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Serpentinite, Ring Mountain Preserve

Serpentinite Gallery

A large exposure of high-grade serpentinite is preserved near Tiburon, California. The rocks as well as the serpentine-tolerant plants are protected.
Clothed in lichen

This site is stop 2 of the California Subduction Rocks Tour

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