Which state in the United States is known as "Gem state"?

I lived there briefly, only found one gem. I married her.

tunegrabber, That was a lovely comment!

tunegrabber, love that!

Yeah, potatoes and blah, blah, blah about natural beauty, which we have in spades, but we are the Gem State, because we have a huge mining industry and a person can find industrial diamonds, sapphire, rubies, opals, quartz crystals, geodes, petrified wood, gold, silver, copper, lead, and molybdenum in Idaho among other ores and gemstones. Before planning your next vacation to Idaho, read up on Idaho law about claim jumping.

I live in Idaho, there are natural precious gems here but mostly precious metals.

My birthstone is a topaz?! I think?! a well I know it's a blue gem!! tho!!

Kane, Yes it was!!

petri, you can dig for star garnets in Idaho