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Roger Weller, geology instructor    wellerr@cochise.edu                                 

Physical Geology Topics
 The following 275 geology web pages 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.
elements                                                  
        aluminum
          Aluminum, The Magic Metal- Bryson Pantoja (Spring 2011)
          Refining Aluminum-  Alaric Evans  (Fall 2007)
        copper
          Copper- Mike Hernandez  (Spring 2005)
        gold
          Different Alloys of Gold- Ivonne Suarez-Denton (Fall 2009)**
          All About Gold- Christina Lancaster  (Fall 2005)
          Gold, the Native Element-
                      Michelle Simmons  (Fall 2005)
          Gold, Silver, Copper- Precious Commodities-
                      Simara Hubble (Fall 2005)
           Yellow Metal-Gold-Ileana Caban (Fall 2009)
         iron
          From Meteorites to Iron to Steel- Suzanne Uliasz (Fall 2008)
        lithium
         Lithium-Atomic #3: Use in Psychiatric Illness-
                     Misha Denton (Fall 2012)
        mercury
         Mercury Poisoning from Tuna- Tyler Zimmerman (Spring 2013)
        palladium
         Palladium- Michael Starkey (Fall 2012)
        platinum
          Platinum vs. Gold- Keesha Gordon (Spring 2011)
          Platinum vs. Tungsten- Sharon Mason (Spring 2013)
        rhodium
           Rhodium- Paul Hawkins (Spring 2011)
        sulfur
          Surveying Sulfur- Element 16-
                      Linda Bohling (Fall 2011)
         silver
          The Mysticism of Silver- Shaun Hickey  (Fall 2005)
           Silver- Luis Angel Flores- (Spring 2013)
        sulfur
          Surveying Sulfur- Element 16-
                      Linda Bohling (Fall 2011)
        tantalum
          Tantalum, Cell Phones, and War
                      Jennifer Starkey  (Spring 2005)
          The Mineral That Started a War: Columbite-Tantalite-                               
                      Lyndsey Gruey (Spring 2006)
         tin
          Tin (Sn)- Anna Montoya (Fall 2012)
        tungsten
          The History of Tungsten- Matt Wozniak  (Fall 2005)
        uranium
          Oklo Reactors: How Nature Beat Humans to the Punch-
                      David Monagham (Fall 2012)
         overviews
          Stellar Synthesis of the Elements- Brian Barandi (Fall 2012)
          Elements Needed to Make Humans-
                       Scottie Everett (Fall 2008)
          Minerals in the Medical Field-
                      Aimee Valdez (Spring 2008)
          Minerals in the Human Body-
                      Katherine Shipman (Fall 2006)
          Minerals That Make The Body Do Good-

                      Catherine Harris (Fall 2011)
          Mineral Excess, deficiency, and Complications in
          Horses Living in the Southwestern United States-
                      Cynthia Chestnutt  (Spring 2010)
          Is Monosodium Glutamate a Valuable Part of Our Nutrition?-
                      Francova Douyon (Spring 2012)
          Precious Metals- Niltza Durazo (Fall 2009)
         

