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ser·pen·ti·nite

(sər-pĕn′tə-nīt′)
n.
A metamorphic rock that is made up chiefly of minerals in the serpentine group, used in architecture as a decorative stone.

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serpentinite

(sɜːˈpɛntɪˌnaɪt)
n
a rock containing large quantities of serpentine
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Furthermore, a small serpentinite pendant was found in the assemblage pushed up against the exterior of the house wall.
The fault separates hanging wall serpentinite from the footwall volcanic rocks.
Materials: Rock samples (basalt, gabbro, blueschist, eclogite, andesite, granite, peridotite, serpentinite), scales (+/- 0.1 g), cotton thread, 500 mL beaker or plastic container, tap water, retort stand, boss head, clamp
The book's descriptions are both poetic and informative: "a dusky jade shoulder of serpentinite with its mantle of foul soil is home to clarkia and manzanita, two endangered species." They are also sometimes spiritual, as with "So I walk and allow my brain to saunter.
The studied samples include clinopyroxenite (CP), serpentinite (SP), garnet granulite (GG) and hornblendite (H).
[8] Glawe, U., & Upreti, B.: Better understanding of the strengths of serpentinite bimrock and homogeneous serpentinite.
Among their topics are methane seeps in a changing climate, the shallow submarine hot vent system off the Greek island of Milos as a natural laboratory for studying hydrothermal geomicrobiology, life in serpentinite hosted alkaline springs, microbial nitrogen processes at submarine hydrothermal vents, and multiplication is vexation: a genomic perspective on cell division and DNA replication in the large sulfur bacteria.
With a unique mixture of serpentinite stone and clay, Longpi black pots (locally known as Hampai) are known for their sheen and durability.
The sealing units consist of an allochthonous flysch-type sequence composed of arenaceous turbidites intercalated with layers of shales, marls, and limestones, overlaid by an ophiolitic sequence (siliceous shales and sandstones including blocks of gabbro and serpentinite) (Ligurian units s.l.
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