New theory says serpentine, green stone, may have been incubator. Sept. 29, 2011 — -- There is no question in all of science that is more perplexing, and more difficult to answer, than this ...

Serious and casual hikers have tossed out words and phrases like “spectacular,” “it’s like going to a different state,” “unique” and “very adventure-y” when describing the trails that loop through ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 1965, California lawmakers named serpentine the state rock because it symbolized the Gold Rush years and contained a mineral being put to myriad industrial ...

OXFORD, Chester County - Looking for a different walk to admire autumn's colors? Try one of the four State Line Serpentine Barrens open to the public in Lancaster and Chester counties. One of the most ...

LOS ANGELES -- Empirically speaking, geologists are not a particularly irascible group. But those who make their living studying rocks, minerals and gems in California -- and increasingly those ...

Garry Hayes, a geology teacher at Modesto Junior College, displays an example of a serpentine rock in his classroom in Modesto, Calif., Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Hayes opposes a proposed measure ...

Just over a century ago, miners began hauling green serpentine rock from the southern end of Lancaster County to the City of Lancaster. This rock from the Serpentine Barrens - an area now preserved by ...

I am writing to offer some perspective on Senate Bill 624 and the current debate about removing serpentine as the California State Rock. California was the first state to designate a “state rock and ...

Let’s set aside the charge that a state legislator could spend her time more wisely than promoting a law to drop the state rock (from statedom, not the top of her opponent). Let’s also set aside the ...

SACRAMENTO — In 1965, California lawmakers named serpentine the state rock because it symbolized the Gold Rush years and contained a mineral being put to myriad industrial uses. Nearly half a century ...