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List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

December 12, 2023

Leaders of states in the U.S. which have significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone to promote interest in their natural resources, history, tourism, etc. Not every state has an official state mineral, rock, stone and/or gemstone, however.

In the chart below, a year which is listed within parentheses represents the year during which that mineral, rock, stone or gemstone was officially adopted as a state symbol or emblem.

Table of minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones edit

State, federal district, territory Mineral Rock or stone Gemstone
Alabama[1]
 
Hematite (1967)
 
Marble (1969)
 
Star blue quartz (1990)
Alaska[2][3]
 
Gold (1968)
  
 
Nephrite jade (1968)
Arizona[4][5][6][7]
 
Wulfenite (2017)
 
Turquoise (1974)
Arkansas[8][9][10]
 
Quartz (1967)
 
Bauxite (1967)
 
Diamond (1967)
California[A][11][12]
 
Gold (1965); California's nickname is the Golden State
 
Serpentinite (1965)
 
Benitoite (1985)
Colorado[B][13]
 
Rhodochrosite (2002)
 
Yule marble (2004)
 
Aquamarine (1971)
Connecticut[14]
 
Almandine garnet (1977)
  
Delaware[15][16]
 
Sillimanite (1977)
Florida[C][17]
 
Agatized Coral (1979)
 
Moonstone (1970)
Georgia[18]
 
Staurolite (1976)
 
Quartz (1976)
Hawaiʻi[19][20]
 
Black coral (1987)
Idaho[21]
 
Star garnet (1967)
Illinois[22]
 
Fluorite (1965)
 
Dolostone (2022)[23]
Indiana[24]
 
Salem limestone (1971)
Iowa[25][26]
 
Geode (1967)
Kansas[27][28][29]
 
Galena (2018)
 
Greenhorn Limestone, from which the Kansas Stone Posts were cut. (2018)[30]
 
Jelenite, a form of amber (2018)
Kentucky[31]
 
Coal (1998)
 
Kentucky agate (2000)
 
Freshwater pearl (1986)
Louisiana[32][33]
 
Agate (2011)
 
Lapearlite (Eastern oyster shell) (2011)
Maine[34][35]
 
Tourmaline (1971)
Maryland[36]
 
Patuxent River stone agate (2004)
Massachusetts[D][37]
 
Babingtonite (1971)
 
Roxbury puddingstone (1983)
 
Rhodonite (1979)
Michigan[38]
 
Petoskey stone fossilized coral (1965)
 
Chlorastrolite (aka Isle Royale greenstone) (1972)
Minnesota[39]
 
Lake Superior agate (1969)
Mississippi[40][41]
 
Petrified wood (1976)
 Opal (2023)
Missouri[42]
 
Galena (1967); Missouri's nickname is the Lead State
 
Mozarkite (1967)
Montana[43]
 
Sapphire (1969)
and
 
Montana Agate (1969)
Nebraska[44]
 
Prairie agate (1967)
 
Blue chalcedony (1967)
Nevada[45][46]
 
Metal: Silver (1977); Nevada's nickname is the Silver State
 
Sandstone (1987)
 
Precious Gemstone: Virgin Valley black fire opal (1987)

 
Semiprecious Gemstone: Nevada turquoise (1987)
New Hampshire[47]
 
Beryl (1985)
 
Granite (1985); New Hampshire's nickname is the Granite State
 
Smoky quartz (1985)
New Jersey[48] Franklinite[49]
New Mexico[50]
 
Turquoise (1967)
New York[51]
 
Garnet (1969)
North Carolina[52]
 
Gold (2011)
 
Granite (1979)
 
Emerald (1973)
North Dakota[53]
Ohio[54]
 
Ohio flint (1965)
Oklahoma[55][56][57]
 
Crystal: Hourglass selenite (2005)
 
Barite Rose (1968)
  
Oregon[E][58][59] State Twin Minerals:
 
Oregonite (2013)
and
 
Josephinite (2013)
 
Thunderegg (1965)
 
Oregon sunstone labradorite (1987)
Pennsylvania[60]
Rhode Island[61]
 
Bowenite serpentine (1966)
 
Cumberlandite (1966)
South Carolina[62]
 
Blue granite (1969)
 
Amethyst (1969)
South Dakota[63][64]
 
Rose quartz (1966)
 
Fairburn agate (1966)
and
State Jewelry: Black Hills Gold
Tennessee[65]
 
Agate (2009)
 