minerals                                                                    
         apatite
          Apatite- Cedric Hill (Spring 2008)
        apophyllite
          Apophyllite- Jeong Park (Fall 2009)
        asbestos
           Asbestos- Conal Ward (Spring 2012)
        azurite
          The Special Relationship between Azurite and Malachite-
                       Jesse Smith  (Fall 2005)
         beryl
          Red Beryl- Alan Barnett (Fall 2011)
        diamond
          Diamonds in Nature- Mitchell Paige (Spring 2011)
           Conflict Diamonds- Elizabeth Cruz (Fall 2006)
        garnet
          Garnets- Heather O'Conner  (Spring 2007)
         graemite
          Graemite- Ashley Breen (Fall 2011)
        gypsum
          Alabaster- Richard Hotchkiss  (Spring 2010)
        kyanite
          Kyanite- The Oddball- Darryl Thompson (Spring 2012)
        mica
           Mica, The Wonder Mineral-
                       Amanda Temenak (Fall 2005)
          Mica- Tedina Allen  (Fall 2007)
          Mica-The Mineral of Many Uses- Haali Hale (Fall 2010)
        olivine
          Olivine and Peridot- Rachel Fero  (Spring 2005)
          Olivine-Emerald of the Evening-
                      Gina Bays  (Spring 2007)
        pyrite
          A Pyrite's Life For Me-  Brian Meinhardt  (Fall 2007)
        quartz
          Quartz and Even More- Jason Jarvis (Spring 2008)
          Silica- Noah Rand (Fall 2008)
          Phantom Quartz Crystals- Kurt Kutzner (Fall 2012)
        staurolite
           Staurolite- Keriann Grisham (Fall 2009)
       zeolites
           Zeolites- Nathan Aloisio  (Spring 2006)
       assorted topics
           Fluorescent Minerals- Steve Tyminski (Fall 2007)
          How To Identify Common Minerals- Theodore Hansen (Fall 2010)
          Mohs Scale of Hardness- Emilee Stevens (Fall 2009)
         Six Crystal Systems- Jami Britt (Spring 2008)*   
           How to Grow Crystals- Eileen Gerloff (Fall 2011)
          Geodes- Shawn Engle  (Spring 2005)
mining
       copper mining
         The Worries of a Bisbee Copper Miner-
                       Maria Ramos  (Spring 2006)
           Copper Mining in Bisbee- David Berheim (Fall 2011)
          John Devere- Mining Engineer- Lauren Devere (Spring 2012)
           History of One of Bisbee's Families-
                        Gina Thursby (Spring 2008)
           Phelps Dodge Corporation-
                        Robert Hardy  (Fall 2007)
         Tyrone Mine Reclamation- Christy Brady (Spring 2012)
       gold mining
          Gold Panning- Robert M. Posey IV (Fall 2009)
          Gold Mining- Erica Archer (Fall 2006)
          Gold Panning Like the 49'ers-
                        Anthony Kirkpatrick (Spring 2009)
          The California Gold Rush- Kenneth Goodman  (Spring 2010)
           Gold Rush- Joel DunnSmith  (Fall 2007)
          A Look at Mining- Jessi Nesbitt  (Spring 2005)
        lead mining
         Galena, Kansas and the Dangers of Undermining-
                      Anna Isaacs (Fall 2010)
       petroleum
           Outlook Good for Petroleum's Future?
                       Odessa Solomon (Fall 2006)
           Hydraulic Fracturing- A.Nonymous (Fall 2011)
          Fracking- Sol Greer (Spring 2012)
        assorted topics         
          Mining in North Carolina-
                       Johnny Petteway  (Fall 2005)
          Core Sampling: What and Why?- Wheeler Reese (Fall 2012)  
          Granite Quarries- Shayna Redwine  (Spring 2006) 
           Mines in the Huachuca Mountains-
                       David Swackhammer  (Spring 2007)
          Yellow Jacket Mine, Arivaca, Arizona-
                       Caryl Marie Brendle Adcock (Fall 2009) 
         
 use of earth materials
          Brief Introduction to Arrowheads     
                          Todd Nehem (Fall 2008)
          Disposal of Nuclear Waste- Emily Filleman (Fall 2009)
          The Wonderful World of Ceramics-
                       Ryan Yearicks (Fall 2009)
          What's in a Glaze?- Angela Lambiase (Fall 2012)
          The Making of Arrowheads- Thomas Fair (Fall 2008)
          The Rocks of War- Michael Thornsberry (Fall 2011)
           Epsom Salts- Barry Eastman (Spring 2011)
           Pigments: Color Matters- Conor Mahoney (Spring 2013)

