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Sidana [21]
3 years ago
7

What makes a mineral a gem?

Biology
2 answers:
Vlada [557]3 years ago
8 0
The mineral should be hard and tough to resist scratching and have beautiful clarity or colour. The value is based on rarity and rare quality.
Shtirlitz [24]3 years ago
6 0

Minerals are made from elements that are substances which cannot be broken down into any simpler form.

Whereas a gemstone, also called a gem, is a piece of mineral in crystalline form.

For a mineral to be categorized as a gem, a naturally occurring mineral should  be clear with a beautiful color and hard enough to resist any scratches. It is then cut and polished into a stone form to be used as a piece of jewelry.

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