Serpentinite, a metamorphic rock of modest appearance, has not only been a material revered by ancient cultures, but modern science points to it as the possible setting for the planet’s first ...

Figure 1: Distribution of serpentinite along the SAF creeping section. The serpentinite contains numerous calcite- and some quartz-filled veins, possibly resulting from focused fluid flow within the ...

Schematic model showing serpentinite release of isotopically heavy Cu- and S-enriched oxidized fluids into the sub-arc mantle, resulting in fluid-flux melting and arc magmatism. Credit: IOCAS ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- While ancient serpentinite -- found from St. George to the LaTourette golf course -- forms our Island's backbone, it isn't the only kind of rock found here. Serpentinite is a ...

The serpentinite-dominated mélange was initially formed at the slab-mantle interface, which is primarily composed of forearc serpentinite along with minor sediments and possibly other slab-derived ...

Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 378, No. 2165, Discussion meeting issue: Serpentinite in the Earth system (21 February 2020), pp. 1-19 (19 pages) ...

IN MARYLAND, the serpentine barrens run through the northwest corner of Cecil County and enter Harford just south of Broad Creek and perpendicular to the Susquehanna River. The geological formation ...

Earth's surface is covered by more than a dozen tectonic plates, and in subduction zones around the world—including the Japanese Islands—plates converge and dense oceanic plates sink into Earth's ...

Antigorite is the dominant serpentine mineral in serpentinite, a key target mineral for investigating the physical properties of tectonic plate boundaries in subduction zone regions. Now, researchers ...