          Safe Cosmetics and Mineral Makeup- Jessie White (Spring 2011)
          What's That on Your Face?- Mittie Crabtree (Fall 2011)
          Arkansas Sharpening Stone-Novaculite -
                        Rebecca Bowser (Fall 2011)                      
          What is Concrete?- Andrew Haldorson  (Fall 2005)
          Concrete, as Hard as the Rocks It's Made of-
                        Tory Norton (Fall 2012)
         Toothpaste, What Is It Really?-
                        Laura J. Marinus (Fall 2009)
          Minerals Found in Toothpaste-
                        Beverly Zuniga (Fall 2008)
          Paintballs and the Environment- Cory Hoyt (Fall 2010)
          Gun Powder-The Explosive History- Douglas Powers (Fall 2012)
           Pirates Booty!- Mark Tillman  (Spring 2007)
           Sabino Glass- Sarah (Chuck) Kellett (Fall 2009)
          Granite, Tombstones, and Monuments- Valerie Valdez (Fall 2010)
           Choosing a Headstone- Paris Reynolds  (Fall 2007)
          The Healing Power of Gemstones- Breanna Dykstra (Fall 2010)
           Healing power of Gemstones- Margret-Anne Shifrin (Fall 2012)
          Crystals and Minerals Used For Healing?- Katelyn Hale (Spring 2012)
igneous rocks
           Columnar Jointing- Sang Marzan (Spring 2009)
          Igneous Rocks- Ryan Rohr (Fall 2012)
          Hunting for Thundereggs- Caitlin McPhillips (Fall 2010)
          Making Thin Sections- Jill Forsythe (Summer 2003)
          Apache Tears (Obsidian)- Erica Mallett (Fall 2011)
          Obsidian- Marciela Cordero (Spring 2008)
          Obsidian Obsession- Stormy Wall  (Spring 2005)
          Pumice Rafts- Daniel Quarto  (Fall 2007)
          Pumice, The Rock Not Scared of Water-
                       Scott Meyers (Spring 2011)

 volcanism-U.S.A.
   Overviews
        Remnants of Long Ago Giants- Jaci Sieler- (Spring 2013)
   Arizona
           A View of the Chiricahua Mountains: From the Air-
                        Charles Garrett  (Spring 2006)
          Hiking in the Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona-
                        Vivian Lewis  (Fall 2005)
           San Francisco Peaks-Flagstaff, Arizona-
                        David Berlin  (Spring 2005)
          San Bernardino Volcanic Field, Cochise County

                         Mollie Hobbs (Fall 2011)
    California
          Long Valley Caldera, California-
                        Jonathan McCracken  (Fall 2007)
    Colorado
          Wheeler Volcanic Area-San Juan Mountains, Colorado-
                               Yvonne Carter (Spring 2009)
    Hawaii
          The History of Kaua'i- Krystal Hitchins (Fall 2009)
          Diamondhead Crater- Svetlana Melton (Fall 2011)
          Mauna Kea, The Tallest Mountain-
                        Steven Kim  (Spring 2010)
     Idaho
         Shoshone Indian Ice Caves, Idaho-
                       Season Osterfield (Spring 2013)
    New Mexico
          Carrizozo Malpais Lava Field, New Mexico-
                        April Carty (Spring 2009)
     Oregon
           Crater Lake, Oregon- Jennifer Jacobs  (Fall 2005)
          Crater Lake, Oregon- Rebekah Devine (Spring 2011)
     Washington
          Mount Rainier: An Active Volcano in Wait-
                        Angelina McKee  (Spring 2006)
          Remarkable Mt. St. Helens- Carol Baker  (Spring 2006)
     Wyoming
          Yellowstone Caldera- Jerry Stroupe  (Spring 2007)
          Hell on Earth- The Yellowstone Caldera-
                        Tyler Leucht  (Spring 2010)
          Why we won't all die from a Yellowstone Eruption-
                        Robert Posey IV  (Spring 2010)

