Massachusetts

 

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Massachusetts State Geological Symbols
Type
Symbol
Year Est.
State Rock
Roxbury Puddingstone
1983

State Building and

Monument Stone

Granite
1983
State Mineral
Babingtonite
1981
State Gem
Rhodonite
1979
State Fossil
Dinosaur Tracks
1980
State Explorer Rock
Dighton Rock
1983
State Glacial Rock
Rolling Rock
2008
State Historical Rock
Plymouth Rock
1983

 

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


 

References

https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/massachusetts


Geology of Massachusetts's National Parks

Through Pictures

(at least the one's I have been to)

None yet!

 

National Parks visited but I have no pictures (at this time) to do a geology post

(link directs to NPS site)

Boston National Historical Park (2003)