Ophite
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Ophite may refer to:
- OphitesOphitesThe Ophites or Ophians were members of a Christian Gnostic sect depicted by Hippolytus of Rome in a lost work, the Syntagma....
, an ancient Gnostic sect in Syria and Egypt - A name for verd antiqueVerd antiqueVerd antique , or verde antique, is a serpentinite breccia popular since ancient times as a decorative facing stone. It is a dark, dull green, white-mottled serpentine, mixed with calcite, dolomite, or magnesite, which takes a high polish...
, a type of serpentinite building stone