 volcanism- outside of U.S.A.
       Galapagos Islands
          Galapagos Islands- Joanne Soper (Fall 2011)
      Honduras
          Dormant Honduras Volcanoes- Isis Berger (Fall 2011)
      Italy
          Mount Vesuvius, Italy- Michelle Sciarrone  (Fall 2005)                               
          Mount Vesuvius, Italy- Crystal Crow  (Fall 2005)
          When the World Ended- the Eruption of Thera
                         Mark Nobles  (Fall 2007)
          The Eruption of Santorini-
                         Latina Williams  (Spring 2007)
          Proving the Exodus (Santorini)-
                         Ashley Forbes (Fall 2009)
           Eruptions of Mt. Etna- Detric Miles  (Fall 2009)
      Philippines
          The Sleeping Giant Awakens (Mt. Pinatubo)-
                         Shelly Gordon (Fall 2009)
          Mount Pinatubo, the eruption that rocked a nation-
                          Sarah Biron (Spring 2011)
          Mount Pinatubo- Emmanuel Padilla (Spring 2012)
          Mayon Volcano: The Perfect Cone- Jeroel A. Padilla (Fall  2010)
 

       Mars
         Olympus Mons, Mars- Kelley Paskell (Fall 2011)
      Types of Volcanism
          Composite, Cinder Cone, and Shield Volcanoes-
                         Elizabeth Light  (Fall 2007)
           Volcanic Lahars- Lucas Cordero (Spring 2009)
                        Kimberly Stineburg (Spring 2008)
          Pillow Lavas- Crystal Crow  (Spring 2006)
         
weathering and soils
          Soils- Marti Stoner  (Spring 2006)
          Soil: The Foundation of Your Dream Home-
                        Elizabeth Piccolo (Spring 2013)
          Soils on Three Farms in Northwest Iowa-
                        Nurmi Ingram (Fall 2010)
          Caliche- Casey Fuller  (Spring 2010)
          Boulders- Nathan Riesgo (Fall 2009)
          Causes of Soil Erosion- Jessica Redus (Fall 2009)
          Soil pH- Tianya Shemanski  (Fall 2007)
          Sacred Soils- Joseph Turcotte  (Fall 2007)
          Worms- Sean Harvey  (Fall 2007)
          Arches National Park- Mary Higgins (Spring 2007)
          Rezoning of America's Farmland-
                       Adam Hansen (Spring 2008)

 sedimentary rocks
          Oil Shale- Jocelynn Snoozy  (Fall 2004)
          Coal- James Cleveland (Spring 2009)
          Diatomaceous Earth- Frederick Bissonnette (Fall 2011)
          The Fountain Formation, Colorado (sandstone)
                        Janae Kremer (Fall 2008)
          Construction of the Egyptian Pyramids (limestone)                                   
                        Michelle Vasquez  (Spring 2006)
          A Brief History of Amber-
                        Suzanne Brandl
           (more than 15 seconds to download due to
           large, but beautiful photos)  (Spring 2005)

 metamorphism
           A Gneiss Story-Metamorphic Rocks-
                       Sean Fossgreen (Fall 2009)         
          Hydrothermal Alteration- Micah Hill  (Spring 2006)
          Metamophism- Geri Norris  (Spring 2010)
          Jade vs. Serpentine- Amanda Couch (Spring 2011)
           Kyanite- Darryl Thompson (Spring 2012)
          Marble, Loved by the Ancient Greeks and Romans-
                      Rose Witkowski (Fall 2011)
           Metamorphism- Theresa Tate  (Fall 2007)
          Staurolite- Keriann Grisham (Fall 2009)
          Brown Canyon, Huachuca Mountains-
                       Vincent Festa (Spring 2008)

