Rocks / Serpentine, Cornwall.

Serpentinite is a metamorphic rock which contains one or more of the serpentine group minerals. This serpentine specimen is from Kynance cove, the Lizard,  Cornwall, where there is a very large deposit of serpentinte rock. Serpentine from the general area is usually referred to as "Cornish serpentine"  

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