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<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > metamorphic rock > serpentinite
Descripción
A serpentinite that may be white, yellow or gray but is rarely green or red. It is so flexible that the ancient Romans were said to have used it to make shrouds so that the ashes of the dead did not mix with those of the fuel.
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- amiant [nl]
- amiantus, lapis [en]
- lapis amiantus [en]