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SUNSTONEAnother name for the mineral aventurine feldspar (8)
GOETHITEWhat is the common name for the mineral FeO(OH)? (8)
ROCKSALTAnother name for the mineral halite (4,4)
REDCOBALTAnother name for the mineral erythrite (3,6)
GEMSTONEGeneral word for any one of the minerals symbolising birth months or used as gifts for some of the wedding anniversaries (8)
ADULARIAA feldspar mineral known as moonstone when displaying an opalescent play of colours (8)
PORPHYRYIgneous rock containing large crystals of feldspar (8)
TRACHYTEVolcanic rock consisting largely of alkali feldspar (8)
PARASITESomething harmful can emerge from feldspar - as it evaporates (8)
CINNABARThe mineral that is called vermilion when it is used as a pigment, the largest deposits being found in Almaden, central Spain (8)
OUTCROPSGrows more? Must be the mineral veins (8)
NEPHRITEVariety of the mineral actinolite; one of two minerals called jade (8)
HYACINTHVariety of the mineral zircon which is also called jacinth (8)
RESTOREDPuts back the remainder of the minerals (8)
PEACOCKORENickname for the mineral bornite because of its range of iridescent colours resembling the plumage and tail feathers of India's national bird (7,3)
OREEngineer got nothing for the mineral deposit (3)
ANDESITEDark fine-grained volcanic rock similar to basalt, chiefly composed of plagioclase feldspar (8)
PORPHRRYIgneous rock containing feldspar crystals in a fine-grained
ANTIGENSToxic crystalline element occurring in metallic and non-metallic forms, chiefly obtained from the mineral stibnite (8)
SAPPHIREGemstone variety of the mineral corundum when it is a colour other than red