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[cookie-cutter-rockstar]

I've seen in a lot of books, Serpentine and in others I keep finding Serpentinite but not in the same book, I was just wondering if they were the same thing or are they different things?

[GneissWare]

In the simplest sense, Serpentine is a mineral, Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more Serpentine minerals.

[Jesse Fisher]

Serpentine is the name for a group of hydrous magnesium silicate minerals, including antigorite, lizardite and chrysotile. Serpentinite is a petrological name for a rock made up primarily of serpentine minerals. The words are often used interchangeably when referring to the rock, however.

[cookie-cutter-rockstar]

Oh now i understand thanks!