What is the Alaska State mineral?

Our Mineral is Gold. The Gold Rush of 1898 lured thousands of Men, Women, and even children to Alaska in search of gold. The most well know mining towns or gateways were Fairbanks, Juneau, Skagway, and Dawson City (in the Yukon). Each gold nugget is very distinct, so much so, miners can tell from the look of a gold nugget where it was mined. In the picture above, well it's not a gold nugget, but I'm sure you can tell where it came from! (I took this photo of "Bae's" ring; she is of one of the eldest ladies of Skagway, and in memory of her friend, she went to the dentist where her friend was a patient, asked for her friends teeth, and had her friends teeth mounted on a ring). I love Alaskans; I couldn't make this up if I tried.  more