Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

[quizbowl]

yay!

[hexagonaria]

meh (Click to Show Hidden Text)

my first impression is chalcedony, but im not sure. Its too late for me to think

[quizbowl]

meh (Click to Show Hidden Text)

my first impression is chalcedony, but im not sure. Its too late for me to think

Nope. Hint: this is a polished specimen.

[hexagonaria]

my final answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

celestite

[quizbowl]

Good job! The colour is a great giveaway for that mineral.

[starfield]

wait, I saw this picture before and it was for the mineral lepidote. Here's the website:
http://www.allipacha.com/store/crystals ... -7_54.html

[hexagonaria]

Good job! The colour is a great giveaway for that mineral.

yeah, i remember reading that its name means sky blue in latin.

wait, I saw this picture before and it was for the mineral lepidote. Here's the website:
http://www.allipacha.com/store/crystals ... -7_54.html

thats really weird.. I've never seen lepidolite like that, but the internet doesn't lie. I mean, you know, usually.

I'd be interested to know where quizbowl got the image.

In the meantime, though, I'm just gonna go ahead and find something else to post, if that's cool with you guys.

[hexagonaria]

IDENTIFY!! (Click to Show Hidden Text)

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[pinkyfinger]

Answer (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Pyrite dollars?

[hexagonaria]

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Pyrite dollars?

yup.