiwan Black Jade is a type of serpentine jade, primarily composed of minerals such as antigorite and magnetite. It exhibits colors ranging from dark...

Magnesium phyllosilicate mineral of the serpentine group (Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4) Pecoraite – Nickel phyllosilicate mineral of the serpentine group (Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4)...

low-temperature hydrothermal vein mineral in metamorphosed limestones and chlorite schists; and formed during serpentinization of dunites. Brucite is often...

Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals concentrated above background levels, typically containing metals, that can...

Pecoraite is a nickel silicate mineral and a member of the serpentine group. It was named after geologist William Thomas Pecora. It is monoclinic and has...

transformation of olivine and pyroxene in ultramafic rock to serpentine group minerals. Contact metamorphism takes place when magma is injected into...

form zoisite and paragonite: Minerals associated with jadeite include: glaucophane, lawsonite, muscovite, aragonite, serpentine and quartz. Rocks that consist...

producing gems and the minerals, but the Clear Creek Serpentine Area of Critical Environmental Concern was withdrawn from mineral entry on August 7, 2012...

Pyroxene group Rutile group Serpentine group Smectite group Sodalite group Spinel group Tetradymite group Mineral Mineral variety Stuart J. Mills, Frédéric...

structural damage. Serpentinization is the mineral alteration process that results in the formation of serpentine group of minerals mainly from the olivine...

metamorphic series unaltered. Other minerals with a lower resistance are seen to alter in this series to minerals such as serpentine, biotite and garnet. Chromite...

favoring the formation of certain phyllosilicates (serpentine minerals) and various carbonate minerals, which together form a rock called serpentinite....