Geology rocks Bingo. Yagam1 is our winner!!!

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Geology rocks Bingo. Yagam1 is our winner!!!

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Well, I've finally decided on the theme of the game I'll be hosting, and as a geologist by trade it has to be geology.

As geology is primarily concerned with minerals, rocks and fossils, that divides rather neatly into 10 items per category.

Here are the numbers

1. Ammonite
2. Andesite
3. Apatite
4. Australopithecus afarensis
5. Basalt
6. Brachiopod
7. Calcite
8. Chalk
9. Coprolite
10. Corundum
11. Crinoid
12. Diamond
13. Fluorite
14. Garnet mica schist
15. Graptolite
16. Greywacke
17. Gryphaea
18. Gypsum
19. Ichthyosaurus
20. Ignimbrite
21. Marble
22. Oolitic limestone
23. Orthoclase feldspar
24. Pegmatite
25. Psilophyton
26. Quartz
27. Slate
28. Talc
29. Topaz
30. Trilobite

Sign up is until Sunday 11th November, so that gives you 2 weeks to choose and pm me your numbers and me two weeks to collect all the info!! I'll get my girls to each pick a number out of the hat starting on Monday 12th November. I can't guarantee what time the draws will be every day, but it should be around this time, which is just before bed time, although some days may be earlier as November is looking a bit crazy with evening rehearsals :lol:

The winner is the first to pm me with BINGO and they will win a voucher for the stitchy retailer of their choice to the value of £10 or equivalent currency of the retailer.

:shamrock: Best of luck to all :shamrock:

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Backafteradozenyears
Geekishly
Sunnyday
Debupnorth
Lessa54
rcperryls
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Wicked! I'm in :)

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Sounds.....HEAVY.... :wink: I'll PM ya shortly.
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Should be fun!
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Yay! My first bingo! I will PM you with my choices shortly.
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I'm in. Will pm you my picks tomorrow. Looking forward to learning more new things!

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Great idea Jo! I'm in and have pm'd my numbers :D
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I have PM'd you my numbers already. :)
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A reminder that Bingo sign up is open until Sunday 11th November.
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Just another reminder that sign up is until 11th November. :)
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I'm in. PM'ed my numbers. :dance:
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Hi, I have PM'd you. I'm new to the forum so this is my first entry into one of these competitions. I can't wait to start playing :) x
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I've decided on my numbers! I've pm'd ...

Thanks for hosting. It's going to be awesome!!!!

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Just a nudge for those who haven't signed up yet. Tomorrow's the last day for sign up. If you want to play, pm me your choice of numbers. :)
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Here goes then folks.

The girls have pulled the raffle tickets and have come up with

23.Orthoclase feldspar

Orthoclase feldspar is an important mineral which forms in igneous rock. The name is from the Greek for "straight fracture," because its two cleavage planes are at right angles to each other. Alternate names are alkali feldspar and potassium feldspar. The gem known as moonstone is largely composed of orthoclase. Orthoclase is a common constituent of most granites and other felsic igneous rocks and often forms huge crystals and masses in pegmatite.
Orthoclase is a common raw material for the manufacture of some glasses, some ceramics, such as porcelain, and as a constituent of scouring powder.
Some intergrowths of orthoclase and albite have an attractive pale luster and are called moonstone when used in jewellery. Most moonstones are translucent and white, although grey and peach-coloured varieties also occur. In gemology, their luster is called adularescence and is typically described as creamy or silvery white with a "billowy" quality. It is the state gem of Florida.
The gemstone commonly called rainbow moonstone is more properly a colourless form of labradorite and can be distinguished from "true" moonstone by its greater transparency and play of colour, although their value and durability do not greatly differ.
Orthoclase is one of the ten defining minerals of the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, having a hardness of 6.
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26. Quartz

Quartz is another abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust. There are many different varieties of quartz, several of which are semi-precious gemstones. Throughout the world, varieties of quartz have been, since antiquity, the most commonly used minerals in the making of jewellery and hardstone carvings.
Quartz is an essential constituent of granite and other felsic igneous rocks. It is very common in sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and shale and is also present in variable amounts as an accessory mineral in most carbonate rocks. It is also a common constituent of schist, gneiss, quartzite and other metamorphic rocks. Because of its resistance to weathering it is very common in stream sediments and in residual soils and therefore occupies the lowest potential to weather in the Goldich dissolution series.
Quartz occurs in hydrothermal veins as gangue along with ore minerals. Large crystals of quartz are found in pegmatites. Well-formed crystals may reach several meters in length and weigh as much as 1,400 pounds (640 kg).
Naturally occurring quartz crystals of extremely high purity, necessary for the crucibles and other equipment used for growing silicon wafers in the semiconductor industry, are expensive and rare. A major mining location for high purity quartz is the Spruce Pine Gem Mine in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States.
Quartz is the source of many silicon compounds such as silicones (e.g. high performance polymers), silicon (e.g. microelectronics), and many other compounds of commercial importance. Quartz in the form of sand is reduced by carbothermic reaction as a first step in these energy-intensive processes.
Owing to its high thermal and chemical stability and abundance, quartz is widely used in many large-scale applications related to abrasives, foundry materials, ceramics, and cements.
Quartz crystals have piezoelectric properties: they develop an electric potential upon the application of mechanical stress. An early use of this property of quartz crystals was in phonograph pickups. A common piezoelectric use of quartz today is as a crystal oscillator. The quartz clock is a familiar device using the mineral.
Pure quartz, traditionally called rock crystal (sometimes called clear quartz), is colourless and transparent or translucent. Common colored varieties include citrine (yellow), rose quartz (pink), amethyst (purple), smoky quartz (grey / brown) and milky quartz.
Quartz is one of the ten defining minerals of the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, having a hardness of 7.
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YEAH, I have the Quartz! :D
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Ooo, I have both of those :). Will two go up everyday? xx
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:D Quartz for me too! Good start.

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diamondradleylover wrote:Ooo, I have both of those :). Will two go up everyday? xx
Yes, the intention is that two numbers are chosen every day, although the weekend is looking very busy, but I'll try and fit it in :x: .
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Didn't pick either of those, but you picked such lovely example pictures of each. :)
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