NHMS Minerals Quiz

George Gabriel Stokes discovered which of these minerals?

• Green Fluorite

• Quartz

• Metamorphic Rock

• Topaz

Where is this mineral found?

• Utah

• New Mexico

• Chile

• California

Which mineral was found in 1635?

• Amethyst

• Malachite

• Quartz

• Topaz

This mineral got its name due to the azure-blue color

• topaz

• kyanite

• azurite

• sodalite

This mineral was named after German mineralogist Johann Fuchs

• Amber

• Feldspar

• Elbaite

• Fuchsite

What would come next according to the hardness scale? (Talc, Gypsum, Calcite, Fluorite, ___________)

• Kyanite

• Diamond

• Topaz

• Feldspar

This mineral is considered to have a royal color.

• Quartz

• Topaz

• Amethyst

• Fluorite

Regular Pepto-Bismol's main ingredient is this

• Bismuth

• Petrified Wood

• Feldspar

• Calcite

This mineral is essentially known as fools gold.

• Muscovite

• Gold

• Quartz

• Pyrite

What is Florida's state rock

• Zircon

• Agatized Coral Fossil

• Ilmenite

• Rutile