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South Carolina State Stone
Blue Granite
Adopted in 1969.
The General Assembly by Act No. 345 of 1969, adopted the Blue Granite as the official stone of the State. The Act stated that "the blue granite stone of this State has been widely used to beautify all areas of South Carolina.
South Carolina 2002 Code of Laws
SECTION 1-1-620. Official State stone.
Blue granite is the official stone of the State.
Among the most popular, the hardest, and the oldest of geosymbols, granite is an official symbol of , , , , , and .
Granite is an igneous rock, which means that at one time during it's development, it was melted like volcanic lava.
Unlike molten lava however, it was unable to escape to the surface. It remained trapped, below ground where it slowly cooled and crystallized, resulting in a very uniform speckled stone that can range in colors from black and grey, to pink and blue, brown and red.
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50 State Resource Guide
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