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State Rock: Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata) |
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State Fossil: Mastodon |
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State Gem: Greenstone (Chlorastrolite) |
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The 2012 MESTA Conference will be held August 15-19 at Michigan Technical University (in Houghton). The conference will be a joint conference with NESTA (National Earth Science Teachers Association). A number of field trips and classroom workshops will be offered. More details will be coming by mid-February. The 2011 MESTA Conference was held at Western Michigan University (in Kalamazoo). The conference featured a trip look at glacial stratigraphy and slope stability on Friday, and a trip to the Michigan Geological Repository For Research and Education and a number of workshops and lectures on Saturday. The 2010 MESTA Conference was held at Lake Superior State University (in Sault Ste. Marie). The conference featured a Galileoscope workshop and a visit to Canada (to collect rock specimens) on Friday, and a number of workshops and lectures on Saturday.
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