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SERPENTINITE

Miscellaneous

• Family: None
• Region: None
• Mined At: Unspecified
• Raw Mineral: Yes
• Generic: No

Notes

(Richard Willis)

Metamorphic rock, essentially of serpentine in the form of antigorite and occasionally crisotil, with important traces of olivine, magnetite, magnesite, and talc. Formed by regional metamorphosis of peridotites. Similar are the amphiboles.

Authors

• Richard Willis (Owner)

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