Petoskey Stone
A rare ornamental stone composed of a fossilised, rugose coral, Hexagonaria Percarinata, extinct since the Devonian, about 350 million years ago.
Origin of name: named after the only source, the city of Petoskey, on the shore of Lake Michigan
Petoskey itself is named after former Odawa [Ottawa] Chief Petosegay, son of Antoine Carree, French nobleman and fur trader, and his wife, daughter of an Odawa chief. The name means "rising sun".
Read more about Petoskey Stone and the Ottawa legends surrounding it.
Synonyms and trade names: none
Worth knowing: since 1965 Petoskey Stone is Michigans official state mineral
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