SUN JOURNAL • February 23, 2023
The State and Local Government Committee recently agreed to urge colleagues to pick a state rock for the first time. If it carries the day, that rock will be something few Mainers know much about: granitic pegmatite. State Sen. Lisa Keim, a Dixfield Republican, said she introduced a bill to honor granitic pegmatite. Felch told lawmakers that granitic pegmatite “is a very common rock type found in at least 14 of 16 counties, including many of Maine’s state and national parks,” including Acadia National Park, Grafton Notch State Park and Popham Beach State Park. But what makes it especially alluring is that it sometimes contains jewels.