Limestone (from 1979 to present)
and formerly
 
Tennessee agate (from 1969 until 2009)
 
Tennessee River Pearl (1979)
Texas[66]
 
Precious Metal: Silver (2007)
 
Oligocene petrified palmwood (1969)
 
Gemstone: Texas blue topaz (1969)

 
Gem Cut: "Lone Star Cut" (1977)
Utah[67]
 
Copper (1994)
 
Coal (1991)
 
Topaz (1969)
Vermont[68][69][70]
 
Talc (1991)
 
Granite (1992)
and
 
Marble (1992)
and
 
Slate (1992)
 
Grossular garnet (1991)
Virginia[71][72]
 
Nelsonite (2016)
Washington[73]
 
Petrified wood (1975)
West Virginia[F][74]
 
Bituminous coal (2009)[75]
 
Mississippian Lithostrotionella fossil coral (1990)
Wisconsin[76]
 
Galena (1971)
 
Red granite (1971)
Wyoming[77]
 
Wyoming nephrite jade (1967)

See also edit

Endnotes edit

  1. ^ In 1965, California became the first state to name an official state rock. A 2010 effort led by State Senator Gloria J. Romero, a Democrat from Los Angeles, sought to remove serpentine from its perch as the state's official stone. Organizations such as the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization have supported the move as the olive green rock is a source of chrysotile, a form of asbestos that can cause mesothelioma and other forms of cancer. Geologists have rallied to oppose the bill, arguing that there is no way to be harmed from casual exposure to serpentine.[78] The bill did not reach a final vote and died in committee at the end of August 2010. In 1986, California named benitoite as its state gemstone, a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County.[79]
  2. ^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue (aquamarine).
  3. ^ Florida's state gem, moonstone, was adopted to highlight Florida's role in the United States' Lunar program, which landed the first astronauts on the Moon.[80]
  4. ^ Since 1983, Massachusetts has had 3 other official state rocks: State Historical Rock (Plymouth Rock), State Explorer Rock (Dighton Rock), and State Building and Monument Stone (Granite). In 2008, a State Glacial Rock (Rolling Rock) was designated as well.[81]
  5. ^ A measure passed the Oregon Senate in March 1965 naming the thunderegg as Oregon's state rock, in a move that was supported as a way to stimulate tourism in the state. The thunderegg, a nodule-like geological structure, similar to a geode, that is formed within a rhyolitic lava flow, were said by the Native Americans of Warm Springs to have been created by thunder spirits that lived in the craters of Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson.[82][83]
  6. ^ In 2009, West Virginia named bituminous coal as its official state rock, in a resolution that noted that the coal industry plays an "integral part of the economic and social fabric of the state". West Virginia joined Kentucky and Utah, which also recognize coal as a state mineral or rock. The drive to name coal as an official state symbol was initiated by a high school student from Wharncliffe, West Virginia, who initiated her project at a school fair and collected 2,500 signatures on a petition that was submitted to legislators.[84]

