| ATACAMITE | A mineral, a basic chloride of copper (9) |
| ALABASTER | Mineral a workshop applied to flower |
| AZUAITE | Blue mineral, a source of copper (7) |
| EMERY | A very hard mineral, a variety of corundum (5) |
| CINNABAR | A bright red mineral, a sulphide of mercury (8) |
| EPIDOTE | A greenish mineral, a silicate of calcium, aluminium and iron (7) |
| DIAMOND | Crystalline form of pure carbon and hardest known mineral; a traditional gift for a 60th wedding ann |
| TOURMALINE | Spread out mineral, a hard glassy mineral (10) |
| ASBESTOS | Fibrous heat-resistant mineral, a cause of mesothelioma |
| FLINT | Hard mineral, a variety of quartz (5) |
| EYESORE | Looks at the mineral a" what a hideous sight! (7) |
| SALTPETRE | Potassium nitrate and sodium chloride prized by soldiers (9) |
| MONOBASIC | Record graduate thus giving description of hydrogen chloride |
| SALTCOATS | Sodium chloride hides west coast resort (9) |
| CLEAVAGE | In rocks and minerals, a tendency to split in certain directions (8) |
| TABLESALT | Sodium chloride in our home chemistry set |
| SEASONING | Sodium chloride |
| SALT | Word, related to the name of a highly seasoned Italian sausage and a cold dish of vegetables, for sodium chloride, prepared as a condiment (4) |
| ASSAULTCOURSE | Series of obstacles in a dish of sodium chloride, it's said? |
| ASPHALT | A measure of acidity in sodium chloride, a substance found on roads (7) |