 mass wasting
          Landslides- Tracy Cottrell  (Fall 2005)**
          Wellington, Washington Avalanche- Casey Carillo (Spring 2013)
          Snow Avalanches- Lindsey Patterson (Fall 2011)
          Avalanches- Tessa Valladares (Fall 2011)
          A History of Landslides- Alex Jirousek (Fall 2009)
          Rock Slides: Flim Mountain- Kelli Patterson (Fall 2011)
          Mass Wasting and Landslides- Patrick Estes (Fall 2009)
          Mass Wasting in Southern Arizona-
                        Brian Mitchell (Fall 2006)
          Beware of the Avalanche- Caitlin Kelly (Spring 2009)

 rivers and streams                                                                             
          Views of the San Pedro River-
                        Justin Banner  (Spring 2006)
          Babacomari River- Richard Miller (Spring 2013)
          The San Pedro River- Mason Dominy  (Spring 2010)
          Ramsey Canyon: Water Erosion-
                        Jarrod Swackhammer  (Spring 2007)
          Flash Floods- Zane Rudkin (Spring 2009)
          Mississippi River Flood of 2008-
                        Tiffany Lotz (Fall 2009)
          Dams: A Helpful Hindrance-
                        Johnathon Brittain (Fall 2009)
          The Colorado River-
                        Samantha Mickens  (Spring 2006)
          The Niagara Falls and Niagara Dam-
                        Sharon Smith (Spring 2009)
           The Aswan Dam-
                        Josh Brock  (Fall 2008)

 groundwater and caves
           Fire Retardant Environmental Effects-
                        Rebecca Hodgeson (Spring 2008)          
          Fluoridation: Forget 'Bout It-
                        Michael Benz (Fall 2006)
          Geysers- Bryce Gregory  (Spring 2010)  
          Yellowstone's Geyser Basins- Sean Mendoza (Spring 2012)
          My Adventures to Wai-O-Tapu- Cody Akers (Fall 2010) 
          Lechugilla Cave, New Mexico-
                       Jessica Schaefer (Fall 2011)
          Cave  of Crystals- Roberto Cardenas (Fall 2009)
          Cave Treasures- Daniel Spooner (Fall 2009)                                                                                  
          Colossal Cave, Tucson, Arizona-
                        Rose Phillips (Fall 2006)
          Crystal Cave, Wisconsin- Steven Hessil (Fall 2009)
          Groundwater Issues in Cochise County, Arizona-
                        Jane M. Scholer (Spring 2006)
           Sneaky Sinkholes- KC Velazquez  (Fall 2007)
           Arizona Caves- Sarah Moore  (Fall 2007)
          What to Look for in Caves- Sean Eustice (Fall 2008)

 glaciers
          Glacial Erosion- Kevin Demater  (Spring 2007)
           Ice Age 5: The Cause- Kaitlyn O'Rahilly (Spring 2013)
          The Next Ice Age: Coming Soon?- Sam Yang (Fall 2012) 
           Is Nuclear Winter a Possibility?- Fred Slawson (Fall 2012)
          The Great Lakes- Taran Wakatani (Spring 2013)
           Tidewater Glaciers, A Spectator Sport- 
                       Erin Mueller (Fall 2008)  
          Glaciers- Juan Franco (Spring 2011)
          Glaciers- Kaylon Lull (Spring 2011)      
          Glaciers- Zenia Franco  (Spring 2005)
          Glaciers- Cameron Roxberry (Spring 2012)
          Glaciers in Iowa- Ryan Fitzpatrick  (Fall 2007)
          Melting Glaciers- Ruben Herrera (Fall 2006)
           Lake Agassiz- James Bergseid  (Spring 2007)

 wind and deserts
          Aeolian Processes- Ann Vermillion  (Fall 2004) 
          Desertification- Jason Chmielewski (Fall 2012)
          Weathering and Erosion of the Arizona Desert- Brooke Willsey (Fall 2012)
          Tornadoes: Natural Disasters- Karina Robinson (Fall 2012)
          Tornadoes- David Munoz (Spring 2013)
          Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada-
                        Robert Kelsey  (Spring 2010)
          Global Warming- Michael Hill  (Spring 2007)
          Slot Canyons- Yvonne Ochse (Fall 2009)
          The White Sands of New Mexico- Zachary Aragon (Spring 2011)
          White Sands, New Mexico-
                        Christen Bailey  (Spring 2007) 
          The Sliding Rocks of Death Valley-
                        Hillary Ditzhazy (Spring 2008)
          Bryce Canyon Hoodoos- Linda Wright -(Spring 2006)