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Leaders of states in the U S which have significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral rock stone or gemstone to promote interest in their natural resources history tourism etc Not every state has an official state mineral rock stone and or gemstone however In the chart below a year which is listed within parentheses represents the year during which that mineral rock stone or gemstone was officially adopted as a state symbol or emblem Contents 1 Table of minerals rocks stones and gemstones 2 See also 3 Endnotes 4 References 5 External linksTable of minerals rocks stones and gemstones editState federal district territory Mineral Rock or stone GemstoneAlabama 1 nbsp Hematite 1967 nbsp Marble 1969 nbsp Star blue quartz 1990 Alaska 2 3 nbsp Gold 1968 nbsp Nephrite jade 1968 Arizona 4 5 6 7 nbsp Wulfenite 2017 nbsp Turquoise 1974 Arkansas 8 9 10 nbsp Quartz 1967 nbsp Bauxite 1967 nbsp Diamond 1967 California A 11 12 nbsp Gold 1965 California s nickname is the Golden State nbsp Serpentinite 1965 nbsp Benitoite 1985 Colorado B 13 nbsp Rhodochrosite 2002 nbsp Yule marble 2004 nbsp Aquamarine 1971 Connecticut 14 nbsp Almandine garnet 1977 Delaware 15 16 nbsp Sillimanite 1977 Florida C 17 nbsp Agatized Coral 1979 nbsp Moonstone 1970 Georgia 18 nbsp Staurolite 1976 nbsp Quartz 1976 Hawaiʻi 19 20 nbsp Black coral 1987 Idaho 21 nbsp Star garnet 1967 Illinois 22 nbsp Fluorite 1965 nbsp Dolostone 2022 23 Indiana 24 nbsp Salem limestone 1971 Iowa 25 26 nbsp Geode 1967 Kansas 27 28 29 nbsp Galena 2018 nbsp Greenhorn Limestone from which the Kansas Stone Posts were cut 2018 30 nbsp Jelenite a form of amber 2018 Kentucky 31 nbsp Coal 1998 nbsp Kentucky agate 2000 nbsp Freshwater pearl 1986 Louisiana 32 33 nbsp Agate 2011 nbsp Lapearlite Eastern oyster shell 2011 Maine 34 35 nbsp Tourmaline 1971 Maryland 36 nbsp Patuxent River stone agate 2004 Massachusetts D 37 nbsp Babingtonite 1971 nbsp Roxbury puddingstone 1983 nbsp Rhodonite 1979 Michigan 38 nbsp Petoskey stone fossilized coral 1965 nbsp Chlorastrolite aka Isle Royale greenstone 1972 Minnesota 39 nbsp Lake Superior agate 1969 Mississippi 40 41 nbsp Petrified wood 1976 Opal 2023 Missouri 42 nbsp Galena 1967 Missouri s nickname is the Lead State nbsp Mozarkite 1967 Montana 43 nbsp Sapphire 1969 and nbsp Montana Agate 1969 Nebraska 44 nbsp Prairie agate 1967 nbsp Blue chalcedony 1967 Nevada 45 46 nbsp Metal Silver 1977 Nevada s nickname is the Silver State nbsp Sandstone 1987 nbsp Precious Gemstone Virgin Valley black fire opal 1987 nbsp Semiprecious Gemstone Nevada turquoise 1987 New Hampshire 47 nbsp Beryl 1985 nbsp Granite 1985 New Hampshire s nickname is the Granite State nbsp Smoky quartz 1985 New Jersey 48 Franklinite 49 New Mexico 50 nbsp Turquoise 1967 New York 51 nbsp Garnet 1969 North Carolina 52 nbsp Gold 2011 nbsp Granite 1979 nbsp Emerald 1973 North Dakota 53 Ohio 54 nbsp Ohio flint 1965 Oklahoma 55 56 57 nbsp Crystal Hourglass selenite 2005 nbsp Barite Rose 1968 Oregon E 58 59 State Twin Minerals nbsp Oregonite 2013 and nbsp Josephinite 2013 nbsp Thunderegg 1965 nbsp Oregon sunstone labradorite 1987 Pennsylvania 60 Rhode Island 61 nbsp Bowenite serpentine 1966 nbsp Cumberlandite 1966 South Carolina 62 nbsp Blue granite 1969 nbsp Amethyst 1969 South Dakota 63 64 nbsp Rose quartz 1966 nbsp Fairburn agate 1966 andState Jewelry Black Hills GoldTennessee 65 nbsp Agate 2009 nbsp Limestone from 1979 to present and formerly nbsp Tennessee agate from 1969 until 2009 nbsp Tennessee River Pearl 1979 Texas 66 nbsp Precious Metal Silver 2007 nbsp Oligocene petrified palmwood 1969 nbsp Gemstone Texas blue topaz 1969 nbsp Gem Cut Lone Star Cut 1977 Utah 67 nbsp Copper 1994 nbsp Coal 1991 nbsp Topaz 1969 Vermont 68 69 70 nbsp Talc 1991 nbsp Granite 1992 and nbsp Marble 1992 and nbsp Slate 1992 nbsp Grossular garnet 1991 Virginia 71 72 nbsp Nelsonite 2016 Washington 73 nbsp Petrified wood 1975 West Virginia F 74 nbsp Bituminous coal 2009 75 nbsp Mississippian Lithostrotionella fossil coral 1990 Wisconsin 76 nbsp Galena 1971 nbsp Red granite 1971 Wyoming 77 nbsp Wyoming nephrite jade 1967 See also editLists of U S state insignia List of U S state fossilsEndnotes edit In 1965 California became the first state to name an official state rock A 2010 effort led by State Senator Gloria J Romero a Democrat from Los Angeles sought to remove serpentine from its perch as the state s official stone Organizations such as the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization have supported the move as the olive green rock is a source of chrysotile a form of asbestos that can cause mesothelioma and other forms of cancer Geologists have rallied to oppose the bill arguing that there is no way to be harmed from casual exposure to serpentine 