Color of Gems Grades 5 to 6 Vocabulary

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These words from Grades 5-6 Vocabulary Building with Crosswords published by Instructional Fair, Inc. (1990). This challenge is relating to "englishcafe.com".
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  1. sunstone
    a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
  2. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  3. emerald
    a green transparent form of beryl
  4. agate
    an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony
  5. topaz
    a mineral in crystals of various colors used as a gemstone
  6. ruby
    a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
  7. turquoise
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  8. jade
    a semiprecious gemstone that is usually green
  9. sapphire
    a precious transparent stone that is typically a rich blue
  10. onyx
    a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands
  11. moonstone
    a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster
  12. quartz
    a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
  13. amethyst
    a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
  14. jasper
    a semiprecious gemstone that is often red
  15. garnet
    any of a group of hard glassy minerals used as gemstones
  16. opal
    a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica
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