EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE 12 MINERALS EDMAR G. MANAGUELOD 12 - CORRESPONDENTSCommon colors are clear, white, gray, purple, yellow, brown, black, pink, green, red. Quartz has a meaning and properties of increasing energy because water can absorb everything and expand it widely. This pure water can purify and heal the owner's energy. Quartz is an almighty gemstone for all people.The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow or gray depending on inclusion of other materials, impurities, and structural or isotopic abnormalities in the crystals. it's used to enhance the flavor of foods. Halite can also be used scientifically in experiments such as to melt ice and other reasonsDIAMOND CARAT, CUT, COLOR, CLARITY AND FLUORESCENCE. Diamonds are used for industrial purpose, Its property of hardness is useful to drill, grind or cut materials, Hence, some blades used for cutting and drills in the industry used diamonds.CALCITE Calcite has a hardness of three on the Mohs scale, and that makes it suitable as a low-hardness abrasive. It is softer than the stone, porcelain, and plastic surfaces found in kitchens and bathrooms but more durable than dried food and other \ debris that people wantto remove. _/ It is used as a construction material, abrasive, agricultural soil treatment, construction aggregate, pigment, pharmaceutical and moreFLUORITE , The characteristic purple, green, and yellow translucent-to-transparent appearance of Muorite is an immediate visual clue for the mineral. Fluorite typically glows a blue- violet color under short-wave ultraviolet and long-wave ultraviolet light. Some specimens festa io cream orwieclr Fluorite is an excellent example of just how important minerals really are to how we live. Without them, we would not have the plastics that make up parts of our cars and tablets. We would not have the glass and lenses that we use everyday via our smart phones.