Friday, December 17, 2010

GeoJeopardy! Fridays

It is that time again for GeoJeopardy! Fridays, because I am so busy I almost forgot it was Friday.

- Gems and Minerals -

Old masters could grind up hematite or cinnabar to make shades of this primary color

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The ancients called jade lapis nephriticus, as they thought it a stone that could cure this organ's ailments

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You can find caledonite in this country that lent its ancient name to the mineral

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A beryl named for a New York financier isn't johnite or pierpontite, but this

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Antimony is the usual base of this dark eye shadow used by Middle Eastern women

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4 comments:

  1. I believe the answer to the last one, while generally pronounced the same as what you give, is spelled differently.

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  2. Thanks for the catch. Do you know the spelling? That was how it was on the Jeopardy database.

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  4. No prob, thanks for the update. I deleted your comment so now you won't see the answer.

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