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

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Some American states have made a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone Not every state has an official state mineral, rock, stone and/or gemstone, however.

In the chart below, the year in parentheses shows when each mineral, rock, stone, or gemstone became an official state symbol or emblem.

State by state listing

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State Mineral Rock or Stone Gemstone
Alabama[1]
 
Hematite (1967)
 
Marble (1969)
 
Star Blue Quartz (1990)
Alaska[2]
 
Gold
  
 
Nephrite Jade
Arizona[3]
 
Copper[4] (Arizona's nickname is "the Copper State")
  
 
Turquoise
Arkansas[5]
 
Quartz
 
Bauxite (1967)
 
Diamond
California[A][6]
 
Gold California's nickname is the Golden State
 
Serpentine (1965)
 
Benitoite (1985)
Colorado[B][7]
 
Rhodochrosite (2002)
 
Yule marble (2004)
 
Aquamarine (1971)
Connecticut[8]
 
Almandine Garnet (1977)
  
Delaware[9]
 
Sillimanite
    
Florida[C][10]  
 
Agatized Coral (1979)
 
Moonstone (1970)
Georgia[11]
 
Staurolite (1976)
  
 
Quartz (1976)
Hawaiʻi    
 
Black coral [12]
Idaho[13]    
 
Star garnet (1967)
Illinois[14]
 
Fluorite (1965)
    
Indiana[15]  
 
Salem Limestone (1971)
  
Iowa[16]  
 
quartz Geode (1967)
  
Kansas      
Kentucky[17]
 
Coal (1998)
 
Kentucky Agate (2000)
 
Freshwater pearl (1986)
Louisiana[18]    
 
Agate (1976)
Maine[19]    
 
Tourmaline
Maryland[20]    
 
Patuxent River Stone agate (2004)
Massachusetts[D][21]
 
Babingtonite (1971)
 
Rhodonite (1979)
Michigan[22]  
 
Petoskey stone fossilized coral (1965)
 
Chlorastrolite (aka Isle Royale greenstone 1972)
Minnesota[23]    
 
Lake Superior agate (1969)
Mississippi[24]  
 
Petrified wood (1976)
  
Missouri[25]
 
Mozarkite (1967)
  
Montana[26]    
 
Montana Sapphire

and
 
Montana Agate
Nebraska[27]  
 
Prairie agate (1967)
 
Blue agate (1967)
Nevada[28]
 
Silver Nevada's nickname is the Silver State
 
Sandstone (1987)
 
Precious Gemstone: Black fire opal

 
Semiprecious Gemstone: Turquoise
New Hampshire[29]
 
Beryl (1985)
 
Granite (1985) New Hampshire's nickname is the Granite State
 
Smoky quartz (1985)
New Jersey[30]      
New Mexico[31]    
 
Turquoise (1967)
New York[32]    
 
Garnet (1967)
North Carolina[33]
 
Gold (2011)
 
Granite (1979)
 
Emerald (1973)
North Dakota[34]      
Ohio[35]    
 
Ohio flint (1965)
Oklahoma[36]  
 
Rose Rock (Barite)
  
Oregon[E][37]  
 
Thunderegg agate (1965)
 
Oregon sunstone labradorite (1987)
Pennsylvania[38]      
Rhode Island[39]
 
Bowenite serpentine (1966)
 
Cumberlandite (1966)
  
South Carolina[40]  
 
Blue granite (1969)
 
Amethyst (1969)
South Dakota[41]  
 
Fairburn agate (1966)
Tennessee[42]  
 
Limestone (1979)

and
 
Tennessee Paint Rock Agate (1969)
 
Tennessee River Pearl (1979)
Texas[43]
 
Precious Metal: Silver (2007)
 
Oligocene petrified palmwood (1969)
 
Gemstone: Texas blue topaz (1969)

 
Gem Cut: "Lone Star Cut" (1977)
Utah[44]
 
Copper (1994)
 
Coal (1991)
 
Topaz (1969)
Vermont[45]
 
Talc
 
Granite (1992)

and
 
Marble (1992)

and
 
Slate (1992)
Virginia[46]      
Washington[47]    
 
Petrified wood (1975)
West Virginia[F][48]  
 
