Serpentine soil
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Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by weathered ultramafic rock such as peridotite and its metamorphic derivatives such as serpentinite. More precisely, serpentine soil contains mineral
Solidago multiradiata, Erigeron aureus, and Adiantum aleuticum in rocky serpentine soil
Serpentine outcrop high in the Siskiyou Wilderness of northwest California—here Jeffrey pine dominates the landscape.
Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area in Maryland
Unlike most ecosystems, in serpentine barrens, there is less plant growth closer to a stream, due to toxic minerals in the water.
Ultramafic rock
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Ultramafic rocks are igneous and meta-igneous rocks with a very low silica content, generally >18% MgO, high FeO, low potassium, and are usually composed of greater than 90% mafic minerals. Earth's ma
Serpentine soil
…Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by weathered ultramafic rock such as peridotite and its metamorphic derivatives such as serpentinite. More precisely, serpentine soil contains minerals of the serpentine subgroup…
Peridotite, a type of ultramafic rock dominated by olivine
Pyroxenite, a type of ultramafic rock dominated by pyroxene minerals
Archean komatiite from the Komati Formation in the Komati River Valley, South Africa, showcasing spinifex texture.