Morganite (Beryl) MCQs

 

Morganite (Beryl): Interactive Gemstone MCQ Quiz

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1. Which impurities does the book associate with morganite’s color?

Chromium Vanadium Manganese Titanium

2. Which colors does the book include among morganite varieties?

Pink, rose, peach, and violet Blue, green, and colorless Red, black, and metallic gray Yellow, orange, and brown only

3. Who was honored by the name “morganite”?

A geologist named A. G. Werner A scientist from Greenland A king of Madagascar Banker and gem enthusiast J. Pierpoint Morgan

4. What crystal form does the book say morganite tends to have?

Long, needlelike fibers Short, stubby, tabular prisms Thin cubic plates Rounded pebbles only

5. What does the book say about morganite’s dichroism?

It always appears metallic from every direction It changes permanently from pink to blue in sunlight It may show two body-color shades, or one shade and colorless It is always colorless from every angle

6. Where was the first described morganite specimen found?

California, with tourmaline Brazil, with zircon Egypt, with emerald Norway, with aquamarine

7. Which locality is noted for some of the finest morganite?

California Elba Pakistan Madagascar

8. What does the book say Brazil produces?

Only colorless goshenite Pure pink crystals and some crystals with both aquamarine and morganite Only dark blue beryl Only red beryl in rhyolite

9. What treatment may be used on morganite with a yellow or orange tinge?

Cooling it to produce blue Oiling it to make it green Heat-treating it for a purer pink Placing silver foil behind it

10. Which crystal structure is listed for morganite?

Hexagonal Cubic Triclinic Monoclinic