List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones
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| Birds |
| Butterflies |
| Colors |
| Dances |
| Dinosaurs |
| Fish |
| Flags |
| Flowers |
| Foods |
| Fossils |
| Fruit |
| Grasses |
| Insects |
| License plates |
| Mammals |
| Minerals, rocks, stones, and gems |
| Mottos |
| Nicknames |
| Poems |
| Reptiles |
| Route markers |
| Seals |
| Shells |
| Slogans |
| Soils |
| Songs |
| Sports |
| Tartans |
| Trees |
[edit] Trivia
- California was the first state to designate an official State Rock.
- Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols are always red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue (aquamarine).
- Massachusetts also has a state historical rock (Plymouth Rock), explorer rock (Dighton Rock), and building and monument stone (Granite)
- Vermont has three official State Rocks.
[edit] State Geological Symbols
Not every state has an official state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone. (Years, if listed in parentheses, are the years of the state's adoption.)
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[edit] See also
Reference PAge http://www.jewelrymall.com/stategems.html
