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Phenomenal Gemstone

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 3 traits of Gems?

a)

Beauty, Rarity, Durability

b)

Beauty, Hardness, Uniqueness

c)

Beauty, Exclusiveness, Durability

d)

Beauty, Rarity,

Hardness

2.

Malachite is an opaque stone.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

To understand the color you need to know the hue, tone and saturation.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Star-sapphire is always in a pear shaped cut.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which gemstone is a color-zoning gem?

a)

Watermelon tourmaline

b)

Lapis Lazuli

c)

Pearl

d)

Garnett

6.

What do you call the star pattern in the dome cabochon of the Star-Sapphire?

(a)  

7.

Is this a natural or a synthetic Star-Ruby/Star-Sapphire?

a)

Natural

b)

Synthetic

8.

Chatoyancy is a narrow band of light seen on the surface cause by reflection of light from numerous needle-like inclusion.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Is this a natural or a synthetic Opal?

a)

Natural

b)

Synthetic

10.

What do you call this gem?

(a)  

11.

Gems that display unusual optical effects are classified as ...

a)

phenomenal

b)

rare

c)

extraordinary

d)

precious

12.

How are pearls formed?

a)

Pearls are formed when an irritant enters the mollusk/oyster

b)

Pearls are formed by mermaids

c)

Pearls are formed when the fish is eaten by the oyster

d)

Pearls are manmade gemstones

13.

What are the type of Pearls?

a)

Freshwater

b)

South Sea

c)

Akoya

d)

Tahitian

e)

All above

14.

What do you call, when the irritant is purposely placed inside the oyster through human intervention?

(a)  

15.

What is an Opal Doublet or Triplet?

a)

There's double and triple opal

b)

Doublet is the amount of color seen in an opal and triplet is the sizes of an opal

c)

Doublets consist of two layers adhered together with glue and triplets consist of three layers

d)

Doublets and triplets is the amount of inclusions seen in an opal

16.

Orient is the term iridescence seen in some ....

a)

Fire agates

b)

Pearls

c)

Cats Eye

d)

Labradorites

17.

Moonstone's famous inclusion is called "Centipede".

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Labradorite has what phenomena effect?

a)

Color zoning

b)

Asterism

c)

Adventurescene

d)

Labradorescene

19.

Is Cats eye and Alexandrite from the same family (group) called Chrysoberyl?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the birthstone for the month of October?

a)

Ruby

b)

Opal

c)

Pearl

d)

Citrine

21.

Which oyster/mollusk is commonly known as the black-lipped pearl oyster?

a)

Pinctada Margaritifera

b)

Pinctada Fucata

c)

Pinctada Maxima

d)

Hyriopsis Cumingii