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Minerals by Unique Properties - Statistics
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Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Often referred to as fool's gold. | Pyrite | 89%
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| A variety of beryl that is often green to colorless. The birthstone for May. | Emerald | 84%
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| A pink to crimson gemstone, a variety of corundum. Sometimes used in electronics. | Ruby | 84%
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| A typically blue gemstone, a variety of corundum. Sometimes used in lasers. | Sapphire | 82%
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| A carbon mineral with a Mohs hardness of 10. | Diamond | 80%
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| A violet variety of quartz. The birthstone for February. | Amethyst | 73%
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| A yellow, often smelly mineral. One of the only minerals found in its pure form in nature. | Sulfur | 73%
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| A hard crystalline mineral, which comes in many properties. Often used in electric watches due to its vibrating properties when a current runs through it. | Quartz | 55%
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| A clay mineral that is famously soft, being the defining mineral for the index of 1 on the Mohs hardness scale. | Talc | 55%
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| Famous for its carcinogenic properties and also its fireproof capabilities, but lesser-known as the mineral that the famous tiger's eye is made of. | Asbestos | 41%
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| A common iron oxide, often mined to collect Iron metal. Known to be abundant in at least two sites on Mars. | Hematite | 41%
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| A mineral responsible for sparkles on many rocks. Used to be used in window glass. | Mica | 36%
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| A feldspar mineral that displays a pearly and opalescent luster. Some believe it looks similar to the moon. | Moonstone | 36%
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| A light blue, opaque mineral with a waxy luster. Often porous in its natural form. | Turquoise | 32%
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| A yellow-to-brown variety of quartz. There is a superstition that this stone brings prosperity. | Citrine | 30%
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| A metallic mineral famous for its brilliant blue it offers in glass and dyes. It is used in invisible ink. | Cobalt | 20%
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| Often used as a birthstone for June instead of pearl, since pearl isn't a mineral. | Alexandrite | 11%
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| A silicate mineral that appears most commonly brown, but also blue, orange, yellow, and pink. In medieval times it was believed that this stone cured lunacy. | Topaz | 9%
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| A silicate mineral that has varieties of almost every color. | Tourmaline | 9%
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| An orange-red variety of zircon, used as a gemstone. Possibly one of the foundational gemstones of New Jerusalem. | Jacinth | 0%
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