78 The bill did not reach a final vote and died in committee at the end of August 2010 In 1986 California named benitoite as its state gemstone a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County 79 Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag s colors red rhodochrosite white yule marble and blue aquamarine Florida s state gem moonstone was adopted to highlight Florida s role in the United States Lunar program which landed the first astronauts on the Moon 80 Since 1983 Massachusetts has had 3 other official state rocks State Historical Rock Plymouth Rock State Explorer Rock Dighton Rock and State Building and Monument Stone Granite In 2008 a State Glacial Rock Rolling Rock was designated as well 81 A measure passed the Oregon Senate in March 1965 naming the thunderegg as Oregon s state rock in a move that was supported as a way to stimulate tourism in the state The thunderegg a nodule like geological structure similar to a geode that is formed within a rhyolitic lava flow were said by the Native Americans of Warm Springs to have been created by thunder spirits that lived in the craters of Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson 82 83 In 2009 West Virginia named bituminous coal as its official state rock in a resolution that noted that the coal industry plays an integral part of the economic and social fabric of the state West Virginia joined Kentucky and Utah which also recognize coal as a state mineral or rock The drive to name coal as an official state symbol was initiated by a high school student from Wharncliffe West Virginia who initiated her project at a school fair and collected 2 500 signatures on a petition that was submitted to legislators 84 References edit Alabama Emblems Alabama Emblems Symbols and Honors Alabama Department of Archives amp History 2001 07 12 Retrieved 2007 03 19 State of Alaska Alaska Symbols State of Alaska Archived from the original on 2009 02 08 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Alaska Statutes 2019 Alaska State Legislature Alaska Legislature Retrieved 20 July 2020 State of Arizona Secretary of State Arizona Symbols State of Arizona Retrieved 2009 11 12 Arizona Facts Office of the Governor January 2015 retrieved 2019 12 19 View Document www azleg gov Retrieved 2020 01 29 Featured Mineral Wulfenite Arizona Mining Mineral and Natural Resources Education Museum 2019 08 20 Retrieved 2022 06 27 https www geology arkansas gov docs pdf education arkansas quartz crystals pdf bare URL PDF State of Arkansas Secretary of State Arkansas Symbols State of Arkansas Retrieved 2009 11 12 Gemstone State of California Symbols California Symbols State of California Retrieved 2009 11 12 California Government Code 420 429 8 State of Colorado Symbols Colorado Symbols State of Colorado Retrieved 2009 11 12 State of Connecticut Sites Seals and Symbols State of Connecticut Retrieved 2009 11 12 Delaware Facts and Symbols State of Delaware Retrieved 2009 11 12 Chapter 21 Delaware Code Online State of Delaware Retrieved 20 July 2020 State of Florida Symbols Florida Symbols State of Florida Retrieved 2009 11 12 Georgia State Symbols Georgia Secretary of State Archives State of Georgia Archived from the original on 2009 11 18 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Grigg Richard W 1993 Precious Coral Fisheries of Hawaii and the U S Pacific Islands PDF Marine Fisheries Review Seattle Washington National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA 55 2 54 Retrieved 29 September 2010 Emblems and Symbols Hawaii Revised Statutes Hawaii State Legislature 5 15 Retrieved 20 July 2020 Idaho Symbols State of Idaho Archived from the original on 2010 06 30 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Illinois Facts Symbols State of Illinois Archived from the original on 2006 04 15 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Illinois General Assembly Full Text of Public Act 102 1044 www ilga gov Retrieved 2022 06 08 IHB Emblems and Symbols State of Indiana Archived from the original on 2009 03 17 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Iowa General Assembly Iowa State Symbols State of Iowa Archived from the original on 2010 04 30 Retrieved 2009 11 12 State Symbols and Song Iowa Publications Online State Library of Iowa Retrieved 20 July 2020 2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 37 Official state rock Kansas Legislature retrieved 2019 12 05 2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 38 Official state mineral Kansas Legislature retrieved 2019 12 05 2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 39 Official state gemstone Kansas Legislature retrieved 2019 12 05 Jackson amp Mariner Svaty 2018 03 15 Testimony in Support of H B 2650 before the Kansas Senate PDF Mr Chairman we would recommend that rather