Gem crossword clue

How to Solve 'Gem' Crossword Clues

When you come across a crossword clue that hints at a 'gem', you're looking for a word that means a precious or semi-precious stone. These can be natural or synthetic and are often used in jewelry due to their beauty and rarity. But, gems in crosswords can also refer to something highly valued, a person who's much loved, or something considered outstanding. Let's explore some possible answers based on the number of letters they contain.

Possible Answers with 3 Letters

• Gem - The direct answer, meaning a precious stone.
• Rub - Short for Ruby, a red gemstone.
• Top - Short for Topaz, a silicate mineral of aluminum and fluorine.
• Opal - A precious stone known for its iridescent colors (Note: This is an exception to the 3-letter category, included for comprehensive coverage).

Possible Answers with 4 Letters

• Opal - Correctly categorized here, a gemstone famous for its vibrant colors.
• Jade - Known for its green color, symbolizing purity or gentleness.
• Onyx - A gemstone known for its layers of colors, often black and white.
• Perl - An alternative spelling for Pearl, a gem produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk.

Possible Answers with 5 Letters

• Quartz - A hard, crystalline mineral consisting of silicon dioxide.
• Beryl - A mineral composed of beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate, can be green, blue, yellow, and more.
• Topaz - A silicate mineral of aluminum and fluorine, often used in jewelry.
• Agate - A rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony.

Possible Answers with 6 Letters

• Garnet - A group of silicate minerals used as gemstones and abrasives.
• Zircon - A mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates, often used in dating geological formations.
• Pearl - A gemstone created by oysters, mussels, and other mollusks.
• Jasper - An opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown, or green in color.

Possible Answers with 7 Letters

• Diamond - The hardest known natural material and highly prized as a gemstone.
• Emerald - A green gemstone, a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by chromium or vanadium.
• Sapphire - Typically blue gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum.
• Amethyst - A violet variety of quartz often used in jewelry.

Possible Answers with 8 Letters

• Aquamarine - A blue or cyan variety of beryl.
• Tanzanite - A blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite belonging to the epidote group.
• Turquoise - An opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum.

Possible Answers with 9 Letters

• Chrysoberyl - A beryllium aluminate mineral that is not actually a beryl.
• Morganite - A pink to orange-pink variety of beryl.
• Kunzite - A pink to lilac colored gemstone, a variety of spodumene.

Possible Answers with 10 Letters

• Peridotite - A dense, coarse-grained igneous rock, consisting mostly of the minerals olivine and pyroxene.
• Bloodstone - A dark green to greenish-blue variety of chalcedony, spotted with red.
• Rhodolite - A rose-red variety of the mineral garnet.

Remember, the context of the clue can greatly influence which answer is correct. Happy puzzling!

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