Symbols for Massachusetts: Geological and Archaeological Symbols By Nora Kirkeby Jul 17, 2006, 23:17 PST

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Granite, Photo courtesy and © Roger Weller of Cochise College

Massachusetts State Building and Monument Stone
Granite is Massachusett's state building and monument stone. Learn about the Cape Ann granite industry and its rise and fall.
Source: Cape Ann

Massachusetts State Explorer Rock
Dighton Rock is a mysterious rock covered in all kinds of writings. The rock has been sketched and analyzed by various authorities over the years. This site has those writings and sketches.
Source: Pilgrim Hall Museum

Massachusetts State Fossil
The dinosaur track is Massachusetts' state fossil for while there are no dinosaur bones native to Massachusetts, several dinosaur footprints have been found. Find out what kinds of dinosaur tracks have been found here, and how their scientific names are different than the scientific names given to actual creatures.
Source: State Fossils

Rhodonite, Photo courtesy and © Roger Weller of Cochise College

Massachusetts State Gem
Find out all about the Massachusetts state gem, rhodonite. Rhodonite is a pink and black gemstone, and this site has all sorts of information on it, including where it's harvested from, and rhodonite facts and fiction.
Source: Dan Dennis

Massachusetts State Historical Rock
Plymouth Rock is Massachusett's state historical rock. Plymouth rock has long since been a historical symbol for the United States, and is well known as place where the Pilgrims first stepped foot onto the North America.
Source: Pilgrim Hall Museum

Massachusetts State Mineral
Find out a little bit about the chemical composition and the scientific history of the mineral called babingtonite
Source:Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery

Massachusetts State Rock
The Roxbury Puddingstone is the official rock of Massachusetts. Learn more about this stone here, and about the different buildings it's been used in.
Source: Boston Online

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