than naming the state rock limestone which is prevalent in different forms around the country we should declare a limestone specific to Kansas as the state rock Our recommendation would be Greenhorn limestone the famous post rock limestone that has the largest distribution statewide sic Cottonwood and other limestones have larger distributions in the state running from Ford County all the way to Washington County i e Smoky Hills and can be seen as fenceposts everywhere in between Kentucky State Symbols State of Kentucky Archived from the original on 2006 12 13 Retrieved 2009 11 12 RS 49 163 1 State Mineral State of Louisiana Retrieved 2012 06 12 RS 49 163 State Gem State of Louisiana Retrieved 2012 06 12 Maine Symbols State of Maine Retrieved 2009 11 12 Title 1 213 Official mineral Maryland Symbols State of Maryland Retrieved 2009 11 12 Massachusetts Symbols State of Massachusetts Retrieved 2009 11 12 Michigan s State Symbols PDF State of Michigan Retrieved 2009 11 12 Minnesota Symbols State of Minnesota Archived from the original on 2009 12 07 Retrieved 2009 11 12 State of Mississippi Symbols State of Mississippi Archived from the original on 2010 05 27 Retrieved 2010 11 01 Senate Bill 2138 State of Mississippi Retrieved 2023 03 04 Office of the Secretary of State Missouri State Symbols State of Missouri Retrieved 2009 11 12 State Gem Montana Code Annotated section 1 1 501 Montana Legislature Archived from the original on October 7 2012 Retrieved November 9 2011 Nebraska Symbols State of Nebraska Retrieved 2009 11 12 Nevada Symbols State of Nevada Archived from the original on 2009 03 09 Retrieved 2009 11 12 NRS Chapter 235 State Seal Motto and Symbols Gifts and Endowments Fast New Hampshire Facts State of New Hampshire Retrieved 2009 11 12 New Jersey Symbols State of New Jersey Retrieved 2018 12 29 Office of the Governor Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Designating Franklinite as State Mineral www nj gov Retrieved 2023 07 20 New Mexico Symbols State of New Mexico Archived from the original on 2008 05 01 Retrieved 2009 11 12 New York State Information State of New York Retrieved 2009 11 12 The State Symbols State of North Carolina Retrieved 2011 07 11 State Symbols State of North Dakota Archived from the original on 2012 01 27 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Ohio Symbols State of Ohio Retrieved 2009 11 12 Oklahoma State Icons State of Oklahoma Archived from the original on 2014 01 15 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Quicklinks Rose Rocks www ou edu Retrieved 2022 06 27 Rose Rocks Oklahoma Geological Survey Retrieved 2022 06 08 SCR0014 2013SCR0014 PDF Oregon State Legislature Oregon State Legislature Retrieved 20 July 2020 Oregon Symbols State of Oregon Retrieved 2009 11 12 Rocks and Minerals Pennsylvania Geological Survey Archived from the original on December 10 2003 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Facts and History State of Rhode Island Retrieved 2009 11 12 South Carolina Symbols State of South Carolina Retrieved 2009 11 12 South Dakota Mineral Law sdlegislature gov Retrieved 2017 06 09 South Dakota Symbols State of South Dakota Retrieved 2009 11 12 Tennessee Symbols State of Tennessee Archived from the original on 2014 06 25 Retrieved 2014 03 25 Texas Symbols State of Texas Retrieved 2009 11 12 Utah Symbols State of Utah Retrieved 2009 11 12 Vermont Laws Vermont General Assembly State of Vermont Retrieved 20 July 2020 Vermont Emblems State of Vermont Archived from the original on 2009 10 29 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Vermont Laws SB 352 Nelsonite designating as state rock etc State of Virginia Retrieved 2016 05 11 Student project leads to the development of new law and the Commonwealth s first state rock Piedmont Virginia Community College Archived from the original on 2019 01 09 Retrieved 2016 09 14 Washington Symbols State of Washington Retrieved 2009 11 12 State Facts State of West Virginia Retrieved 2009 11 12 West Virginia House Concurrent Resolution No 37 signed into law June 2009 State of West Virginia Retrieved 2010 02 18 Wisconsin State Symbols State of Wisconsin Archived from the original on 2010 01 12 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Wyoming Emblems State of Wyoming Archived from the original on 2011 09 06 Retrieved 2009 11 12 Steinhauer Jennifer California May Drop Rock and Geologists Feel the Pain The New York Times July 13 2010 Accessed July 13 2010 Hartigan Elizabeth CALIFORNIA FINDS ITSELF A REAL GEM Chicago Tribune March 12 1986 Accessed July 13 2010 State Symbols Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources 2010 Retrieved 21 March 2010 CIS State Symbols William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of 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