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Official State Stones

State	Name	Designated as	Year
All official stones listed by state.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida	Agatized coral	Florida state stone	1979
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho	Star garnet	Official state stone, or gem	1967
Illinois
Indiana	Limestone (Salem limestone)	Official stone	1971
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Massachusetts	Granite	Building and monument stone	1983
Michigan	Petoskey stone	State stone	1965
Minnesota
Mississippi	Petrified wood	State stone	1976
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina	Emerald	Official State precious stone	1973
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina	Blue granite	Official stone	1969
South Dakota	Rose quartz	Official state mineral stone	1966
Tennessee
Texas	Petrified palmwood	State stone	1969
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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