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E: 13/12 - Win a 9K Sunset Sapphire & Diamond Yellow Gold Pendant

gavrc
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edited 13 January 2012 at 12:19PM in Game Over Archives
From email Newsletter.
Please complete all of the following sentences below:
1)Sapphire is a member of the________family of minerals.
2)Sapphire comes from the Greek word for ________, "sappheiros" or from the Persian word "safir", meaning "beloved of Saturn".
3)Sapphire is a traditional birthstone for the month of _______. It is also one of the birth stones for the Zodiac signs of _______, Taurus, ________, and ________.

Send your answer to [EMAIL="quiz@rocksandco.com"]quiz@rocksandco.com[/EMAIL] by 13th December, 2011. Please remember to put "Rocks Quiz" in the subject field.
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  • gavrc
    gavrc Posts: 8,226 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 8 December 2011 at 3:39PM
    1)Sapphire is a member of the Corundum family of minerals. (source)
    2)Sapphire comes from the Greek word for blue, "sappheiros" or from the Persian word "safir", meaning "beloved of Saturn". (source)
    3)Sapphire is a traditional birthstone for the month of September. It is also one of the birth stones for the Zodiac signs of Pisces, Taurus, Virgo and Sagittarius. (source)(source)

    gav
  • corundum
    blue stone
    september
    pisces, taurus, virgo, sagittarius

    ( from http://www.bernardine.com/birthstone/zodiac-birthstones.htm)
    Last win 2013!! Oh well.

    Many thanks to our wonderful posters and apologies to the mods for all the postings I've made which then turned out that I've been pipped at the post.
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