Serpentinite: What, Why, Where?

Research Article| April 01, 2013 Serpentinite: What, Why, Where? Bernard W. Evans; Bernard W. Evans 1Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, USAE-mail: bwevans@u.washington.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Keiko Hattori; Keiko Hattori 2Department of Earth Sciences, University of OttawaOttawa, ON K1N 6N5, CanadaE-mail: khattori@uottawa.ca Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Alain Baronnet Alain Baronnet 3Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanosciences de Marseille, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, 13288, Marseille, FranceE-mail: baronnet@cinam.univ-mrs.fr Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Bernard W. Evans 1Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, USAE-mail: bwevans@u.washington.edu Keiko Hattori 2Department of Earth Sciences, University of OttawaOttawa, ON K1N 6N5, CanadaE-mail: khattori@uottawa.ca Alain Baronnet 3Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanosciences de Marseille, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, 13288, Marseille, FranceE-mail: baronnet@cinam.univ-mrs.fr Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2013 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2013) 9 (2): 99–106. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.9.2.99 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Bernard W. Evans, Keiko Hattori, Alain Baronnet; Serpentinite: What, Why, Where?. Elements 2013;; 9 (2): 99–106. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.9.2.99 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Rock-forming serpentine minerals form flat, cylindrical, and corrugated crystal microstructures, which reflect energetically efficient layering of alternate tetrahedral and octahedral sheets. Serpentinization of peridotite involves internal buffering of the pore fluid, reduction of oxygen fugacity, and partial oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+. Sluggish MgFe diffusion in olivine causes precipitation of magnetite and release of H2. The tectonic environment of the serpentinization process dictates the abundance of fluid-mobile elements in serpentinites. Similar enrichment patterns of fluid-mobile elements in mantle-wedge serpentinites and arc magmas suggest a linkage between the dehydration of serpentinite and arc magmatism. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.