Editing Serpentinization (section)


{{Short description|Formation of serpentinite by hydration and metamorphic transformation of olivine}}
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[[File:Mineraly.sk - chryzotil.jpg|right|thumb|[[Serpentinite]] partially made of [[chrysotile]], from Slovakia]]
'''Serpentinization''' is a hydration and [[Metamorphic rock|metamorphic]] transformation of ferromagnesian minerals, such as [[olivine]] and [[pyroxene]], in [[mafic]] and [[ultramafic]] rock to produce [[serpentinite]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Holm |first1=N.G. |last2=Oze |first2=C. |last3=Mousis |first3=O. |last4=Waite |first4=J.H. |last5=Guilbert-Lepoutre |first5=A. |date=2015-07-01 |title=Serpentinization and the Formation of H2 and CH4 on Celestial Bodies (Planets, Moons, Comets) |journal=Astrobiology |volume=15 |issue=7 |pages=587–600 |doi=10.1089/ast.2014.1188 |issn=1531-1074 |pmc=4523005 |pmid=26154779|bibcode=2015AsBio..15..587H }}</ref> Minerals formed by serpentinization include the [[Serpentine subgroup|serpentine group]] minerals ([[antigorite]], [[lizardite]], [[chrysotile]]), [[brucite]], [[talc]], Ni-Fe alloys, and [[magnetite]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Moody1976" /> The [[mineral alteration]] is particularly important at the [[sea floor]] at [[plate tectonics|tectonic plate]] boundaries.<ref name="GeologyDictionary">{{cite web |url=https://www.theodora.com/geology/glossarys.html#serpentine |title=Serpentine definition |work=Dictionary of Geology |access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last1=Holm |first1=N.g. |last2=Oze |first2=C. |last3=Mousis |first3=O. |last4=Waite |first4=J.h. |last5=Guilbert-Lepoutre |first5=A. |date=2015-07-01 |title=Serpentinization and the Formation of H2 and CH4 on Celestial Bodies (Planets, Moons, Comets) |journal=Astrobiology |volume=15 |issue=7 |pages=587–600 |doi=10.1089/ast.2014.1188 |issn=1531-1074 |pmc=4523005 |pmid=26154779|bibcode=2015AsBio..15..587H }}</ref>