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Although the lead to this article states "Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols are always red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue (aquamarine).", rhodochrosite is not always red - it may be brown or even green. A fairly large variety of brown is commonly available in ebay in the jewelry section.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.216.3.5 ( talk • contribs) 20:47, 24 May 2007
Going through sources, I'm seeing that only a few states list both an official "Stone" and "Rock." Many more, however, list a State Fossil, for which the article currently has no category, although editors have inserted some State Fossils into Stone or Rock columns. It is a bit confusing, at least to me. Do we need to add a Fossil column? If that would make the table too wide, could the Stone and Rock column entries be combined under one header? • Astynax talk 21:40, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
OK, I was "bold" and rearranged the table. Regarding the only 2 states which previously had listed entries in both the Rock and Stone columns: California's source does not list jade (not even so-called "pulga/californite jade") as an official state stone, and Tennessee lists both of its entries as "State Rocks." So I think merging Stone and Rock columns is justified, as it seems most or all of the states use one or the other term, not both. I'm still not sure whether the Fossil column should stay, however, as there is another wiki article devoted just to "State Fossils." Should it stay or go? • Astynax talk 09:47, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
Arizona has messed things up a bit with a state metal (copper), mineral (wulfenite), gemstone (turquoise), and fossil (petrified wood). BiologicalMe ( talk) 18:20, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
I've added pictures to the last items in the list. If anyone has better acceptible photos of any of these local materials, I encourage you to improve the article by uploading them and substituting within the article. • Astynax talk 00:39, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
I'm removing the "Expand" tag. The list seems to be complete for official minerals, rocks/stones and gemstones as of now. If something was missed, or if a state adopts a new symbol which should be included, then please add to the list along with a reference. • Astynax talk 06:08, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
The "trivial list" tag has been removed. This is a List and what constitutes trivia is somewhat subjective. Nevertheless, some of the items which have been inserted recently do not fit into the MOS guidelines for List articles. The new material placed in the Lead section breaks WP:MOS for Leads, as these items do not summarize what is in the body of the article. The DYK section likewise isn't something you find in good Lists. I've tried to solve that by creating a nota bene section ("Endnotes"), which is allowable, to contain this type of State-specific information. So if editors do not see their contributions, they are still there, just moved down into a notes section. • Astynax talk 18:37, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
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Where is the source of this image?
Is this geode is from Iowa?
It is being used as an image of a geode from Iowa. This image does not look like an geode from Iowa. However, it resembles a geode of Mexican or South American origin. --Tibet Nation (talk) 15:53, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
A few states have designated state metals. In addiddition to Nevada ( silver), Arizona has both a designated mineral (wulfenite) and metal (copper). Copper was removed from the list to make way for wulfenite. While the list title does not include "metals" there is a relatedness that makes me feel they belong ion the page in some way, shape, or form. Any thoughts on handling this? Footnotes are an option if a column would be too much blank space. BiologicalMe ( talk) 16:02, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
As of 2023 [update] dolostone will be Illinois' state rock (secondary sources available). I assuming that adding this now, even though the bill has been signed, would be WP:CRYSTAL, no pun intended. Mapsax ( talk) 02:35, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
The Maine state gemstone is tourmaline, but there are a number of tourmaline species. Only one is gemmy, and it is not the one that someone added as the photo. This is what gem tourmaline looks like. [1] Rocksnstars ( talk) 00:54, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
Mississippi as of today has an official state gemstone, Mississippi Opal (a precious opal). 2600:1700:A2D7:8000:A942:4E27:41B9:8FBE ( talk) 06:15, 4 March 2023 (UTC)