Statistics for Minerals by Unique Properties

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Often referred to as fool's gold.	Pyrite	94%
A carbon mineral with a Mohs hardness of 10.	Diamond	88%
A variety of beryl that is often green to colorless. The birthstone for May.	Emerald	88%
A pink to crimson gemstone, a variety of corundum. Sometimes used in electronics.	Ruby	88%
A typically blue gemstone, a variety of corundum. Sometimes used in lasers.	Sapphire	88%
A violet variety of quartz. The birthstone for February.	Amethyst	84%
A yellow, often smelly mineral. One of the only minerals found in its pure form in nature.	Sulfur	78%
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	66%
A clay mineral that is famously soft, being the defining mineral for the index of 1 on the Mohs hardness scale.	Talc	63%
A common iron oxide, often mined to collect Iron metal. Known to be abundant in at least two sites on Mars.	Hematite	50%
A feldspar mineral that displays a pearly and opalescent luster. Some believe it looks similar to the moon.	Moonstone	50%
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	47%
A mineral responsible for sparkles on many rocks. Used to be used in window glass.	Mica	44%
A yellow-to-brown variety of quartz. There is a superstition that this stone brings prosperity.	Citrine	38%
A light blue, opaque mineral with a waxy luster. Often porous in its natural form.	Turquoise	38%
A metallic mineral famous for its brilliant blue it offers in glass and dyes. It is used in invisible ink.	Cobalt	28%
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	25%
Often used as a birthstone for June instead of pearl, since pearl isn't a mineral.	Alexandrite	22%
A silicate mineral that has varieties of almost every color.	Tourmaline	22%
An orange-red variety of zircon, used as a gemstone. Possibly one of the foundational gemstones of New Jerusalem.	Jacinth	13%