Which type of mineral shares its name with a main character from a comedy series?

zbeckabee

Jasper Beardley a secondary character on The Simpsons Jasper, a character in Family Guy; Brian Griffin's gay cousin. Ruby (television show), a British television chat show hosted by Ruby Wax Aug 21 06, 8:05 PM

peasypod

Good tries there zbee, but it's a 'main' character, from a sitcom. The mineral is also a birthstone, and I guess you know by now, the answer is not quite as straight-forward as it seems. Aug 21 06, 8:12 PM

zbeckabee

Pearl (TV series), a 1996-1997 sitcom starring Rhea Perlman and Malcolm McDowell Crystal on Roseanne Aug 21 06, 9:18 PM

peasypod

Ok, perhaps it was a little vague, so here's another clue: The mineral's name derives from a combination of an Arabic and Persian combination depicting colour variations. Aug 21 06, 9:42 PM

peasypod

Uggggh. One too many combinations there, but while I'm here I'll add that this character had a son who lived with someone who shared a name with a Roman King. Aug 21 06, 9:48 PM

wendypj

I was thinking Garnet - as in Alf Garnet from 'Till Death Do Us Part. Very popluar in the UK in the 70's, but I thought he had a daughter not a son?? Aug 22 06, 2:19 AM

Baloo55th

Alf did have a daughter (played by Una Stubbs, I think) who was married to 'that Scahse git'.... Aug 22 06, 10:23 AM

peasypod

It is a British series... Aug 22 06, 2:57 PM

gdec1

Yellow zircon is called hyacinth, from a word of East Indian origin; in the Middle Ages all yellow stones of East Indian origin were called hyacinth, but today this term is restricted to the yellow zircons. Hyacinth Bucket is the main character in the successful BBC sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances One of the most famous gags is Hyacinth receiving phone calls from her son Sheridan, who is away at university with his roommate Tarquin. Tarquin may mean either of two kings of ancient Rome. Thanks, peasy, for beating us over the head with clues. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zircon Aug 22 06, 3:43 PM