Ohio State Gem Stone

Ohio Flint Adopted: 1965

Ohio Law

The following information was excerpted from the Ohio Revised Code, General Provisions, Chapter 5, Section 5.07.

GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 5: STATE INSIGNIA; SEALS; HOLIDAYS
Section 5.07

§ 5.07 State gem stone.

The gem stone "Ohio Flint," a crypto-crystalline variety of quartz, is hereby adopted as the official gem stone of the state.

HISTORY: 131 v 5. Eff 8-24-65.

The State of Ohio. Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code. Columbus: The State of Ohio, 2011. Web.
Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.

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