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Geology Across America
Presented here are:
An in depth description of the geologically and paleontolgically related state symbols found across the United States.
Pictures of the National Parks across the United States and a brief geological background of those photos from my travels. Not all National Parks have been visited and not all geological features are highlighted. Just the ones I have been able to see and describe.
I also have done a small sampling of the National Parks in Canada, which you can get to through this link:
Geology of the Canadian National Parks
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States Geological State Symbols by Category
State |
State Rock/Stone |
State Mineral |
State Gem/ Gemstone |
State Fossil |
State Dinosaur |
Other Geo State Symbols |
Marble |
Hematite |
Star Blue Quartz |
Basilosaurus cetoides |
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Gold |
Jade |
Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) |
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Turquoise |
Petrified Wood (Araucarioxylon arizonicum) |
Copper (Metal) |
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Bauxite |
Quartz Crystal |
Diamond |
Arkansaurus fridayi |
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Serpentine |
Gold |
Benitoite |
Smilodon fatalis (saber-toothed cat) |
Augustynolophus morrisi |
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Yule Marble |
Rhodochrosite |
Aquamarine |
Stegosaurus |
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Almandine Garnet |
Eubrontes giganteus Dinosaur Track |
Dilophosaurus |
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Sillimanite |
Belemnitella americana (Belemnite) |
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Potomac Bluestone |
"Capitalsaurus" |
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Agatized Coral |
Moonstone |
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Staurolite |
Quartz |
Shark Tooth |
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Black Coral |
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Star Garnet |
Hagerman Horse Fossil (Equus simplicidens) |
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Fluorite |
Tully Monster |
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Limestone |
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Geode |
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Pteranodon (Flying Fossil) Tylosaurus (Marine Fossil) Silvisaurus condrayi (Land Fossil) |
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Kentucky Agate |
Coal |
Freshwater Pearl |
Brachiopod |
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Agate |
Cabochon Cut Oyster Shell |
Petrified Palmwood |
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Tourmaline |
Pertica quadrifaria |
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Patuxent River Stone |
Ecphora gardnerae |
Astrodon johnstoni |
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Roxbury Puddingstone (Rock) Granite (Building Stone) |
Babingtonite |
Rhodonite |
Dinosaur Tracks |
Dighton Rock (Explorer Rock) Rolling Rock (Glacial Rock) Plymouth Rock (Historical Rock) |
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Petoskey Stone |
Isle Royale Greenstone |
Mastodon |
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Lake Superior Agate |
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Petrified Wood |
Prehistoric Whales |
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Mozarkite |
Galena |
Crinoid (Crinoidea) |
Hypsibema missouriense |
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Montana Agate and Sapphire |
Duck-Billed Dinosaur |
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Prairie Agate |
Blue Chalcedony |
Mammoth |
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Sandstone |
Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal (Precious Gemstone) Nevada Turquoise (Semi-Precious Gemstone) |
Ichthyosaur |
Silver (Metal) |
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Granite |
Beryl |
Smoky Quartz |
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Hadrosaurus foulkii |
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Turquoise |
Coelophysis |
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Garnet |
Eurypterus remipes |
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Granite |
Gold |
Emerald (Precious Stone) |
Megalodon Shark Teeth |
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Teredo Petrified Wood |
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Ohio Flint |
Isotelus Trilobite |
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Rose Rock |
Hourglass Selenite Crystal (Crystal) |
Saurophaganax Maximus |
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis |
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Thunderegg |
Oregonite & Josephinite |
Oregon Sunstone |
Metasequoia |
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Trilobite |
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Cumberlandite |
Bowenite |
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Blue Granite |
Amethyst |
Columbian Mammoth |
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Rose Quartz |
Fairburn Agate |
Triceratops |
Black Hills Gold (Jewelry) |
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Limestone |
Agate |
