Found a weird green rock near my house that turned out to be serpentinite

I was walking my dog in the woods behind my neighborhood in Bellingham last Tuesday and saw this smooth, greenish rock that looked almost waxy. After checking my old field guide, I realized it was serpentinite, which forms when ocean floor rocks get shoved up onto land. Has anyone else found cool metamorphic stuff just lying around in their local area?

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terrycarter28d ago

So did you keep the rock or leave it where you found it?

elliot_lee28d ago

wonder if it's got asbestos in it...

dylan41313d ago

I mean, asbestos is in a lot of old stuff but it's not like you're grinding up the rock and breathing it in. Terrycarter just asked if you kept it, not if you were planning to make baby powder out of it. Idk, maybe it's just me but that feels like jumping to the worst case right away.