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Chemistry that focuses on non-living chemical interactions
What is inorganic chemistry
Mica found in granite
What is biotite
Study that focuses on the properties of minerals
What is mineralogy
Study of crystals, their specific properties and structures
What is Crystallography
Appear everywhere: caves, river and ocean sediment, mountain ranges, and soil.
Where are mineral specimens found
Found in China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Bolivia, Romania, Czech Republic, Canada, and Mexico
What is stibnite
Most valuable jade
What is deep green
Used stibnite as eyeliner
Who are the Egyptians
Used for jewelry, dental crowns, and satellite components
What is gold
Cobalt, copper, nickel, and iron
What is the metals we need to make high-tech devices
Tool that helps identify various characteristics of minerals, using a process known as polarized light microscopy
Wari civilization artifacts display the vast wealth of the capitol city
What are silver bowls and earrings
Jade used for artwork, including jewelry, intricate figurines, cups, bowls, and vases
Who are the Chinese
prized for its beautiful coloring, hardness, and ability to be forged into various works of art.
What is jade
The color range of jade
What is deep green, white to creamy gray, red, lilac, and near black
7 C’s of history
What is creation, corruption, catastrophe, confusion, Christ, cross, consummation
Favorite mineral
Answers will vary
Found everywhere
Can use different tools to identify
What is mineral collection
Expensive soft rock composed of gypsum or calcite; used for sculptures and on face of buildings
What is alabaster
Stibnite causes redness in
What is eye