The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPINEL which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 2012.
Mineral used as a gem crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPINEL | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mineral used as a gem
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- zircon
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- magneto-electricity
- turquoise
Crossword Answer definitions
SPINEL noun- Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
- Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
- Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.
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