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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 ...
Spring Garden College (1851–1992) – baccalaureate university in Philadelphia. United Wesleyan College (1921–1990) – Bible college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, located in Allentown. Villa Marie College (1925–1989) – baccalaureate Roman Catholic university in Erie; merged with Gannon University.
The Gemological Institute of America ( GIA) is a nonprofit institute based in Carlsbad, California. It is dedicated to research and education in the field of gemology and the jewelry arts. [ 1] Founded in 1931, GIA's mission is to protect buyers and sellers of gemstones by setting and maintaining the standards used to evaluate gemstone quality.
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . Notes: Athletic team description (short school name and nickname), with a link to the school's athletic program article if it exists. When only one nickname is listed, it is used for teams of both sexes. (Note that in recent years, many schools have chosen to use ...
The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. This list includes all schools that grant degrees at an associates level or higher, and are either accredited or in the process of accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency . The state's flagship public university is the University of Connecticut, [ 1 ...
List of state symbols. Flag of Pennsylvania. Seal of Pennsylvania. Emblem of Pennsylvania. Coat of arms of Pennsylvania. Living insignia. Amphibian. Eastern Hellbender. Bird.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. Texas A&M University System. Texas A&M University (Texas A&M or A&M) ( College Station, Galveston, Doha - flagship/main campus) Prairie View A&M University.
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is a constituent, semi-autonomous part of Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania . The College was founded in 1896 as a School of Mines, but, over time, diversified becoming the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The college has five departments: Energy and Mineral ...