 oceans, waves and beaches
          Is There a Green Sand Beach?-
                        Mike Peters  (Fall 2006) 
          Tsunamis- Niva Reid  (Fall 2006) 
           Atoll Reefs- Tiffany Scofield (Fall 2012) 
           Mariana Trench: Bottom of the World
                        Chris Hinton (Fall 2008) 
                                      
earthquakes and tsunamis
           New Madrid Earthquakes-
                        Nancy R. Chase  (Spring 2010)   
          Great Sonoran Earthquake of 1887- Percy Childs (Fall 2012)
          Earthquakes of 2010- Nicole Martinez  (Spring 2010)
          Earthquakes- Carmelyn Reyes  (Spring 2005)
          Earthquakes- Ian Leavelle  (Spring 2010)
          Earthquakes- Lauren Williams (Spring 2012)
          Measuring Earthquakes-
                        Jessica Downer  (Spring 2005)
          The Dragon Jar or the Dragon Crock?
                        Eder-Lyn Dayrit (Spring 2012)
          Earthquake Danger-Los Alamos, New Mexico?
                        Catherine Kilgore  (Fall 2006)
          Shake and Quake of 1989 (San Francisco)-
                        Victoria Martinez (Fall 2009)
          The Great San Francisco Earthquake- Darion Jones (Spring 2013)
          4:31 a.m., Inside the Northridge Earthquake-
                        Joshua Humphrey (Spring 2011)
          Northridge Earthquake- Jeannete Rivera (Fall 2009)
          Subduction Zone Earthquakes- Michael Rader (Spring 2011)
          Cascadia's Coming Calamity- Carolyn Harris  (Fall 2012)
          Tsunami Warning System-
                        Dawn Stuckey  (Fall 2006)
          Beautiful Guam and the Adventurous Earthquakes-
                        Cecelia Villa (Fall 2008)

 tectonics
          San Andreas Fault-Divisions Among Us-
                        Victoria Hermosilla  (Spring 2007)

 plate tectonics
           Continental Drift- Theresa Tate (Spring 2008)
          Hawaiian Hotspot-  James Patterson (Fall 2008)      
          Plate Tectonics- Erik Anderson  (Spring 2006)
          Pangaea- Jason Cross  (Spring 2006)
          The Puerto Rico Trench- Jose A Hance (Fall 2011)
          Is California Falling into the Ocean?-
                        Kelsey Rasmussen  (Fall 2006)
          Types of Tectonic Borders-
                        Shannon Bruce Lee (Spring 2009)

 environmental geology
          Watch Arizona and Beyond-
                        Kathleen Stevens (Fall 2009)
          How Land Affects History- Shelby Gonzales (Fall 2012)


 teaching techniques-elementary level
          Geology in the Classroom-
                        Lisa Davila (Spring 2005)
          Metamorphic Pancakes-Lesson Plan-
                        Brenda Stafford (Fall 2009)
          Rock Identification-Lesson Plan-
                        Chelsea Bovara (Fall 2008)
          Science Experiments: Preschool to 6th Grade-
                        Josefa V. MacHott (Fall 2006)
          Elementary Geology- Amanda Anderson (Fall 2006)
          Teaching Crystal Shapes- Jami Britt (Spring 2008)*
          Geology Lessons for K-12- Gayles Sueskind (Fall 2012)
          Geology at Home with Kids- Kimberly Swift  (Fall 2006)
          How to Hike- Nancy Bray  (Fall 2007)