Fun with Geoscience Trivia

Question Answer
1. Aventurine, citrine, and amethyst are all types of what mineral? QUARTZ
2. In what field did Lord Rayleigh give his name to a series of waves? SEISMOLOGY
3. What term is given to a fracture in a rock, normally vertical to bedding, along which no movement has occurred? JOINT

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