serpentine rock

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• Serpentine soil — Serpentine soils are soils derived from ultramafic rocks, in particular serpentinite, an ultramafic rock formed by the hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth s mantle. The soils derived from ultramafic bedrock… …   Wikipedia

• Serpentine-Nationalpark — Serpentine Falls …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Serpentine — Ser pen*tine, n. [Cf. (for sense 1) F. serpentine, (for sense 2) serpentin.] 1. (Min.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• serpentine — [sʉr′pən tēn΄, sʉr′pəntīn΄] adj. [ME serpentyn < OFr serpentin < LL(Ec) serpentinus] of or like a serpent; esp., a) evilly cunning or subtle; treacherous b) coiled or twisted; winding n. 1. something that twists or coils like a snake, as a… …   English World dictionary

• Serpentine group — The serpentine group describes a group of common rock forming hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate ((magnesium, iron)3silicon|2oxygen|5hydroxide|4) minerals; they may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt… …   Wikipedia

• Serpentine (minéral) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Serpentine. Groupe de la Serpentine (Dana) Catégorie IX : silicates[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

• Serpentine (disambiguation) — The word serpentine may refer to:* Serpentine shape, an object or design shaped like the letter S or like a snake * The S shaped riding figure used when training horses. * Serpentine group, a common mineral group * Serpentine belt, a type of… …   Wikipedia

• serpentine — serpentine1 /serr peuhn teen , tuyn /, adj., n., v., serpentined, serpentining. adj. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. 2. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. 3. shrewd, wily, or cunning. n. 4. a… …   Universalium

• Rock cycle — rocks do not remain in equilibrium and are forced to change as they encounter new environments. The rock cycle is an illustration that explains how the 3 rock types are related to each other and how processes change from one type to another over… …   Wikipedia

• Serpentine Gallery (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Serpentine Gallery Type = Album Artist = Switchblade Symphony Released = September 11, 1995; 2005 Recorded = Genre = Gothic rock Length = Original: 46:44, Deluxe: ??? Label = Cleopatra Records Producer(s) = Last album =… …   Wikipedia

• serpentine — {{11}}serpentine (adj.) twisting, winding, 1610s; see SERPENT (Cf. serpent) + INE (Cf. ine) (1). An earlier adjective meaning having the evil qualities of a serpent is recorded from late 14c. The winding lake of that name in Hyde Park, London,… …   Etymology dictionary