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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
serpentine , hydrous silicate of magnesium. It occurs in crystalline form only as a pseudomorph having the form of some other mineral and is generally found in the form of chrysotile (silky fibers) and antigorite and lizardite (which are both tabular). Chrysotile is also known as commercial asbestos which has been used for fireproofing and insulating material. It is commonly some shade of green, but may also be reddish, yellowish, black, or nearly white. It has a greasy or silky luster and is often translucent, even in large masses. Serpentine can be found in igneous rock, but it is more... Read more
serpentine
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...composition resembles Mg3Si2O5(OH)4. Serpentine generally occurs in three forms...its resemblance to a snake's skin, serpentine is usually grayish, white, or green...sometimes used as an ornamental stone. serpentine serpentine serpentine Read more
serpentine barrens
A Dictionary of Ecology serpentine barrens Impoverished, often scrubby or heathland vegetation associated with serpentine rocks. On weathering these rocks release an excess of magnesium into the soil, and this often inhibits the development of the natural climax in the areas concerned. Read more

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How natural habitat patchiness affects the distribution of diversity in Californian serpentine chaparral.
Magazine article from: Ecology; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Patterns of biological diversity on serpentine soils have fascinated ecologists and...al. 1992, Roberts and Proctor 1992). Serpentine or ultramafic soils, which occur patchily...globally or regionally restricted to serpentine). California has one of the temperate... Read more
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Magazine article from: Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...soils and arbuscular mycorrhizae of a serpentine grassland. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 134: 63-73. 2007.-Serpentine grasslands support a unique endemic...eastern United States, rare plants of many serpentine grasslands are being displaced as a... Read more
A vision on the Exhibition Road Let's put a show on, said the Serpentine to the V&A. Two years later, with their Give & Take exhibition now open, Damon Syson follows the diary of the longest courtship in museum history
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 1/29/2001; ; 700+ words ; IT'S 4pm on the 22nd of January and the Serpentine Gallery is like backstage at a theatre...ordinary project. For the first time, the Serpentine has teamed up with its neighbour, the...installation (entitled Mixed Messages) at the Serpentine. Unfortunately, not everything is going... Read more
Exhibitions: A really duff concept The revamped Serpentine is truly lovely. But that can't be said for the work on show there, by the piffling Piero Manzoni
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/15/1998; ; 700+ words ; IT'S VERY PLEASANT to have the Serpentine Gallery back again, and all lovers of...is important, for it means that the Serpentine can now mount exhibitions of the most...moment. My initial impression of the new Serpentine was that it's now more of a sculptors... Read more
Quarry controversy in serpentine barrens; Two landowners plan to lease a Fulton Township site to a Montgomery County quarrying firm. Opponents say the serpentine barrens make up an important natural area.
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 1/27/2004; ; 649 words ; ...next to nothing? A 27-acre slice of serpentine barrens is at the heart of a proposed...on the basis of the importance of the serpentine barrens. The supervisors agreed with...application with supervisors. Some fans of serpentine barrens are already gearing up to do... Read more
Visual Art: The great gallery swap-shop show Serpentine gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones tells Rose Aidin why she's taking a gamble by linking up with the V&A
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/28/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Julia Peyton-Jones, director of London's Serpentine Gallery, is the art world's equivalent...which she's known in the trade), and her Serpentine team, have a lot on their hands - a...contemporary artists, selected by the Serpentine's curator, Lisa Corrin, will be displayed... Read more
Twelve Years of Herbaceous Vegetation Change in Oak Savanna Habitat on a Maryland Serpentine Barren After Virginia Pine Removal
Magazine article from: Castanea; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...monitoring results are reported for serpentine oak savanna (Quercus marilandica and...A notable example is the system of serpentine barrens in eastern North America extending...to Newfoundland. Historically, in the serpentine-rich section of Maryland and Pennsylvania... Read more
east v west for years the serpentine gallery has monopolised the glamour of london's art world. now there's a rival across town.
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 3/19/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...little black dress and shimmied into the Serpentine Gallery as her ex confessed his adultery...who is every bit as formidable as the Serpentine's icy English sovereign, Julia Peyton-Jon...McKinney - a one-time linchpin of the Serpentine - as her chief fundraiser. And, equally... Read more
Space-age Serpentine Pavilion to float above gallery.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 4/4/2006; 291 words ; ...TOM TEODORCZUK SUMMER nights at the Serpentine Gallery are about to become even more spectacular. The Serpentine today unveiled this year's summer...The design is the seventh of the Serpentine pavilions, which seek to marry architecture... Read more
VISUAL ART: Some call it Minimalism, I call it great Rachel Whiteread; Serpentine Gallery, LONDON
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/24/2001; ; 700+ words ; There's a difficult moment at the Serpentine Gallery's Rachel Whiteread show, and...the hard ones. In the same room at the Serpentine, there's Table and Chair (Clear) (1994...Britain at the moment. Wander through her Serpentine show and you're assailed by its richness... Read more

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