Calling future geologists and palaeontologists! You could get stuck into a hands-on adventure with this National Geographic Gemstone Dig Kit.
Your child will become a treasure hunter as they carefully uncover spectacular genuine gemstones using the digging tools provided. National Geographic’s full-colour learning guide makes identifying each specimen easy. The guide is also packed full of information and amazing facts about their crystals!
We’ve got five sets to give away! Just answer this question in the comments to be in with a chance of winning:
Which of the below is a type of gemstone?
a. Amethyst
b. Ammonite
c. Amoeba
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This competition closes at midnight on Thursday 30th April 2020. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.
Fiona Manonn says:
Thank you for this great article Russ,
I will check the stones I have here.
I will check the given sites when I have doubts about certain stones in the future.
Louise Everard says:
amethyst
Emily says:
Amethyst
Emily Brown says:
A. Amethyst
Jacky Elliot says:
A. Amethyst
Mariam Khan says:
A.Amethyst
Elliot B says:
A. Amethyst is a gemstone
Caitlin says:
Amethyst is a gemstone 💎
Chloe says:
A) amethyst
Jo at Whizz Pop Bang says:
Hi Chloe – congratulations, you are a winner! I have emailed you to let you now too, so please let us know where to dispatch your prize.
Chloe says:
A) amethyst
Eran says:
a, Amethyst is a type of gemstone
Kimberley says:
A. Amethyst
Sandrine Case says:
a. amethyst
Otto age 8
George says:
A Amethyst
Beth says:
a. Amethyst
Emily Watson says:
Amethyst
Fiona says:
a. Amethyst
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Amanda Martin says:
a. Amethyst
Jake says:
Amethyst
Uma A. says:
amethyst
Jill says:
Amethyst
Lynn English says:
Amethyst
Samuel Kibler says:
Amethyst
Jisoo says:
A) amethyst
Anastasia says:
Amethyst
BeffyW says:
Amethyst
Emma McArthur says:
A Amethyst
Alex says:
A. Amethyst
Kate says:
amethyst
Fiona Chan says:
Amethyst
Thea says:
a. Amethyst
Harry Dean says:
Hi it’s Amethyst
Harry
Michelle says:
A Amethyst
James Lace says:
A) Amethyst
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Amethyst
gill hollick says:
a. Amethyst
Bridie Barber says:
A. Amethyst
Aston Perry says:
A) Amethyst is a gemstone.
Emma Barham says:
Amethyst
Asiya Ahmed says:
Amethyst
Adam Gretton says:
Amethyst
Rhiannan Lomas says:
Amethyst
Ethan and William
Sarah Laws says:
Amethyst – from Emily in Cambridge, age 8 (with mum’s permission)
Rhian Burge says:
Amethyst
Karen miles says:
A..Amethyst
Arthur Owen says:
My brother, my sister and I are just doing a topic all about rocks and gems. The new magazine on rocks is great. The answer to the question is a) amethyst
from Arthur (10)
William says:
A) Amethyst
Jill Mathers says:
Amethyst
Hm Pabari says:
A please thanks
Josiah Winston-Jones says:
Amethyst
Olivia Andrews says:
a. Amethyst
Noah says:
Amethyst!!!
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Emma Heskey-Baker says:
Amethyst
SHIRLEY Ritson says:
Amethyst
Gemma Banham says:
Amethyst
Daisy Buck says:
A. Amethyst
Aditya says:
Amethyst
Jolene Taylor says:
A) Amethyst
Jack & Elsie Glazebrook says:
A) amethyst
Elyssa Jackson says:
Hello!
I think it’s a = amethyst 🙂
Elyssa x
Safron Faulkner says:
A, amethyst
Zinnia Wall says:
Amethyst
Ben constable says:
A) Amethyst
Ptolemy says:
a. Amethyst
Is the answer
Mikayla Dimond says:
The answer is A – Amethyst! From Mikayla, age 6 🙂
Frederick Marr says:
a. Amethyst
Jill Nicholls says:
a) Amethyst
Anne-Françoise Walsh says:
Reply is A. Amethyst
Lily-May Wicker says:
Amethyst is a gemstone
Rebecca Needler says:
A. Amethyst
Jo says:
It A Amethyst
Loving the new issue…looking forward to making the rock fact changer. 🌈🤩
Linzi Hannam says:
A: Amethyst
Tejay Kenne says:
A. Amethyst
Jakey Chumun says:
I think it is…
a. Amethyst
Nikki Tomkins says:
a. Amethyst
Niamh lees says:
A
William Fleming says:
Amethyst
Carly Clark says:
a. Amethyst Is a gem stone
Alice and Gwen Wilson says:
Alice and Gwen know that the answer is Amethyst as it is there Nanny’s favourite gem stone x
Samuel Steimel says:
A
Raafia Aamir says:
Ammonite
Marina Szabady says:
Amethyst
Stephanie Byrne says:
Amethyst
Patrick Atkin says:
a. Amethyst
Luca Cole says:
A – Amethyst
Cailean Ferguson says:
Amethyst
Emma Brown says:
Amethyst
Pippa Hardy says:
A – amethyst
Miriam Buether says:
a. Amethyst
Naomi Faulkner says:
Amethyst! My favourite too! Naomi aged 10 🙂
Aileen Walker says:
Amethyst
Wilfrid Meldrum Edwards says:
Amethyst
Frances Foot says:
A. Amethyst
Laura McManus says:
Amethyst is a type of gemstone.
