Definition of SERPENTINIZATION. Meaning of SERPENTINIZATION. Synonyms of SERPENTINIZATION

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Definition of SERPENTINIZATION

Serpentinization
Serpentinize Ser"pen*tin*ize, v. t. (Min.) To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine. -- Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion, n.

Meaning of SERPENTINIZATION from wikipedia

- ultramafic rock to produce serpentinite. Minerals formed by serpentinization include the serpentine group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), brucite...
- up Serpentine or serpentine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Serpentine may refer to: Serpentine shape, a shape resembling a serpent Serpentine curve...
- is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals formed by serpentinization of mafic or ultramafic rocks. The ancient origin...
- Serpentine River may refer to: Serpentine River (Alaska), waterway on the Seward Peninsula Serpentine River (New Zealand) Serpentine River (Tasmania),...
- The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 40-acre (16 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest...
- process of alteration from mafic minerals to serpentine group minerals is called serpentinization. Serpentine minerals are often formed by the hydration...
- Serpentine North or Serpentine North Gallery is a listed building in Hyde Park, London, which, with the South Gallery, constitutes the Serpentine Galleries...
- The serpentine system (also called snake seeding) is a method emplo**** in the organization of a competition to define the seeded teams and arrange them...
- The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Westminster, Greater London. Recently rebranded to just Serpentine, the...
- A serpentine shape is any of certain curved shapes of an object or design, which are suggestive of the shape of a snake (the adjective "serpentine" is...