Custom cut and polished Serpentine pendant/slide/enhancer wire wrapped in sterling silver wire
size 54mm x 25mm x 6mm or 2 1/8 inch x 1 inch x 7/32 inch
California designated serpentine the official state rock in 1965 (California was the first state to designate a state rock). All State Rocks
California has a greater number of minerals and a wider variety of rock types than does any other state. Serpentine is a shiny green and blue rock found throughout California. It contains the state's principal deposits of chromite, magnesite, and cinnabar.
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, the name originating from the similarity of the texture of the rock to that of the skin of a snake. Minerals in this group are formed by serpentinization , a hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth's mantle .