Gia Colored Stone
final exam(464
questions and
answers)
Which of the following is a gem variety? Assignment 1 - answer
demantoid
A substance that consists of atoms of only one kind is a. Assignment
1 - answer chemical element
Which of the following is an organic gem? Assignment 1 - answer
amber
Many colored stones are mined by. Assignment 1 - answer
independent miners using small-scale mining methods.
Which group does almandine belong to? Assignment 1 - answer
Garnet
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Synthetic gem materials. Assignment 1 - answer Are not mineral
A broad gem category based on chemical composition and crystal
structure is a. Assignment 1 - answer gem species
A natural, inorganic substance with a characteristic chemical
composition and usually characteristic crystal structure is a(n).
Assignment 1 - answer Mineral
The world's largest gem-consuming market is. Assignment 1 -
answer United States
Which of the following is amorphous? Assignment 1 - answer
amber
A gem produced by, or derived from, a living organism is.
Assignment 1 - answer organic
Most gems are. Assignment 1 - answer minerals
To be a gem, a mineral must be beautiful, durable, and. Assignment 1
- answer rare
Media attention in the 1990s regarding its treatment reduced
consumer confidence in. Assignment 1 - answer emerald
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A natural material that's made up of a mass of one or more kinds of
mineral crystals is a. Assignment 1 - answer Rock.
Myanmar's famous Mogok ruby deposits were formed by.
Assignment 2 - answer metamorphic processes.
Heat and pressure transform limestone into. Assignment 2 - answer
marble
Which gem can crystallize in volcanic rock from gases released by
magma? Assignment 2 - answer Red beryl
Which is a deposit where gems eroded from the source rock and
remained in place nearby? Assignment 2 - answer Eluvial
Most gemstones form in the. Assignment 2 - answer continental
crust
From granite, pegmatite gems get exotic elements like. Assignment
2 - answer beryllium, boron, and lithium.
Which is a key locality for hydrothermal gems? Assignment 2 -
answer Ouro Preto, Brazil
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Which gem forms by metamorphism? Assignment 2 - answer
Tanzanite
Emeralds are rarely found in placer deposits because they're.
Assignment 2 - answer unable to withstand much abrasion.
Most of the gems in Tanzania's Umba River Valley are found in.
Assignment 2 - answer Placers deposit
A deposit where gems are found in the rocks where they formed is
called. Assignment 2 - answer primary
Which is a workable alluvial deposit of gem minerals with economic
potential? Assignment 2 - answer placers
Which type of deposit is usually the most profitable for colored
stone mining? Assignment 2 - answer secondary
Rocks altered by heat and pressure are. Assignment 2 - answer
Metamorphic
Kunzite is most often found in association with. Assignment 2 -
answer tourmaline and beryl in pegmatite.
A two-phase inclusion is a cavity in a gem that's typically filled
with. Assignments 3 - answer a liquid and a gas