Gems Flashcards
PRECIOUS STONES–200–Mother of this! It’s a type of handle a revolver can have
pearl
PRECIOUS STONES–400–A David Caruso film, or a valuable stone found in Chinese carvings from 1400 B.C.
jade
PRECIOUS STONES–600–You might need one to pay your hospital bills if you take a fall on a double this ski trail
diamond
PRECIOUS STONES–800–The ancient Greeks raised a toast to this purple gem, believed to protect them from drunkenness
amethyst
PRECIOUS STONES–1000–Sounding like a noted political writer for the N.Y. Times, it’s a blue gem variety of corundum
sapphire
GEMS–200–Varieties of it have included the fire, the white, the black, but not the Buick
opal
GEMS–400–Color of a peridot
green
GEMS–600–The name of this gemstone is from the Persian “zargun” meaning gold-colored
zircon
GEMS–800–The largest blue diamond and the largest pearl have been given this name
Hope
GEMS–1000–The two gem names that end in the letters -nyx
onyx and sardonyx
GEMS–200–When they’ve grown attached to an oyster or mussel shell, these gems are called blisters
pearls
GEMS–400–After emerald, this blue-green gem is the most highly prized of the beryls
aquamarine
GEMS–600–The harlequin type of this gem is characterized by angular patches of fire
opal
GEMS–800–A Matura diamond is actually a variety of this mineral that’s used as a diamond substitute
zircon
GEMS–1000–Resembling topaz, this quartz gem derives it’s name from its lemon-yellow color
citrine
ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS–400–Canis lupus is the scientific name for the gray one of these
a wolf
ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS–800–This white legume has long been a staple of a branch of the armed forces, hence its name
the navy bean
ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS–1200–The reptile family Helodermatidae consists of only 2 members, the Mexican beaded lizard & this poisonous guy
the Gila monster
ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS–3000–Used in watches, it’s the most common piezoelectric crystal
quartz
ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS–2000–Verona & Treviso are varieties of this bitter, red-leafed salad green
radicchio
ROCKS & MINERALS–200–Kaolin, a pure type of this potter’s material, is formed when feldspar decomposes
clay
ROCKS & MINERALS–400–Of basalt, schist & obsidian, the one not an igneous rock
schist
ROCKS & MINERALS–600–Also called white mica, its name sounds like an inhabitant of the Russian capital
muscovite
ROCKS & MINERALS–5000–When scratched against a surface, hematite leaves this color streak
red
ROCKS & MINERALS–1000–You may be “board” to know that this natural abrasive is second only to diamonds in hardness
emery
GEMS & JEWELRY–100–The 1st of these crystalline carbon gems discovered in South Africa was found in 1867
Diamonds
GEMS & JEWELRY–200–These green beryls have been obtained from Cleopatra’s mines rediscovered around 1816
Emeralds
GEMS & JEWELRY–300–This type of sapphire contains needles of the mineral rutile, that reflect light in 6 rays
Star Sapphires
GEMS & JEWELRY–400–This sanguine March birthstone is dark green chalcedony spotted with red jasper
Bloodstone
GEMS & JEWELRY–500–Nephrite is the less prized of the 2 minerals that form this gemstone valued in Asia
Jade
GEMS–800–Organic & opaque, they represent purity & virginity
pearls
GEMS–1000–Stone of Laz, the Arabian goddess of love
lapis lazuli
GEMS & JEWELRY–100–In the 1930s Carroll F. Chatham invented a process to create these green gems artificially
Emeralds
GEMS & JEWELRY–200–This highly prized form of corundum gets its red color from minute amounts of chromium
Rubies
GEMS & JEWELRY–300–The waters north of Australia yield large silver-white ones of these
Pearls
GEMS & JEWELRY–400–Alexandrite & this “feline” gemstone are varieties of the same mineral
Cat’s Eye
GEMS & JEWELRY–500–These October birthstones may lose their color & crack if allowed to dry out
Opals
GEMS–200–Sapphires come in many colors, but the finest ones are this color
Blue
GEMS–400–This country’s diamond rush began after some Boer children found a 21-carat stone in 1866
South Africa