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In 1986, California named benitoite as its state gemstone, a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County. [ 80 ] ^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue ...
Llanite Llanite from the dike on Texas State Highway 16. Llanite is a porphyritic rhyolite with distinctive phenocrysts of blue quartz (a rare quartz color) and perthitic feldspar (light grayish-orangeish). The brown, fine-grained groundmass consists of very small quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica crystals.
In 1970, the entire volcanic formation was consolidated by a private partnership, which then reassigned the property to General Earth Minerals (GEM) of Dallas, Texas. GEM expected to turn the property over for a profit, but ended up heavily indebted to GF Industries (GFI) of Dallas. Upon default, GFI took the property in July 1971.
The second map shows a partition of the counties into 12 regions of Texas, as defined by the Texas comptroller. The table, further below, reports currently listings by county, updated frequently. [a] Regions are defined by the Texas State Comptroller, who has partitioned the state into 12 regions for economic performance reporting, as shown here.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Texas. There are two properties listed on the National Register in the county. One property contains State Antiquities Landmarks of which one is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cameron County , Texas , United States .
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Location of Hemphill County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hemphill County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hemphill County, Texas. There is one property listed on the National Register in the county.