Posted: February 3, 2020
Editors: Andrew McCaig, Peter Kelemen, Gretchen Früh-Green and Damon Teagle
This theme issue brings together international scientists working on all aspects of serpentinisation, a process that may have been important for the origin of life on Earth and perhaps other planets. Serpentine is also a key carrier of water to depth in subduction zones, leading to intermediate depth earthquakes and the formation of island arc volcanoes. This issue is based on a Royal Society discussion meeting held in November 2018.