Serpentinite
At a glance
- Type
- Rock
- Group
- Metamorphic rock
- Crystal system
- None (a rock)
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Metamorphic rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Black, Green
- Lustre
- Silky, Dull
- Use
- Building
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Serpentinite is named for its mottled green surface, which looks like snakeskin.
- It forms when seawater reacts with mantle rock, a reaction that can release hydrogen gas.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q737339 · All stones · All entries