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List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones
New Jersey Amber, sometimes called Raritan amber, is amber found in the Raritan and Magothy Formations of the Central Atlantic (Eastern) coast of the United States. It is dated to the Late Cretaceous, Turonian age, based on pollen analysis of the host formations. It has been known since the 19th century, with several of the old clay-pit sites ...
Tripoint for the states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material. Granite. The Tri-States Monument (also known as Tri-State Rock) is a granite monument that marks the tripoint of the state boundaries of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It is at the northwestern end of the boundary between New Jersey and New York, the northern ...
On May 10, 2019, New Jersey became the second state in the United States to have an Official State Microbe, the bacterium Streptomyces griseus. [6] On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that officially designates the Seeing Eye dog as the state dog of New Jersey. [7]
Stone Harbor, New Jersey
Florida: There is no state fossil in Florida, though agatised coral, which is a fossil, is the state stone. Hawaii. Iowa: The crinoid was proposed in 2018. [2] Minnesota: The giant beaver was proposed in 2022. [3] New Hampshire: The American mastodon (Mammut americanum) was considered in 2015.
Coat of arms and flag of New Jersey
Taxi ride is 5 minutes to GFS. Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) is a 42-acre (170,000 m 2) sculpture park and museum located in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. It is located on the former site of Trenton Speedway. Founded in 1992 by John Seward Johnson II, the venue is dedicated to promoting an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary ...