# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 69
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1361 "2026-07-06T22:07:55Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1362 "2026-07-06T22:29:14Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1363 "2026-07-07T00:07:26Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1364 "2026-07-07T04:08:07Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1365 "2026-07-07T13:39:48Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1366 "2026-07-07T17:11:38Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1367 "2026-07-08T04:12:17Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1368 "2026-07-08T04:17:06Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1369 "2026-07-08T04:21:34Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Q: Do you know why marble is always mad? A: Because people take it for granite. ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1370 "2026-07-08T07:06:51Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1371 "2026-07-08T14:53:28Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal Pyrite ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1372 "2026-07-08T15:04:19Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal Pyrite Quartz ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1373 "2026-07-08T18:58:10Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal Pyrite Quartz Rhyolite _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1374 "2026-07-09T03:57:25Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal Pyrite Quartz Rhyolite Shale ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1375 "2026-07-09T11:16:24Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal Pyrite Quartz Rhyolite Shale Texas Topaz ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1376 "2026-07-09T14:44:39Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal Pyrite Quartz Rhyolite Shale Texas Topaz Uranium ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1377 "2026-07-09T14:47:56Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal Pyrite Quartz Rhyolite Shale Texas Topaz Uranium Vesuvianite ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1378 "2026-07-09T21:40:29Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal, Hi Pyrite Quartz Rhyolite Shale Texas Topaz Uranium Vesuvianite Wakabayashilite ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1379 "2026-07-10T04:56:40Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal, Hi Pyrite Quartz Rhyolite Shale Texas Topaz Uranium Vesuvianite Wakabayashilite Xenotime What time is it kids? It’s Xenotime! Doesn’t [this](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Xenotime-%28Y%29-Fluorite-133031.jpg) look like Mason Verger from _Hannibal_? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1380 "2026-07-10T19:01:59Z")
**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halite Igneous Jasper Klöchite Luster Marble Neptunium Opal, Hi Pyrite Quartz Rhyolite Shale Texas Topaz Uranium Vesuvianite Wakabayashilite Xenotime Yttrium Always looked like a sf word to me: [Yttrium - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yttrium) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=70)