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2. Lake Superior agate - Wikipedia

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   Lake Superior Agate - Duluth, Minnesota. The Lake Superior agate is a type of agate stained by iron and found on the shores of Lake Superior.Its wide distribution and iron-rich bands of color reflect the gemstone's geologic history in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Michigan.

3. List of Minnesota state symbols - Wikipedia

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   Lake Superior agate: Found in the northeastern and north central parts of Minnesota, the Lake Superior agate consists of quartz blended with the red and orange effects that come from soil rich in iron ore. [16] 1969 Grain: Wild rice (Zizania palustris)

4. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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   Montana Agate (1969) Nebraska [45] Prairie agate (1967) Blue chalcedony (1967) Nevada [46] [47] Metal: Silver (1977); Nevada's nickname is the Silver State: Sandstone (1987) Precious Gemstone: Virgin Valley black fire opal (1987) Semiprecious Gemstone: Nevada turquoise (1987) New Hampshire [48] Beryl (1985) Granite (1985); New Hampshire's ...

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   STATE GEMSTONE (20A: Lake Superior agate, for Minnesota, e.g.) Thirty-nine of the fifty U.S. STATEs have an official STATE GEMSTONE. Some STATEs that don't have a STATE GEMSTONE have designated a ...

6. Duluth, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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   The Minnesota state gem, the Lake Superior agate, can be found on the shores of Lake Superior, in the streams that run into it, and in gravel pits and road cuts. Duluth's Park Point is an excellent area for hunting, as shorelines and beaches are replenished each year because winter ice and storms push new material up on the shores.

7. Michipicoten Island - Wikipedia

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   The third largest island in Lake Superior, after Isle Royale and St. Ignace Island, [3] Michipicoten Island is 27 kilometres (17 mi) long and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide at its widest point. Most of the lands of Michipicoten Island, as well as smaller islands, shoals, and waters which surround it to within 2,500 metres (1.6 mi), were regulated ...

8. Agate - Wikipedia

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   Agate (/ ˈ æ ɡ ɪ t / AG-it) is a variety of chalcedony, [1] which comes in a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks.The ornamental use of agate was common in ancient Greece, in assorted jewelry and in the seal stones of Greek warriors, [2] while bead necklaces with pierced and polished agate date back to the 3rd millennium BCE in the Indus ...

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