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


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

 

50
450
2000
250

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

 

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

 

Green
Red
Brown
Blue

 All gem quality corundum, that is not red, is known as

 

Emeralds
Sapphires
Padparadscha
Rubies
The gemstone Serpentine is primarily which colour ?

 

Green
Red
Brown
Blue

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

 

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

 

Epsomite
Crocoite
Scheelite
Gypsum

 Alabaster is a type of which sulphate mineral ?

 

Epsomite
Crocoite
Scheelite
Gypsum
Red varieties of corundum are known as

 

Emeralds
Sapphires
Padparadscha
Rubies

 Which organic gemstone is classified as a type of coal ?

 

Pearl
Jet
Coral
Shell


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