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COLORED VSTONE V- VANSWER-Any Vgem Vmaterial Vother Vthan Vdiamond.
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GEMOLOGY V- VANSWER-The Vstudy Vof Vgems.
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ORGANIC V- VANSWER-Once Vliving, Vor Vproduced Vby Va Vliving Vorganism V(plant Vor Vanimal).
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MINERALS V- VANSWER-A Vnatural, Vinorganic Vsubstance Vwith Va Vcharacteristic Vchemical Vcomposition
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Vand Vusually Vcharacteristic Vstructure.
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INORGANIC V- VANSWER-Composed Vof, Vor Varising Vfrom, Vnon-living Vmatter.
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CHEMICAL VCOMPOSITIONS V- VANSWER-Kinds Vand Vrelative Vquantities Vof Vatoms Vthat Vmake Vup Va
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Vmaterial.
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DURABILITY V- VANSWER-A Vgemstone's Vability Vto Vwithstand Vwear, Vheat, Vand Vchemicals.
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LUSTER V- VANSWER-The Vappearance Vof Va Vmaterial's Vsurface Vin Vreflected Vlight.
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, TRANSPARENCY V- VANSWER-Degree Vto Vwhich Va Vmaterial Vallows Vlight Vto Vpass Vthrough Vit.
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HARDNESS V- VANSWER-How Vwell Va Vgemstone Vresists Vscratches Vand Vabrasion.
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TOUGHNESS V- VANSWER-How Vwell Va Vgemstone Vresists Vbreaking, Vchipping, Vand Vcracking.
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STABILITY V- VANSWER-How Vwell Va Vgemstone Vresists Vthe Veffects Vof Vlight, Vheat, Vand Vchemicals.
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CRYSTAL VSTRUCTURE V- VANSWER-Regular, Vrepeating Vinternal Varrangement Vof Vatoms Vin Va
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Vmaterial.
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CHEMICAL VFORMULA V- VANSWER-Written Vdescription Vof Va Vmaterial's Vchemical Vmakeup.
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TRACE VELEMENTS V- VANSWER-Atoms Vin Va Vgem Vthat Varen't Vpart Vof Vits Vessential Vchemical
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Vcomposition.
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AMORPHOUS V- VANSWER-Lacking Va Vregular Vcrystal Vstructure.
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SPECIES V- VANSWER-A Vbroad Vgem Vcategory Vbased Von Vchemical Vcomposition Vand Vcrystal
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Vstructure.
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VARIETY V- VANSWER-A Vsubcategory Vof Vspecies Vbased Von Vcolor, Vtransparency, Vor Vphenomenon.
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PHENOMENON V- VANSWER-An Vunusual Voptical Veffect Vdisplayed Vby Va Vgem.
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GROUPS V- VANSWER-A Vfamily Vof Vgems Vfrom Vseveral Vclosely Vrelated Vmineral Vspecies.
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