Saphire
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Saphire
turquoise
I love that color too!
Ulexite
Uraniphane
Vegemite!:D (just kidding, that is a food from Australia)
I did a search and came up with
Vermiculite &
Vanadium
Wolframite
Vermontcat....vermiculite is a form of mica that when you put a flame to the edges the spread out like a book. It's used a lot for aerating (spelling?) soil.
Xenotime
I had to search for that one!! :)
Yukonite
I had to search for this one too and it took me 5 websites before I did too! "Y" minerals are pretty obscure.
Zinc
...how about common household items?...
Apple corer
Bagel cutter
Colander
dishwasher
egg slicer
french fryer
garbage disposal