Special Gemstone Displays
Virtual Geology Museum
Hall of Gemstones
Geology Home Page
Roger Weller, geology instructor ( wellerr@cochise.edu )
The following 44 gemstone presentations were developed by
Cochise College students. Materials contained within these
presentations are from many sources.
These web pages are
intended only for non-commercial educational uses.
gems
agate
Fire Agate-Black Hills, Arizona-
Necole Michael (Fall 2007)
amber
The Many Colors of Amber-
Amber Partington (Spring 2007)
amethyst

Amethyst- James Rogers (Fall 2006)
Amethyst- Justine Andrews (Fall 2006)
Amethyst-
Jesika Cline (Spring 2006)
aquamarine
Aquamarine- Colleen Breen
(Fall 2004)
Aquamarine- Nwande Gardiner (Fall 2005)
Aquamarine-
Maggie Monahan (Spring 2006)
birthstones
Birthstones-
Michael Schweska (Spring 2005)
Birthstones- Jennifer Scott (Fall 2005)
Birthstones and Zodiac Stones-
Tarin Nugen (Spring 2007)
diamonds
Diamonds: From Rough Rocks to Glamorous Gems-
Larissa Diamante Thurman
(Spring 2005)
Diamond Inclusions- Lisa C. Huff (Fall 2006)
Causes of Color in Diamonds-
Caitlin Henry (Fall 2007)
The Cullinan Diamonds-
Sheilla DeMeritt (Spring 2005)
The Four
C's of Diamonds-
Mark Alexander (Fall 2005)
Diamonds, the Four Cs-
Tanya Eavenson (Fall 2005)
Learning about Diamonds-
Melanie Lewis (Spring 2005)
Shopping for the Right Diamond-
Gilberto Fuentes (Fall 2005)
Man-Made Diamonds- Crystal Roe
(Fall 2005)
47th
Street, New York: the Jewish Connection-
Deborah Adams (Spring 2007)
emeralds
Emeralds- Ashley Contreras (Spring 2006)
Inclusions
in Emeralds-
Kristi Blasdell (Spring 2006)
jade
Jade- George Soong
(Fall 2004)
opal
Opal- Cake M. Janssen (Spring 2005)
quartz (general)
Quartz Family of Gemstones-
**
Audrey LaClair (Fall 2005)
rose quartz
Rose Quartz: One of a
Kind
Melissa R. Stevens (Fall 2007)
rubies
Rubies- Michelle Cruz (Fall 2005)
Rubies- Shawn Kellerman (Fall 2005)
Star Rubies and Sapphires-
Katie Stilwell (Fall 2007)
sapphire
Sapphires-
Katie Bock (Fall 2007)
spinel
Spinel- Paul Foss (Fall 2006)
tanzanite
Tanzanite- Linda Coe (Fall 2005)
Journey with Tanzanite- Mary Lugo (Spring
2008)
tiger's eye
Tiger's Eye- Allison Fisher (Spring 2006)
topaz
Topaz- Brooke Julian (Spring 2005)
turquoise
Turquoise- Inga Cole (Fall 2005)
Turquoise from Bisbee, Arizona-
Duane Lee (Fall 2005)
Turquoise in Indian Jewelry-
Janina Walter (Fall 2005)
Use of Turquoise by Indians-
Aimee I. Tranfaglia (Fall 2007)
gemology
How to Become a Gemologist?-
Marilyn Wood (Spring 2007)
gem locations
Montana gemstones-
Karen Schiffer Mayberry
(Spring 2005)
jewelry
Black Hills Gold- Vicki L. Larkins (Spring 2005)
Faceting- Kilee Harden (Spring 2006)
Polishing Gemstones-
Leticia L. Basurto (Spring 2007)