Serpentine- Somw sites say it's Igneous, some say it's Metamorphic. Which one?
2007-03-01 07:31:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Metamorphic rocks are either sedimentary rocks or igneous rocks altered by intense heat and pressure. Slate is an example of a sedimentary rock, shale, that is altered this way. Serpentine is a form of igneous rock that has been metamorphosed into a different form. Quartz can be metamorphosed into quartzite.
2007-03-05 04:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serpentinite Metamorphic Rock
2016-11-03 01:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serpentinite is a metamorphic rock composed mainly of serpentine minerals and that usually forms from the alteration of an ultramafic igneous rock
Source Utexas geology 335. See link below
2007-03-01 07:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Martin H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google. Click on Google Images and type in the rock you want to look at. Return to web for the same rock type for a description. The more specific the rock type the better the search. Igneous will return 1000s of photos, basalt many less.
2016-03-18 03:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by Sylvia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serpentine is definitely metamorphic.
2007-03-01 11:18:54 · answer #5 · answered by earthquake 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The field guide for Rocks and Mineral of North America is a very good resource for this topic!
2007-03-04 00:14:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is mainly metamorphic, derived from igneous rock (ie cornwall UK, from the olivine rich layer of a subducted slab which was metamorphosed)
2007-03-01 07:41:38 · answer #7 · answered by Kev P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serpentine in metamorphic.
Serpentinization is the alteration of mafic rocks such as dunite, peridotite and pyroxenite into serpentinite.
2007-03-01 07:39:38 · answer #8 · answered by Professor Kitty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