Gold And Gems Quiz What Do You Know About Sparkly Treasures Made By Nature?

Television and internet ads regularly extol the classic beauty of gold jewelry and dazzling shine of cut gemstones. While we’re all familiar with the precious gems — diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds — there are hundreds semiprecious gemstones, according to theInternational Gem Society. And sometimes even organic materials that are made into jewelry (like pearls) are considered gemstones.

Many gemstones are crafted into jewelry using gold, asoft, malleable element. Although gold is a relatively rare metal, scientists aren’t sure exactlyhow much of it existsin the world — or how much is left to mine.

Think you’re as brilliant as a multifaceted diamond? Start the quiz below, my ever-lovely jewels, to find out if you’re stuck in an onyx night or if your sky is opalite.

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You’ll rock this!