Statistics for Geology Word Chain

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Less rare (but way more popular!) gemstone that is composed of pure carbon.	Diamond	91%
What geo means.	Earth	91%
Geologic process where earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces.	Erosion	85%
Volcanoes are called this when they aren't presently reacting, but could in the future.	Dormant	76%
Rare gemstone that gets its green color from impurities of chromium.	Emerald	76%
Talking about igneous rocks that formed above the surface of the earth (opposite of intrusive.	Extrusive	76%
Mineral's measure of its relative resistance to scratching.	Hardness	76%
"Salty" mineral.	Halite	71%
Rock type that is formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface.	Sedimentary	71%
Asian country at a convergent plate boundary (Indian and Eurasian continental plates).	Nepal	65%
Metamorphic rock that exhibits banding.	Gneiss	59%
Between felsic and mafic.	Intermediate	59%
Relative and absolute.	Dating	56%
Period before the Devonian in the geologic time scale.	Silurian	53%
Substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler format.	Element	50%
Describes elements that occur in nature in uncombined form.	Native	44%
Mineral property of breaking in a random pattern (goes with cleavage).	Fracture	41%
Ash rock that comes in a "welded" variety.	Tuff	38%
Quantity of resources that can be produced from a deposit.	Yield	38%
Igneous rock mass that has been intruded between rock strata causing uplift in the shape of a dome.	Laccolith	35%
Semi-precious stone (metamorphic rock) that is prized for its intense blue color.	Lapis lazuli	32%
Grossular, a Ca-Al garnet group, is sometimes marketed under the past name of this South African province from 1910-1994.	Transvaal	9%