tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post7672283615632257258..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: In defense of serpentineC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-15193765114062850712010-07-17T07:36:01.274+10:002010-07-17T07:36:01.274+10:00CA is the center for teaching and research surroun...CA is the center for teaching and research surrounding life on serpentine rocks! Find below a list of all the books and major treatments to date of the unique nature of serpentine, here in CA and around the world. It is part of our heritage. We should celebrate it rather than push for policy based on bad science.<br /><br />Look at the decades of science that has gone into showing how unique Nishantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995148783476781292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-13741705959666141902010-07-17T07:27:30.740+10:002010-07-17T07:27:30.740+10:00CA is the center for teaching and research surroun...CA is the center for teaching and research surrounding life on serpentine rocks! Find below a list of all the books and major treatments to date of the unique nature of serpentine, here in CA and around the world. It is part of our heritage. We should celebrate it rather than push for policy based on bad science. <br /><br />Look at the decades of science that has gone into showing how unique Nishantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995148783476781292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-15491633000644480262010-07-10T17:32:05.191+10:002010-07-10T17:32:05.191+10:00I am shocked at this attempt to de-throne serpenti...I am shocked at this attempt to de-throne serpentine as CA's 'state rock.' My colleagues and I have dedicated our lives to study these rocks and the rich biological diversity found in habitats overlying these rocks. Most SERPENTINITE contains little to no asbestiform chrysotile and does not pose any significant health risk in its natural state. The fact that chrysotile presents Nishantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995148783476781292noreply@blogger.com