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California State Symbols
Colors: Blue and Gold
Dance: West Coast Swing Dancing
Fife and Drum Band: California Consolidated Drum Band
Folk Dance: Square Dancing
Fossil: Saber-toothed cat (Smilodon californicus)
Gemstone: Benitoite
Gold Rush Ghost Town: Bodie
Grass: Purple needlegrass (Nassella pulchra)
Insect: Dogface butterfly (Zerene eurydice)
Marine Fish: Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus)
Marine Mammal: California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Mineral: Gold
Nickname: Golden State
Prehistoric Artifact: Chipped stone bear discovered in 1985
Reptile: Desert tortoise (gopherus agassizi)
Rock: Serpentine
Silver Rush Ghost Town: Calico
Soil: San Joaquin Soil
Song: "I Love You, California"
Tall Ship: The Californian
Tartan: Based on the Muir Clan tartan in meadow green, pacific blue, charcoal, gold, redwood stripes and sky blue.
Theater: Pasadena Playhouse
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