Geology

Question 1

World’s Hardest Mineral

Answer 1

Diamond

Question 2

Diamond Material

Answer 2

Carbon

Question 3

Green Beryl Gem

Answer 3

Emerald

Question 4

“Mutton Fat” nephrite

Answer 4

Jade (often it’s green, not always)

Question 5

Types of Rock

Answer 5

Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
Igneous - Obsidian (volcanic glass), granite, basalt, and andesite porphyry
Metamorphic - slate, marble, schist, and quartzite
Sedimentary - limestone, a sedimentary rock, that was a coral reef

Question 6

Yellow or Golden Gem

Answer 6

Topaz

Question 7

Purple Quartz

Answer 7

Amethyst

Question 8

Gem Named after a Tsarina

Answer 8

Alexandrite

Question 9

Gem Found in Tanzania

Answer 9

Tanzanite

Question 10

Green Chalcedony spotted with red Jasper

Answer 10

Bloodstone

Question 11

Reddish-Brown Gem

Answer 11

Garnet

Question 12

Black Organic Gem

Answer 12

Jet

Question 13

Opaque Blue or Azure Gemstone (sometimes flecked)

Answer 13

Lapis Lazuli

Question 14

Often Blue Corundum

Answer 14

Sapphire - 9 on the Mohs scale (the third hardest mineral, right behind diamond

Question 15

Red Corundum

Answer 15

Ruby

Question 16

Kashmire Blue Type of Gem

Answer 16

Sapphire

Question 17

Star of Indian Type of Gem

Answer 17

Ruby

Question 18

95.5 Carat Diamond in the Smithsonian

Answer 18

Hope Diamond

Question 19

Largest Gem Quality Diamond

Answer 19

Golden Jubilee Diamond (546 Carats)

Question 20

Largest Rough Diamond Ever Discovered

Answer 20

Cullinan Diamond (3,107 carats)

Question 21

Diamond in Titanic

Answer 21

Heart of the Ocean

Question 22

Carat

Answer 22

a unit of mass for gemstones, equal to 0.2 gram

Carat (purity) or karat, a unit of purity for gold

Question 23

January

Answer 23

Garnet

Question 24

February

Answer 24

Amethyst

Question 25

March

Answer 25

Aquamarine

Question 26

April

Answer 26

Diamond

Question 27

May

Answer 27

Emerald

Question 28

June

Answer 28

Pearl

Question 29

July

Answer 29

Ruby

Question 30

August

Answer 30

Peridot

Question 31

September

Answer 31

Sapphire

Question 32

October

Answer 32

Opal

Question 33

November

Answer 33

Topaz

Question 34

December

Answer 34

Turquoise

Question 35

Study of Earth's Physical Properties

Answer 35

Geophysics

Question 36

Study of the Motion of Earth's Plate

Answer 36

Tectonics

Question 37

Study of Rocks

Answer 37

Petrology

Question 38

Earth's Age

Answer 38

4.5 Billion years

Question 39

Earth's Outer Layer

Answer 39

Crust

Question 40

Earth's Laywer below the crust

Answer 40

Mantle

Question 41

Current Geologic Period

Answer 41

Quaternary

Question 42

Current Geologic Epoch

Answer 42

Holocene

Question 43

Current Geologic Era

Answer 43

Cenozoic (Recent Life)

Question 44

Middle Geologic Era

Answer 44

Mesozoic (Middle Life)

Question 45

Early Geologic Era

Answer 45

Paleozoic (Ancient life)

Question 46

Ancient Super Continent, 240 Million Years Ago

Answer 46

Pangaea

Question 47

Northern SuperContinent, 120 Million Years Ago

Answer 47

Laurasia

Question 48

Southern Super Continent, 120 Million Years Ago

Answer 48

Gondwana

Question 49

Earth's Energy

Answer 49

Geothermal

Question 50

Ocean Surrounded by Volcanic "Ring of Fire"

Answer 50

Pacific

Question 51

Large Volcanic Crater

Answer 51

Caldera

Question 52

Scale Measuring Earthquake Intensity

Answer 52

RIchter Scale

Question 53

Tidal Wave Caused by an Earthquake

Answer 53

Tsunami

Question 54

Fool's Gold

Answer 54

IRon Pyrite

Question 55

Uranium and Radium Ore

Answer 55

Pitchblende

Question 56

Aluminum Ore

Answer 56

Bauxite

Question 57

Murcury Ore

Answer 57

Cinnabar

Question 58

Copper Ore

Answer 58

Cuprite

Question 59

Lead ore

Answer 59

Galena

Question 60

Hard Carbon

Answer 60

Diamond

Question 61

Soft Carbon

Answer 61

Graphite

Question 62

Hard Coal

Answer 62

Anthracite

Question 63

Soft Coal

Answer 63

Bituminous

Question 64

Brown Coal

Answer 64

Lignite

Question 65

Deep Black Ignite

Answer 65

Jef

Question 66

Dense Rock Formed from Cooling Lava

Answer 66

Basalt

Question 67

Glass Formed from Cooling Lava

Answer 67

Obsidian

Question 68

Earth's Crust most abundant rock

Answer 68

Igneous

Question 69

Most Common Ignous Rock

Answer 69

Graphite

Question 70

Soft Igneous Rock

Answer 70

Pumice

Question 71

Shale Rock Type

Answer 71

Sedimentary

Question 72

Translucent Gypsum

Answer 72

Alabaster

Question 73

Cave Ceiling Fixtures

Answer 73

Stalactites

Question 74

Cave Floor Fixtures

Answer 74

Stalagmites

Question 75

Scale Measuring Mineral Hardness

Answer 75

Mohs Scale

Question 76

Diamond Rating on Mohs Scale

Answer 76

Ten

Question 77

Ruby Rating on Mohs

Answer 77

9

Question 78

Talc Rating on Mohs Scale

Answer 78

1

Question 79

Large California Fault Line

Answer 79

San Andreas Fault

Question 80

Large East Africa Fault Line

Answer 80

Great Rift Valley