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Common Uses/Mineral Statistics
Potluck
100
Name two things that Gypsum can come from.
Recycled dry-wall, Natural Gypsum that is mined, Synthetic Gypsum that is produced at coal plants (Guess two of these three to get correct)
100
Which of these can fluorite be: (A.) A rock (B.) A mineral,(C.) A gas
The Answers are: (A.) A rock, (B.) A mineral, and (C.) A Gas. (Explanation for (C.): Fluorine gas is a real gas that is highly reactive with gases, metal, and even water. It combines with (Surprise) Noble gases as well.(A.K.A. Noble gases are called "noble" for a reason.)
100
What is Gypsum's rock type? (Example: Obsidian's rock type is igneous rock)
Answer: Igneous and Sedimentary rock.
100
Do Gypsum and Fluorite both have cleavage?
Yes. They do both have cleavage.
100
What is one of the colors that Gypsum can be: (A.)red, (B.) blue, or (C.) green?
The correct answer is (A.) Red.
200
Name one state that produces a large amount of Gypsum and name one state that produces a large amount of Fluorite. (You cannot answer Ohio for either of these questions.)
You can choose from these for Gypsum: Iowa, Texas, California,Nevada, or Oklahoma/ You can choose from these for Fluorite: Kentucky, Illinois, Colorado, Tennessee.
200
What dental-care object is fluorite used in? This is the daily double. This is worth four hundred points!
What material is used in toothpaste?
200
What is fluorite's rock type? (Example: :Obsidian's rock type is igneous rock.)
Answer: All three (Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary.)
200
Fluorite is used in three of these materials: A. (Steel), B. (Computers), C. (Toothpaste), D. (Uranium), and E. (Plastic)
The answers are A, C, and D.
200
Is Gypsum common in Ohio, or is it not common in Ohio?
Not Common. Even though Gypsum is a common rock, there is a very limited amount of Gypsum that is mined in Ohio.
300
How is Gypsum formed?
Gypsum forms in lagoons where ocean waters high in calcium and sulfate can dissolve the rock and then replenish it. The result is the pileup of large piles of sedimentary gypsum.
300
What rock does Gypsum have the same chemical content of?
What rock does anhydrite have the same chemical content of?
300
Where is the rock Gypsum commonly found in Ohio?
In Northeastern Ohio, mostly in the silts and clay that are deposited in the beds of former glacial lakes.
300
Gypsum is used to make which three materials: A.(Cement), B. (Plastic), C. (Plasterboard), D. (Computers), or E. (Fertilizer)
The correct answers are A, C, and E.
300
What are some of the colors that fluorite can be?
Fluorite can be brown, purple, green, or yellow.
400
How is Flourite mined?
Fluorite rich veins may be weathered to depths of up to 75 m. Such weathered ore,needs to be mined open pit with draglines, scrapers, or power shovels, but they can only go down to 50 m. Below that, top slicing or overhead shrinkage stoping, are used.
400
What Latin word does "Fluorite" come from?
What word is based off of the Latin word for "flux"?
400
Where is the rock Fluorite found in the state of Ohio?
Fluorite can be found in Northwestern Ohio, around Findlay Arch. Fluorite can also be found in Southwestern Ohio, around the Serpent Mounds.
400
This is a two-part question. (Part One) Does Fluorite have cleavage? (Part Two) What is Fluorite's hardness?
(Answer 1) Fluorite does have cleavage (Answer 2) Fluorite's hardness is 4 on Moe's scale of Hardness.
400
What is the price range that fluorite can be bought on the internet?
Fluorite can be bought from two dollars to two thousand dollars.
500
When was fluorite discovered by the world? (Answer with the year. You don't need to do date, month, or time.)
Answer: 1886
500
What Greek word does "gypsum" come from?
What is the word that is based off of a word that stands for "calcined" or "burned"?
500
This is a very hard question, so as a bonus thing that I shall add, you shall get 1,000 points from this question, if you answer it correctly: Why are Gypsum and Fluorite found in Ohio?
(Answer) Fluorite is found in Ohio mostly through trade, but also by mining. Because Fluorite is used in Toothpaste, it is a common household rock. Fluorite is also a gas on the periodic table of elements, so it is also used in the production of uranium in our labs. We would import Fluorite for that purpose sometimes. Gypsum is found in Ohio because it is used in agriculture and is a great fertilizer, so for a farming state (Ohio) it would be a great resource. We traded with other countries to get it and we also mine gypsum, even though it's rare to find in Ohio.
500
This is a three-part question. (Question 1) What color streak does Gypsum have? (Question 2) What is Gypsum's Hardness? (Question 3) Does Gypsum have cleavage?
Answers to the questions: (Answer 1) White (Answer 2) Gypsum's hardness is 2 (Answer 3) Gypsum does have cleavage
500
What word comes from the rock fluorite?
Answer: Florescent (Explanation: Florescence is a property that some rocks have. It's when they glow/change colors underneath a UV light. Fluorite is such a famous florescent rock that people named the word "florescent" after it.)
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