serpentinite

Scientific  

/ sər-pĕn′tə-nīt′ /

1. A metamorphic rock consisting almost entirely of minerals in the serpentine group. Serpentinite forms from the alteration of ferromagnesian silicate materials, such as olivine and pyroxene, during metamorphism.

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Example Sentences

One common reaction is called serpentinization, because it converts olivine into another kind of mineral called serpentinite.

From Science Magazine

Rise says that's not a concern since there will be very little serpentinite in the waste rock.

From Salon

The leaching tests, meant to simulate what might happen to a waste rock pile when it rains, found that arsenic leached at concentrations 17 times greater than the water quality standards from samples of the mineral type serpentinite.

From Salon

“I honor the right of every nation in this room to pursue its own customs, beliefs, and traditions,” Trump said, from the lofty green serpentinite rostrum overlooking the General Assembly.

From The New Yorker

This process creates a marbleized rock that the ancient Romans called verde antico, or what geologists like Klein call serpentinite.

From Scientific American