Peanut butter is an excellent source of nutrition. Required to contain at least 90 percent peanuts, it includes more than 30 vitamins and minerals. Peanut butter contains no cholesterol or trans fats, according to the National Peanut Board.
Quartz and calcite are abundant minerals in Washington State. Calcite is a very common mineral that appears in almost every color possible. Calcite is made up of calcium carbonate and is very brittle. Calcite sometimes contains iron, magnesium and zinc.
There are more pay-to-dig mines in North Carolina than in any other state in the nation. Gem materials found in North Carolina include aquamarine, beryl, citrine, emerald, garnet, moonstone, rose quartz, ruby, sapphire, smoky quartz, staurolite, topaz, tourmaline, and many others. Members of the North Carolina Legislature declared emerald the state's official gemstone.