Bituminous Coal (2009)[49]
 
Mississippian Lithostrotionella fossil coral (1990)
Wisconsin[50]
 
Red granite (1971)
  
Wyoming[51]    
 
Wyoming Nephrite Jade (1967)

References

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  1. ↑ "Alabama Emblems". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2001-07-12. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ↑ "State of Alaska". Alaska Symbols. State of Alaska. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  3. ↑ "State of Arizona Secretary of State". Arizona Symbols. State of Arizona. Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  4. ↑ Blair, Gerry. 2008. Rockhounding Arizona, A Guide to 75 of the State's Best Rockhounding Sites. Giulford, Connecticut: Morris Book Publishing, LLC, p. xii. ISBN 978-0-7627-4449-7
  5. ↑ "State of Arkansas Secretary of State". Arkansas Symbols. State of Arkansas. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  6. ↑ "State of California Symbols". California Symbols. State of California. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  7. ↑ "State of Colorado Symbols". Colorado Symbols. State of Colorado. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  8. ↑ "State of Connecticut – Sites, Seals and Symbols". State of Connecticut. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  9. ↑ "Delaware Facts and Symbols". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  10. ↑ "State of Florida Symbols". Florida Symbols. State of Florida. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  11. ↑ "Georgia State Symbols". Georgia Secretary of State Archives. State of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  12. ↑ Grigg, Richard W. (1993). "Precious Coral Fisheries of Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands" (PDF). Marine Fisheries Review. 55 (2). Seattle, Washington: National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA: 54. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  13. ↑ "Idaho Symbols". State of Idaho. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  14. ↑ "Illinois Facts – Symbols". State of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2006-04-15. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  15. ↑ "IHB: Emblems and Symbols". State of Indiana. Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  16. ↑ "Iowa General Assembly – Iowa State Symbols". State of Iowa. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  17. ↑ "Kentucky State Symbols". State of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  18. ↑ "Louisiana Symbols". State of Louisiana. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  19. ↑ "Maine Symbols". State of Maine. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  20. ↑ "Maryland Symbols". State of Maryland. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  21. ↑ "Massachusetts Symbols". State of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  22. ↑ "Michigan's State Symbols" (PDF). State of Michigan. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  23. ↑ "Minnesota Symbols". State of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2000-02-29. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  24. ↑ "State of Mississippi Symbols". State of Mississippi. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  25. ↑ "Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri – State Symbols". State of Missouri. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  26. ↑ "State Gem, Montana Code Annotated section 1-1-501". Montana Legislature. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Nebraska Symbols". State of Nebraska. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  28. ↑ "Nevada Symbols". State of Nevada. Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  29. ↑ "Fast New Hampshire Facts". State of New Hampshire. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  30. ↑ "Official Symbols of the State of New Jersey". State of New Jersey. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  31. ↑ "New Mexico Symbols". State of New Mexico. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  32. ↑ "New York State Information". State of New York. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  33. ↑ "The State Symbols". State of North Carolina. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  34. ↑ "State Symbols". State of North Dakota. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  35. ↑ "Ohio Symbols". State of Ohio. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  36. ↑ "Oklahoma State Icons". State of Oklahoma. Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  37. ↑ "Oregon Symbols". State of Oregon. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  38. ↑ "Rocks and Minerals". Pennsylvania Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  39. ↑ "Facts and History". State of Rhode Island. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  40. ↑ "South Carolina Symbols". State of South Carolina. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  41. ↑ "South Dakota Symbols". State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  42. ↑ "Tennessee Symbols" (PDF). State of Tennessee. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  43. ↑ "Texas Symbols". State of Texas. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  44. ↑ "Utah Symbols". State of Utah. Archived from the original on 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  45. ↑ "Vermont Emblems". State of Vermont. Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  46. ↑ "Virginia General Assembly Capitol Classroom". State of Virginia. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  47. ↑ "Washington Symbols". State of Washington. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  48. ↑ "State Facts". State of West Virginia. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  49. ↑ "West Virginia House Concurrent Resolution No. 37, signed into law June 2009". State of West Virginia. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  50. ↑ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  51. ↑ "Wyoming Emblems". State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
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