Special Gemstone Displays
Virtual Geology Museum
Hall of Gemstones
Geology Home Page
Roger Weller, geology instructor ( wellerr@cochise.edu )
The following 73 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)
Botswana
Agate- Emily
Moxley (Fall 2011)
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)
Amethyst- Lianza Quinones (Fall 2011)
aquamarine
Aquamarine- Colleen Breen
(Fall 2004)
Aquamarine- Nwande Gardiner (Fall 2005)
Aquamarine-
Maggie Monahan (Spring 2006)
birthstones
Birthstones- Joengeun Park (Fall 2012)
Birthstones-
Michael Schweska (Spring 2005)
Birthstones- Jennifer Scott (Fall 2005)
Birthstones and Zodiac Stones-
Tarin Nugen (Spring 2007)
bloodstone
The
Captivating Power of Gemstones- Tonya Pike (Spring 2012)
Destiny of
a Bloodstone- Jamie Marshall (Spring 2013)
cubic zirconia
Cubic Zirconia- Martha Thompson (Fall 2010)
Cubic Zirconia- Melissa Richards (Spring 2011)
How Cubic Zirconia is Created- Katie
DeLosReyes (Fall 2011)
diamonds
Diamonds: From Rough Rocks to Glamorous Gems-
Larissa Diamante Thurman
(Spring 2005)
The History of Debswana-
Lauren Laposta (Spring 2013)
Diamond Inclusions- Lisa C. Huff (Fall 2006)
Diamonds- Juan Parra (Spring 2010)
Diamonds- Kai Vukomanovich (Fall 2011)
What are Diamonds? Raul Villa (Fall 2008)
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 and Pearls-
Erin E. Unger (Spring 2009)
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)
Diamonds-Funding Violence- Velia Keeme
(Spring 2009)
Has Your Best Friend Been Lying To You?-
Melissa Cepero (Fall 2011)
Diamonds vs. Cubic Zirconia-
Daniel Le (Spring 2009)
emeralds
Emeralds- Ashley Contreras (Spring 2006)
Inclusions
in Emeralds-
Kristi Blasdell (Spring 2006)
jade
Jade- George Soong
(Fall 2004)
The Stone of Heaven-Chinese Jade
Victoria Glover (Fall 2009)
moonstone
Once in a Blue Moonstone-
Sarah Stevens (Fall 2011)
From the Moon to the Earth-
Danielle
Farmer (Spring 2012)
opal
Opals-
Jhovn Williams
(Spring 2010)
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)
Sapphire-
Jeremy (Mia) Longoria (Fall 2008)
Rainbow of Sapphires-
Michelle Guilmette (Fall 2009)
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)
Topaz- KaMari Craft (Fall 2011)
turquoise
Turquoise- Inga Cole (Fall 2005)
Bisbee Mines and Turquoise- Angel Sherman
(Fall 2009)
History of Turquoise-
Kayla Young (Spring
2012)
Turquoise-
Ellie Wilson
(Fall 2008)
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)
mixed gems
Famous Gemstones- Nicole
Santana (Spring 2009)
gemology
How to Become a Gemologist?-
Marilyn Wood (Spring 2007)
Gems and the Treatment of Gems-
Janice S. Hickey (Fall 2008)
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)