Other minerals

Question 1

Describe Schorl

Answer 1

• Usually grows in hexagonal crystals
• Black in color
• Usually grows near other gem quality minerals

Question 2

Describe Hemimorphite

Answer 2

•Two types:
*Blue
•Blue bubbles, very small crystals, grew faster
*White
•Large white crystals, grew more slowly

Question 3

Describe Diamond

Answer 3

• Hardest mineral known
• Usually transparent
• Almost always grows in a crystal structure
• Is NOT the rarest gem

Question 4

Describe Rhodocrosite

Answer 4

• Usually red in color
• When in a crystal structure, it is a perfect cube
• Colorado state mineral