Common examples of igneous rocks, which are demonstrated for studying rock characteristics include pumice, basalt, granite, gabbro, obsidian and rhyolite.he most abundant rock in the earth's crust is none other than the igneous rock type. It alone accounts to about 90 percent of all rocks in the top layer of the earth's crust.
The official state bird of Florida is the Northern Mocking bird, at least for now. The Florida Scrub Jay or possibly the Osprey may end up ousting the Mockingbird as our state bird.
The Rhode Island Red beat out its closest competitors, the osprey and ruby-throated hummingbird, and became Rhode Island's official state bird at noon on May 3, 1954. The Rhode Island Red, Governor Dennis J. Roberts said, upon signing the bill into law, has become a symbol of Rhode Islanders all over the world.