Special Gemstone Displays
                  Student Presentations                 
Cochise College   

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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)