Dolostone chosen as State Rock of Illinois 00:21. LISLE, Ill. (CBS)-- It is now official – the chosen rock of the State of Illinois is dolostone. At the Morton Arboretum in Lisle Monday, Gov. JB ...

Dolostone, a form of limestone, forms the majority of Illinois’s bedrock, establishing a foundation for the state’s other natural terrain. Its name comes from its original discovery in the ...

Dolostone is a form of limestone that forms the majority of Illinois’s bedrock. Dolostone named Illinois' new state rock by Governor J.B. Pritzker Alton Telegraph Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

House Bill 4261, which sought to designate dolostone as the official state rock of Illinois, was first introduced in January and became a reality Monday, as Pritzker signed it into law.

Frenchman Mountain Dolostone: A new formation of the Cambrian Tonto Group, Grand Canyon and Basin and Range, USA. Geosphere , 2023; DOI: 10.1130/GES02514.1 Cite This Page : ...

Wauwatosa dolostone is used in buildings across Wisconsin, but where did it come from? A geologist tells its story, from its origin 425 million years ago to its use as a building material today.

swCooler than sandstone or limestone, and packing a punch of magnesium, dolostone became Illinois' official state rock Monday thanks to the efforts of junior geologists from the suburbs. Dolostone ...

Earth's emergence from perhaps its most severe ice age, the Marinoan 'snowball' glaciation around 635 million years ago, is thought to be linked with a massive release of trapped methane ...

The chosen rock was Dolostone, a form of limestone. According to a release from the governor’s office, House Bill 4261 began as an initiative led by a group of elementary school students from ...

In a report published this spring in the Geological Society of America journal Geosphere, a UNLV-led research team outlines how it identified and bestowed a moniker upon a previously unexplored ...