Sometimes the composition mineral besides the antigorite and the chrysotile, contains the few dolomite, the magnesite, the tremolite and the olivine and so on. 组成矿物除叶蛇纹石和纤蛇纹石外,有时含少量的白云石、菱镁矿、透闪石和橄榄石等。
The serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group) are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found in serpentinite rocks. They are used as a source of magnesium and asbestos, and as a decorative stone. The name is thought to come from the greenish color being that of a serpent.