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.
Florida is flamboyantly nicknamed the Sunshine State, Alligator State, Everglade State, the Orange State, the Flower State, the Peninsula State, the Land of Flowers. Florida's official state flag was adopted in 1900. In 1513, Ponce DeLeon, was seeking the mythical Fountain of Youth, and discovered Florida , claiming it for Spain.