Did anyone else know that serpentine is CA’s state rock? And that it contains asbestos dust? And that CA is apparently embarrassed by this fact and is engaged in a “Drop the Rock” campaign to remove it from the books as a symbol of Califonia’s…what? Misguided alliances with Lord Voldemort? Are we so worried about PR in this state that we need to strike serpentine’s presence from our lithologic emblem, and leave our State Rock loyalties unspecified? The Wikipedia page is giving me more questions than it’s answering.
This search for knowledge led me to wonder what the state rock for my home state of Massachusetts is.
Are you ready for this?
Roxbury Puddingstone.
Also known as “the greatest cat name known to man.”
Combine that with the best veggie burger known to man (Christopher’s, in Porter Square) and the best supermarket bakery known to man (Market Basket) AND the fact that most of my friends & family live there, I am now officially hotly anticipating my trip home at the end of the month.