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Geology Flashcards

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95.5 carat diamond in Smithsonian

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Hope Diamond

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“Mutton fat” nephrite

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Jade

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Kashmir Blue type of gem

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Sapphire

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Diamond material

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Carbon

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5
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Deep black lignite

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Jet

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Large East Africa fault line

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Great Rift Valley

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Purple corundum

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Sapphire

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8
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June birthstone

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Pearl

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9
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Green Chalcedony spotted with red jasper

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Bloodstone

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10
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Study of Earth’s physical properties

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Geophysics

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11
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Ruby rating on Mhos scale

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Nine

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12
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Cave ceiling fixtures

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Stalactites

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13
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Reddish-brown gem

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Garnet

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14
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Yellow or golden gem

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Topaz

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15
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Star of India type of gem

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Ruby

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16
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Dense rock formed from cooling lava

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Basalt

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17
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Uranium and radium ore

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Pitchblend

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18
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Southern super continent - 120 million years ago

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Gongwana

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19
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September birthstone

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Sapphire

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20
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Black organic gem

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Jet

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21
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Current geologic era

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Cenozoic (recent life)

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22
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December birthstone

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Turquoise

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23
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Diamond in Titanic

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Heart of the Ocean

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24
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Earth’s outer layer

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Crust

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25
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Ancient super continent - 240 million years ago

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Pangaea

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26
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Northern super continent - 120 million years ago

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Lauasia

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27
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July birthstone

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Ruby

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28
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Translucent gypsum

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Alabaster

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29
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Large California fault line

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San Andreas Fault

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30
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Current geologic epoch

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Holocene

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31
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Most common igneous rock

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Granite

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32
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Early geologic era

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Paleozoic (ancient life)

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Earth’s layer below crust

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Earth’s crust most abundant rock

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March birthstone

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Aquamarine

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Middle geologic era

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Mesozoic (middle life)

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November birthstone

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Red corundum

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Hard coal

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Anthracite

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Gem named after a tsarina

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Alexandrite

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Tidal wave caused by an earthquake

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Mercury ore

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Glass formed from cooling lava

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May birthstone

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Copper ore

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April birthstone

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Ocean surrounded by volcanic “ring of fire”

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Course grain rock

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Stalactite and stalagmite combination

50
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Three types of rock

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Igneous - sedimentary - metamorphic

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Purple quartz

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Lead ore

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Opaque blue or azure gemstone (sometimes flecked)

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Lapis lazuli

54
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Scale measuring mineral hardness

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Mhos scale

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February birthstone

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Fool’s gold

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Iron Pyrite

57
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Scale measuring earthquake intensity

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Richter scale

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Aluminum ore

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Large volcanic crater

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Hard carbon

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Brown coal

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October birthstone

63
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Shale rock type

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Sedimentary

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World’s hardest mineral

65
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Study of rocks

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Green beryl gem

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Diamond rating on Mhos scale

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Soft igneous rock

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Soft coal

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Bituminous

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Gem found in Tanzania

71
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Talc rating on Mhos scale

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January birthstone

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Soft carbon

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Earth’s energy

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Geothermal

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Current geologic period

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Quaternary

76
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Earth’s age

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4.5 billion years

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Study of the motion of Earth’s plates

78
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Cave floor fixtures

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Stalagmites

79
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August birthstone

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