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Petoskey Stone is a type of coral and is fond in Northern Peninsula of Michigan

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What is the petoskey and where was it found?

Petoskey Stone is a type of coral and is fond in Northern Peninsula of Michigan


Can you find the petoskey stone outside of Michigan?

Currently, Petoskey has not been found outside of Michigan.


What is the name of the pattrons on a petoskey stone?

The pattern on a petoskey stone is a hexagon.


How did the city of petoskey get its name?

From the state stone...the Petoskey Stone. (I guess)


Where can the petoskey stone be found?

The Petoskey Stone is not only a rock, but a fossil as well. These pebble-shaped stones were formed as a result of glaciation. It is the state stone of Michigan and, can be found in places like, Lake Michigan and beaches near it.


What is michagins state rock?

The Petoskey stone.


Is a petoskey stone a sedimentary rock?

Yes, a Petoskey stone is a type of sedimentary rock. It is formed from the remains of ancient coral reefs found in freshwater deposits in Michigan, USA. The stone is composed of fossilized coral, which gives it its distinct pattern.


How was a Petoskey stone formed?

A Petoskey stone is a type of fossilized coral that formed around 350 million years ago during the Devonian period when Michigan was covered by a warm, shallow sea. The distinctive hexagonal pattern on the Petoskey stone is the result of the coral's skeletal remains being compressed and cemented together over time. Erosion then exposed these fossils, allowing them to be found along the shores of Lake Michigan.


Were can you find petoskey stones?

Petoskey stones can only be found in lake Michigan. Lake Michigan used to be an ocean near the equator. A petoskey stone is a stone that looks like a turtle shell when wet, it is actually fossilized coral.These amazing stones are very very hard to find now because they are very popular and used as jewelry. If you polish these stones you will be able to see there amazing print without water.


What is the state rock of Michigan?

because the gem-isle was cute to them and they chose that rock


How does the Petoskey Stone help prove the theory of the continental drift?

When all the contents were together there was shallow water in Michigan so the Petoskey Stone was transferred to Michigan and that's how it supports the continental theory. hope this helps. ;-D


Where is the Petoskey Public Library in Petoskey located?

The address of the Petoskey Public Library is: 500 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey, 49770 2626