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(a) SiO2–Fe2O3–(MgO + CaO) ternary diagram. Fields of serpentinites, silica- carbonate, carbonate-rich, and silica-rich rocks7,50,51,60; and (b) H2O-SiO2-MgO ternary diagram7 (by using Coreldrow program version 2012).