Interesting Earth Science Facts About the Commonwealth

 

Kentucky's official state mineral is calcite.
Kentucky's official state rock is coal.
Kentucky's official state gemstone is agate.
Kentucky's official state fossil is brachiopod.

Did you know that meteorites have hit Kentucky?

Did you know that record earthquakes have rocked Kentucky?

Did you know that Kentucky is the home of the world's longest cave?

Did you know that Pine Mountain has moved?

Did you know that Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson studied the fossil bones from Big Bone Lick in Northern Kentucky?

The lowest point at the surface in Kentucky is in the Reed Quarry in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. The elevation at the very bottom of the pit is 100 feet below sea level.

Fossils at the W.T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky

I struck gold(?) at the W.T. Young Library

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Last Modified on 2025-11-17
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