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Ophicarbonate

A rock classification type
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Ophicalcite

Pietralavezzara quarry, Campomorone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Ophicarbonate

Dolomitic marble quarry, Rędziny, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Ophicalcite

Wanxiu District, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
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Ophicalcite

Pietralavezzara quarry, Campomorone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Ophicarbonate

Dolomitic marble quarry, Rędziny, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Ophicalcite

Wanxiu District, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
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Ophicalcite

Pietralavezzara quarry, Campomorone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Ophicarbonate

Dolomitic marble quarry, Rędziny, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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About OphicarbonateHide

A rock consisting of serpentine and carbonate; the serpentine is commonly fragmented or brecciated, and veined and impregnated by the carbonate material (calcite, dolomite or magnesite). It can form by the serpentinization of ultramafic rocks and their reaction with CO2-bearing solutions, or by serpentinisation and dedolomitisation of dolostones and magnesian skarns.

Ophicalcite is often used as a synonym.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
50105
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50105:5

Classification of OphicarbonateHide

Sub-divisions of OphicarbonateHide

Mineralogy of OphicarbonateHide

Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
SerpentineA group of phyllosilicate minerals.

Other Language Names for OphicarbonateHide

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References for OphicarbonateHide

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