Ethan Eastwood says:
Amethyst
Rebecca Bevis says:
The answer is A. Amethyst
Alice Butler says:
A. Amethyst
Noah Gustav says:
A. Amethyst !
Cameron Clarke says:
a. Amethyst
Hayley collard says:
A) amethyst
Harry Boulton says:
Amethyst
James Hodson says:
A
Poppy says:
Amethyst
Laura Turner - Reynolds says:
A. Amethyst
Olivia Turner – Reynolds
age 7 3/4
I love your magazine and I’m making crystals for my science project at school.
Eva Phillips says:
A) amethyst
Jamie Funnell says:
Amethyst
Isabella Turner says:
Answer C: Amoeba is not a gem
Grace Wall says:
a. Amethyst
Stacey Deinali says:
Amethyst.
James says:
Amethyst
Daisy Tinker says:
Hi,
I think it is an Amethyst.
Love Daisy xxx
Karyn McCormick says:
a) Amethyst
Alex Metcalfe says:
A) amethyst
Poppy Daymond says:
Amethyst!
Thomas Kenyon says:
A – amethyst is the answer
Robbie Lawrence says:
The answer is, a – amethyst
Yasmine Thompson says:
Amethyst
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Fay valerie Delaney says:
Amethyst
Kerry Thornley says:
A is the answer Amethyst
Aine-Daisy Delaney says:
Amethyst is a gemstone.
Martha Pilsworth says:
a. Amethyst
Sofia Bonati says:
Amethyst
Lindsay Wood says:
A amethyst.
Moxxi Gill says:
Amethyst
Teifion says:
A…
Harvey Fothergill (mum:Amanda Leeds) says:
Amethyst
Mia Clayton says:
A Amethyst
Hannah Bandy says:
A: Amethyst
Helen Shawcross says:
A) Amethyst
Maximilian says:
Amethyst!
Bethan Archer says:
Amethyst
Amelia Avann says:
Amethyst
Jacqui Camping says:
a. Amethyst
Edison Shirley says:
A . Amethyst
Sophie Hood says:
Amethyst
Angela says:
A amethyst
Ewelina Wolska says:
A. Amethyst
Matthew Seymour says:
The answer is a Amethyst.
A pale purpley gemstone that would look good on our windowsill ☺
Callum says:
a. Amethyst
Henry Fisher says:
A. Amethyst
Isobel baddeley says:
Izzy baddeley says “a, amethyst”
Madison Skominas says:
A. Amethyst
Max says:
a. Amethyst
JoannA brettell says:
Amethyst , hope we Win
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Idianbarn,main st ,westhannet
OX120LH
My granddaughter is loving her first issue.
Vicky says:
The answer is a) amethyst.
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Jack & Henry says:
Amethyst
Merryn Goodale says:
Amethyst- Merryn Goodale age 7 Telford.
Sarah Creber says:
Amethyst
Chris Roberts says:
Answer a. Amethyst
Alexander Brentnall says:
A. Amethyst
Harriet Davage says:
A,) Amethyst is the answer
I love cracking rocks to see if there is a fossil in it . We went to Lyme Regis. Love Harriet age 6
Kathleen Armsby says:
a. Amethyst
Lucy Trembath says:
a. Amethyst
Noah Houghton says:
Amethyst!
Freddie Harrison says:
Amethyst
Charlotte Puplett says:
Amethyst
Tracy Nye says:
a. Amethyst
Jacob says:
The answer is Amethyst.
Soul Chalk Coppin says:
A. Amethyst
Erin Gumbrell says:
Amethyst
Shelby Crossan says:
A is the answer
Sophie Broom says:
A
Linda Spevick says:
A.Amethyst
Noah says:
It’s an amethyst
George Green says:
Amethyst
Lydia Merry says:
Amethyst
Lindsay Cartwright-Owen says:
A: Amethyst
Ewan K says:
A) Amethyst is a type of gemstone
Josie craske says:
A) Amethyst.
Matt Davies says:
A) amethyst
Jodie Greaves says:
Amethyst
Rey says:
a. Amethyst