STATE ROCKS! lets see um'!

[OnewiththewilD]

im sure almost all of us here pick up more than just artifacts to take home.so i was wondering how many of us have examples of our local state rock specimens? lets see some,even if someone else has already posted one from yer area lets see Your's!

[OnewiththewilD]

heres mine, its called CUMBERLANDITE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberlandite nots the prettiest but its ours! and its magnetic!

[turkeytail]

Petoskey stone...Michigan State stone.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

well i dont have a specimen of ours
but minnesota's state rock is the lake superior agate
  turkeytail, that is a very cool looking rock
is it knappable?

[turkeytail]

sneakygroundbuzzard wrote:

well i dont have a specimen of ours
but minnesota's state rock is the lake superior agate
  turkeytail, that is a very cool looking rock
is it knappable?

  No way but fairly soft to grind...Love Agate! Went to Copper Harbor when I was a kid and collected a few.

[Bone2stone]

Well I don't know about "Rocks" I prefer the term specimen.
The Texas state gem stone is the Mason County Blue Topaz and the Texas State Fossil is "Fossil Palm" as far as I know of.


I like the Pet stone stuff amazing ain't it.
Jess B.

[CMD]

Here's a cobble of Cumberlandite, about 15 pounds. Very dense and heavy for the volume. People constantly confuse Cumberlandite for a meteorite, and it's the most common meteorwrong in RI and Ma. It's RI's state rock because it only outcrops on one place on the face of the Earth- Iron Mine Hill, in Cumberland, RI. The glacier scraped the hill and when the ice sheet melted, chunks fell out in a "boulder train" with the apex at Iron Mine Hill, and chunks found as far south as Martha's Vineyard.

[CMD]

Thanks, Jess. Those are nice! Our state mineral is Bowenite, related to jade. If I can find it my wife has a killer raw specimen with deep color.

[chase]

turkeytail wrote:

Petoskey stone...Michigan State stone.

I thought Bob Seger was the state rock. :crazy:  :crazy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc3BXhYYT3I

[chase]

Has a kid I was taken to Marble Colorado and did pick up some up, They are not in my possession. But are still where I know they are safe. I still remember the trip. like it was yesterday. you drive down the road and it lines the two lane highway.
  http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/...ule_marble.htm

[rmartin]

I had no idea what my state rock was so I had to google it. Seems it is flourite but I would have guessed Burlington!http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibi...s/mineral.html

[gregszybala]

Wasn't sure about Indiana either Ray, but not surprised, Limestone.
Salem Limestone

Indiana State House

[gunbunny]

Ohio's state gem stone is flint !:woohoo:

[Hoss]

Unfortunately I do not have any specimens from CT or TN I did run across this link on wiki with and alphabetical list enjoy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones

I do have some garnets some place from Roxbury CT but not sure when I will come across that box.

[Pele]

While I don't have any samples handy (they are all at the office), the state rock of NC is the Mount Airy granite. Fun fact: it isn't *technically* a granite. Oops!