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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Gemstones VII
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


Alabaster is a type of which sulphate mineral ?

 

Crocoite
Gypsum
Scheelite
Epsomite

 Which organic gem is best sourced from the tusk of the African Elephant ?

 

Ivory
Shell
Coral
Jet
Which sulphite yellowish white to brown mineral is used to make gemstones ?

 

Crocoite
Gypsum
Scheelite
Epsomite

 Which of these minerals is a natural glass, normally dark in colour ?

 

Obsidian
Jet
Shell
Tektite
The silicate minerals Jadeite and Nephrire are types of Jade, which is which colour ?

 

Red
Blue
Brown
Green

 Of the 3000 known minerals, around how many are used as a gemstone ?

 

450
250
2000
50
The gemstone Serpentine is primarily which colour ?

 

Red
Blue
Brown
Green

 Red varieties of corundum are known as

 

Sapphires
Rubies
Padparadscha
Emeralds
All gem quality corundum, that is not red, is known as

 

Sapphires
Rubies
Padparadscha
Emeralds

 Which organic gemstone is classified as a type of coal ?

 

Jet
Shell
Coral
Pearl


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