A state legislator is proposing to dethrone serpentinite as California's official state rock. The Sacramento Bee's blog reports that Los Angeles Democrat Gloria Romero has submitted Senate Bill 624 to strip the hallowed status from this sexy stone. The Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on it Monday.
http://geology.about.com/b/2010/06/19/dire-threat-to-benign-state-rock.htm