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Friday, July 31, 2009
Maryland " Patuxent River Agate" !
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Effective October 1, 2004, the State Legislature named the Patuxent River Stone the State Gem of Maryland . The Patuxent River Stone is actu...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
North Dakota "Teredo Petrified Wood" ?
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North Dakota falls in line with Pennsylvania in that it really does not have a State gem, stone, rock or mineral, but it also names a fossil...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Pennsylvania "Trilobite" ?
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Pennsylvania actually should be added to the list of states - Kansas, New Jersey and Virginia - which have not designated an official State ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Massachusetts "Rhodonite" !
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Rhodonite was recognized by Massachusetts State Legislature in 1979 as the state gem or state gem symbol. Rhodonite varies in hue from a lig...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Mississippi "Petrified Wood" !
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After considerable discussion about minerals, rocks and gems, the Mississippi State Legislature recognized Petrified Wood as the state stone...
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Missouri "Mozarkite" !
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Mozarkite was adopted by the Missouri State Legislature as the official state rock on July 21, 1967. At the same time Galena was named the S...
Friday, July 24, 2009
Vermont "Grossular Garnet" !
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Vermont's Legislature designated the grossular Garnet as it's official state gem in 1991. . Grossular or grossularite is a calcium-a...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wisconsin "Ruby" ??
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Even though several gemology and other semi-official sites list the Ruby as Wisconsin's State gemstone, nothing can be found officially ...
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