California State Rock Stirs Up Asbestos Debate
A little over half of the U.S. states have official rocks. Florida has agatized coral, North Carolina has granite, and California has serpentine.
Officially named the state rock in 1965, serpentine was chosen because, at the time, it was heavily mined and was a representation of California’s Gold Rush period.
Currently, State Senator, Democrat Gloria Romero of [...]