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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PICKETT, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, J. EVANS, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, KAVULICH, KOTIK, MAJOR, MILLARD, STERN AND STEVENSON, MARCH 23, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 23, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Selecting, designating and adopting celestite, more commonly |
2 | known as celestine, as the official State mineral of the |
3 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
4 | The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: |
5 | (1) Celestite was first discovered near Frankstown, |
6 | Pennsylvania, in 1791 by Abraham G. Werner, who named the |
7 | mineral for its pale blue color. |
8 | (2) Celestite is unique in the mineral kingdom due to |
9 | its famous colorful combinations of minerals. |
10 | (3) Celestite has been found in Bellwood, Blair County; |
11 | East Salem, Juniata County; Lime Bluff, Lycoming County; |
12 | Meckley's Quarry, Northumberland County; Allenport, |
13 | Huntingdon County; and Faylors Middle Creek Quarry, Mifflin |
14 | County. |
15 | (4) The designating of a State mineral will provide a |
16 | positive experience to countless school children whose |
17 | interest in Pennsylvania history and geology will be piqued. |
18 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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1 | hereby enacts as follows: |
2 | Section 1. Official State mineral. |
3 | Celestite, a mineral appearing in blue-tinged or white |
4 | orthorhombic crystals or in fibrous masses, is hereby selected, |
5 | designated and adopted as the official State mineral of the |
6 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
7 | Section 2. Effective date. |
8 | This act shall take effect immediately. |
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