Green and Yellow Tourmaline MCQs

 

Green and Yellow Tourmaline: Interactive MCQ Quiz

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1. Which tourmaline color variety does the book call the most common?

Emerald green
Yellow-green
Colorless
Dark blue

2. How does the book compare emerald-green tourmaline with yellow-green?

Emerald green is more common and less valuable
Both colors are equally rare
Yellow-green is much rarer and more valuable
Emerald green is much rarer and more valuable

3. Until which century was green tourmaline often confused with emerald?

The 18th century
The 15th century
The 20th century
The 21st century

4. Which set of locations is listed for emerald-green tourmaline?

Sri Lanka, Australia, and Canada
Russia, Myanmar, and East Africa
Brazil, Tanzania, and Namibia
Italy, Germany, and England

5. Where does the book say fibrous yellow tourmaline material occurs?

Namibia
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Brazil

6. Which location is linked to fibrous yellow material rather than the listed emerald-green stones?

Brazil
Tanzania
Namibia
Sri Lanka

7. Which variety is described as much rarer and more valuable?

Emerald green
Yellow-green
Fibrous yellow only
Colorless

8. What composition does the book list for these tourmaline varieties?

Aluminum oxide
Calcium carbonate
Complex borosilicate
Iron oxide

9. What crystal structure does the book list for green and yellow tourmaline?

Cubic
Trigonal
Monoclinic
Orthorhombic

10. What hardness does the book list for green and yellow tourmaline?

3
5
6½
7½