Tennessee River Pearl |
Pterotrigonia |
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Petrified Palmwood |
Texas Blue Topaz |
Paluxysaurus Jonesi |
Silver (Precious Metal) |
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Coal |
Copper |
Topaz |
Allosaurus |
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Granite Marble Slate |
Talc |
Grossular Garnet |
Beluga Whale Skeleton (Marine Fossil) Mount Holly Mammoth Tooth & Tusk (Terrestrial Fossil) |
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Nelsonite |
Chesapecten jeffersonius |
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Petrified Wood |
Columbian Mammoth |
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Bituminous Coal |
Fossil Coral |
Megalonyx jeffersonii |
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Red Granite |
Galena |
Trilobite |
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Jade |
Knightia |
Triceratops |
State Rock: Marble
State Mineral: Hematite
State Gemstone: Star Blue Quartz
State Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides
State Mineral: Gold
State Gemstone: Jade
State Fossil: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
State Gemstone: Turquoise
State Fossil: Petrified Wood (Araucarioxylon arizonicum)
State Metal: Copper
State Rock: Bauxite
State Mineral: Quartz Crystal
State Gemstone: Diamond
State Dinosaur: Arkansaurus fridayi
State Rock: Serpentine
State Mineral: Gold
State Gemstone: Benitoite
State Fossil: Smilodon fatalis (saber-toothed cat)
State Dinosaur: Augustynolophus morrisi
State Rock: Yule Marble
State Mineral: Rhodochrosite
State Gemstone: Aquamarine
State Fossil: Stegosaurus
State Mineral: Almandine Garnet
State Fossil: Eubrontes giganteus Dinosaur Track
State Dinosaur: Dilophosaurus
State Mineral: Sillimanite
State Fossil: Belemnitella americana (Belemnite)
State Rock: Potomac Bluestone
State Dinosaur: "Capitalsaurus"
State Stone: Agatized Coral
State Gem: Moonstone
State Mineral: Staurolite
State Gemstone: Quartz
State Fossil: Shark Tooth
State Gem: Black Coral
State Gem: Star Garnet
State Fossil: Hagerman Horse Fossil (Equus simplicidens)
State Mineral: Fluorite
State Fossil: Tully Monster
State Stone: Limestone
State Rock: Geode
State Flying Fossil: Pteranodon
State Marine Fossil: Tylosaurus
State Rock: Kentucky Agate
State Mineral: Coal
State Gemstone: Freshwater Pearl
State Fossil: Brachiopod
State Mineral: Agate
State Gemstone: Cabochon Cut Oyster Shell
State Fossil: Petrified Palmwood
State Gemstone: Tourmaline
State Fossil: Pertica quadrifaria
State Gem: Patuxent River Stone
State Fossil: Ecphora gardnerae
State Dinosaur: Astrodon johnstoni
State Rock: Roxbury Puddingstone
State Building and Monument Stone: Granite
State Mineral: Babingtonite
State Gem: Rhodonite
State Fossil: Dinosaur Tracks
State Explorer Rock: Dighton Rock
State Glacial Rock: Rolling Rock
State Historical Rock: Plymouth Rock
State Stone: Petoskey Stone
State Gem: Isle Royale Greenstone
State Fossil: Mastodon
State Gemstone: Lake Superior Agate
State Stone: Petrified Wood
State Fossil: Prehistoric Whales
State Rock: Mozarkite
State Mineral: Galena
State Fossil: Crinoid (Crinoidea)
State Dinosaur: Hypsibema missouriense
State Gemstone 1: Montana Agate
State Gemstone 2: Sapphire
State Fossil: Duck-Billed Dinosaur
State Rock: Prairie Agate
State Gemstone: Blue Chalcedony
State Fossil: Mammoth
State Rock: Sandstone
State Precious Gemstone: Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal
State Semi-Precious Gemstone: Nevada Turquoise
State Fossil: Ichthyosaur
State Metal: Silver
State Rock: Granite
State Mineral: Beryl
State Gem: Smoky Quartz
State Dinosaur: Hadrosaurus foulkii
State Gem: Turquoise
State Fossil: Coelophysis
State Gem: Garnet
State Fossil: Eurypterus remipes
State Rock: Granite
State Mineral: Gold
State Precious Stone: Emerald
State Fossil: Megalodon Shark Teeth
State Fossil: Teredo Petrified Wood
State Gemstone: Ohio Flint
State Fossil: Isotelus Trilobite
State Rock: Rose Rock
State Crystal: Hourglass Selenite Crystal
State Fossil: Saurophaganax Maximus
State Dinosaur: Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
State Rock: Thunderegg
State Mineral: Oregonite & Josephinite
State Gemstone: Oregon Sunstone
State Fossil: Metasequoia
State Fossil: Trilobite
State Rock: Cumberlandite
State Mineral: Bowenite
State Stone: Blue Granite
State Gem Stone: Amethyst
State Fossil: Columbian Mammoth
State Mineral: Stone Rose Quartz
State Gemstone: Fairburn Agate
State Fossil: Triceratops
State Jewelry: Black Hills Gold
State Rock: Limestone
State Mineral: Agate
State Gem: Tennessee River Pearl
State Fossil: Pterotrigonia
State Stone: Petrified Palmwood
State Gem: Texas Blue Topaz
State Dinosaur: Paluxysaurus Jonesi
State Precious: Metal Silver
State Rock: Coal
State Mineral: Copper
State Gem: Topaz
State Fossil: Allosaurus
State Rocks: Granite, Marble, and Slate
State Mineral: Talc
State Gem: Grossular Garnet
State Marine Fossil: Beluga Whale Skeleton
State Terrestrial Fossil: Mount Holly Mammoth Tooth & Tusk
State Rock: Nelsonite
State Fossil: Chesapecten jeffersonius
State Gem: Petrified Wood
State Fossil: Columbian Mammoth
State Rock: Bituminous Coal
State Gem Fossil: Coral
State Fossil: Megalonyx jeffersonii
State Rock: Red Granite
State Mineral: Galena
State Fossil: Trilobite
State Gemstone: Jade
State Fossil: Knightia
State Dinosaur: Triceratops
