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  2. Hardnesses of the elements (data page) - Wikipedia

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  3. Serpentinization - Wikipedia

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    Serpentinization is an important phenomenon in subduction zones that has a strong control on the water cycle and geodynamics of a subduction zone. [ 41 ] Here mantle rock is cooled by the subducting slab to temperatures at which serpentinite is stable, and fluids are released from the subducting slab in great quantities into the ultramafic ...

  4. Serpentinite - Wikipedia

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    The Inuit and other indigenous people of the Arctic areas and less so of southern areas used the carved bowl shaped serpentinite qulliq or kudlik lamp with wick, to burn oil or fat to heat, make light and cook with. The Inuit made tools and more recently carvings of animals for commerce. [29]

  5. Mineral oil - Wikipedia

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    Mineral oil USP or light mineral oil can be used as an anti-rust agent for their blades. It is an inexpensive alternative for storing reactive metals, such as the alkali metals, lithium, potassium and sodium. [32] Horticultural oil is often made with mineral oil as the active ingredient.

  6. Abiogenic petroleum origin - Wikipedia

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    The presence of these chemicals in crude oil is a result of the inclusion of biological material in the oil; these chemicals are released by kerogen during the production of hydrocarbon oils, as these are chemicals highly resistant to degradation and plausible chemical paths have been studied. Abiotic defenders state that biomarkers get into ...

  7. Analysis-Renewed inflation worries help drive oil price rally

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    Investors are snapping up crude oil futures as a hedge against the risk that U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened trade tariffs will cause a resurgence in global inflation, adding momentum to ...

  8. Serpentine subgroup - Wikipedia

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    Serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group in the category of phyllosilicates) [1] are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found in serpentinite. They are used as a source of magnesium and asbestos , and as decorative stone. [ 5 ]

  9. Inflation, China’s stumbling economy, and apocalyptic fear ...

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    The period surrounding the Global Financial Crisis seemed to prove the goldbugs right. Between 2008 and 2012, as markets worldwide faltered, the value of the precious metal more than doubled, far ...