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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:45 am 
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New Tip for six, although it would be very, very, very obscure as a gem. Took in Zink as the shared building block, that led to the other tips....

1. Smithsonite
2. Opal
3. Sphalerite
4. Kornerupin
5. Chrysoprase
6. Annabergite (Zink containing Variety)

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Brad P, I didn't recognize you at first! You've lost your blush and gone green!


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Barbra, I thought the green looked a little better. :)

Nikolaus, your answer for number six fits all the clues so far. So close! Annabergite at 2 would be the softest, is found at Laurium and is biaxial. I will have to nudge you a bit more to say that no. 6 is at least one full number higher on the Moh's scale than Annabergite and is orthorhombic.

Smithsonite for no. 1 is also getting close but incorrect. You have taken the building block clue to its natural conclusion but I find this blue-green to be fairly typical for Smithsonite, not unusual as the clue states. Sphalerite is not one of the 6.

You're nearly there, keep it up!

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Alright, no attempts for awhile now, so the answers are as follows:


Stone 1: Willemite, from Tsumeb, Namibia. The clue referenced the Franklin, New Jersey deposit which has produced gems as well as the Zinc in Willemite's struture

Stone 2: Blue Opal from Peru.

Stone 3: Smithsonite, also found in light pink.

Stone 4: Kornerupine

Stone 5: Chrysoprase from Australia. The "five cent's" reference was to Nickel as the coloring agent.

Stone 6: Adamite from Laurion, Greece. This is another of the Zinc minerals.

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Adamite!?!

We needed a ton more clues for that one. :(


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