WHY IS HAWAII LACKING IN SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES WHILE THE U.S. MAINLAND AND OTHER PLACES ARE HOME TO MANY?

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I am you do the scholarship plan upon crystals as well as we longed for to know because semi-precious stones can be found upon the US mainland as well as alternative places though not in Hawaii. An answer as well as if the site for investigate is accessible would be severely appreciated!

Tags: Crystals, Hawaii, Mainland, Science Project, Semi Precious Stones

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6 Responses to “WHY IS HAWAII LACKING IN SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES WHILE THE U.S. MAINLAND AND OTHER PLACES ARE HOME TO MANY?”

1. irishMeg10 Says:
   February 13th, 2010 at 9:04 pm

   Maybe because of the extreme heat because the islands are made up of volcanos and so the stones are unable to be made? Im not sure but it may help. Good luck!

2. M C Says:
   February 17th, 2010 at 3:38 am

   Hawaii is made up of islands.The Island of Hawaiʻi is built from five separate shield volcanoes that erupted somewhat sequentially, one overlapping the other. Interpretation of geological evidence led to the proposal that two ancient volcanic shields (named Ninole and Kulani) were all but buried by the younger Mauna Loa (MacDonald and Abbott, 1970). Geologists now consider these “outcrops” to be part
   of the earlier building of Mauna Loa.
   IBecause Mauna Loa and Kīlauea are active volcanoes, the island of Hawaiʻi is still growing.

3. Summer B Says:
   February 19th, 2010 at 12:03 am

   Hawaii is purely volcanic which does not produce semi-preious stones. The mainland is made of lots of different kinds of soil.

4. wise_guy_57 Says:
   February 20th, 2010 at 10:45 am

   The most logical reason is that the Hawaiian islands were created at a faster rate, the lava that formed the islands cooled fast, giving only smaller crystals a chance to form. The continental US was formed by slower geologic processes, thus giving larger crystals time to form.

5. jmills5299 Says:
   February 21st, 2010 at 3:44 am

   Hawaii was formed by volcanoes. The U.S. mainland is full of caves and faults to form these stones. Hawaii has a lot of volcanic rock. Hawaii also has active volcanoes. It is difficult to form stones with so many changes happening all the time.

6. willsiemarucci Says:
   February 22nd, 2010 at 10:46 am

   Hawii is made by volcanoes. The lava would not be a natural place for rocks to be found.

   Go to the Smithsonian home page. Department of Natural History. type in Hawii.

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