Special Exhibits Student Presentations
Cochise College
Virtual Geology Museum
Educational Resources
Special Exhibits Roger Weller,
geology instructor
wellerr@cochise.edu
Physical Geology Topics
The following 103 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
The Mineral That Started a War: Columbite-Tantalite-
Lyndsey Gruey (Spring 2006)
Refining Aluminum-
Alaric Evans (Fall 2007)
Tantalum, Cell Phones, and War
Jennifer Starkey (Spring 2005)
Copper- Mike Hernandez (Spring 2005)
All About Gold- Christina Lancaster (Fall 2005)
Gold, the
Native Element-
Michelle Simmons (Fall 2005)
Gold, Silver,
Copper-
Precious Commodities-
Simara Hubble (Fall 2005)
The
Mysticism of Silver- Shaun Hickey (Fall 2005)
The
History of Tungsten- Matt Wozniak (Fall 2005)
Radon Gas- Luis Aguilera (Fall 2005)
Minerals in the Medical Field-
Aimee Valdez (Spring 2008)
Minerals in the Human
Body-
Katherine Shipman
(Fall 2006)
minerals
Apatite-
Cedric Hill (Spring 2008)
The Special Relationship between
Azurite and Malachite-
Jesse Smith
(Fall 2005)
Six Crystal Systems- Jami Britt (Spring
2008)*
Fluorescent Minerals-
Steve Tyminski (Fall 2007)
Mica, The
Wonder Mineral-
Amanda Temenak (Fall 2005)
Mica-
Tedina Allen (Fall 2007)
Olivine and Peridot- Rachel Fero (Spring 2005)
Olivine-Emerald of the Evening-
Gina Bays (Spring 2007)
A Pyrite's Life For Me-
Brian Meinhardt (Fall 2007)
Quartz and Even More-
Jason Jarvis (Spring 2008)
Garnets- Heather O'Conner (Spring 2007)
Geodes- Shawn Engle (Spring 2005)
Zeolites- Nathan Aloisio (Spring 2006)
Conflict Diamonds- Elizabeth Cruz (Fall 2006)
mining and use of earth materials
The Worries of a Bisbee Copper Miner-
Maria Ramos (Spring 2006)
A Look
at Mining- Jessi Nesbitt (Spring 2005)
Granite Quarries- Shayna Redwine (Spring 2006)
Mining in North Carolina-
Johnny Petteway (Fall 2005)
What is Concrete?- Andrew Haldorson (Fall 2005)
Gold Mining- Erica
Archer (Fall 2006)
Pirates Booty!- Mark Tillman (Spring 2007)
History of One of Bisbee's Families-
Gina Thursby (Spring 2008)
Phelps Dodge Corporation-
Robert Hardy (Fall 2007)
Choosing a Headstone-
Paris Reynolds
(Fall 2007)
Outlook Good for Petroleum's Future?
Odessa Solomon (Fall 2006)
Mines in the Huachuca Mountains-
David Swackhammer (Spring 2007)
Gold Rush-
Joel DunnSmith (Fall 2007)
igneous rocks
Making
Thin Sections- Jill Forsythe (Summer 2003)
Obsidian- Marciela
Cordero (Spring 2008)
Obsidian Obsession- Stormy Wall (Spring 2005)
Pumice Rafts-
Daniel Quarto (Fall 2007)
volcanism
Yellowstone Caldera- Jerry Stroupe (Spring 2007)
Mount
Rainier: An Active Volcano in Wait-
Angelina McKee (Spring 2006)
Remarkable Mt. St. Helens- Carol Baker (Spring 2006)
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)
Crater Lake, Oregon- Jennifer Jacobs (Fall 2005)
Composite, Cinder Cone, and Shield Volcanoes-
Elizabeth Light (Fall 2007)
Long Valley Caldera, California-
Jonathan McCracken (Fall 2007)
A View of the Chiricahua
Mountains: From the Air-
Charles Garrett (Spring 2006)
Hiking in the Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona-
Vivian Lewis
(Fall 2005)
Mount Erebus and Her Crystals (Antarctica)-
Kimberly Stineburg (Spring 2008)
Pillow Lavas- Crystal Crow (Spring 2006)
San Francisco Peaks-Flagstaff, Arizona-
David Berlin (Spring 2005)
weathering
Soils- Marti Stoner (Spring 2006)
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)
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
Hydrothermal Alteration- Micah Hill (Spring 2006)
Metamorphism-
Theresa Tate (Fall 2007)
Brown Canyon, Huachuca Mountains-
Vincent Festa (Spring 2008)
mass wasting
Landslides- Tracy Cottrell (Fall 2005)**
Mass Wasting in Southern Arizona-
Brian Mitchell (Fall 2006)
rivers and streams
Views of
the San Pedro River-
Justin Banner (Spring 2006)
Ramsey Canyon: Water Erosion-
Jarrod Swackhammer (Spring 2007)
The
Colorado River-
Samantha Mickens (Spring 2006)
groundwater and caves
Fire Retardant Environmental Effects-
Rebecca Hodgeson (Spring 2008)
Fluoridation:
Forget 'Bout It-
Michael Benz
(Fall 2006)
Colossal Cave, Tucson, Arizona-
Rose Phillips (Fall 2006)
Groundwater Issues in Cochise County, Arizona-
Jane M. Scholer (Spring
2006)
Sneaky Sinkholes-
KC Velazquez (Fall 2007)
Arizona Caves-
Sarah Moore (Fall 2007)
glaciers
Glacial Erosion- Kevin Demater (Spring 2007)
Glaciers- Zenia Franco (Spring 2005)
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)
Global Warming- Michael Hill (Spring 2007)
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)
earthquakes
Earthquakes- Carmelyn Reyes (Spring 2005)
Measuring Earthquakes-
Jessica Downer (Spring 2005)
Earthquake Danger-Los
Alamos, New Mexico?
Catherine Kilgore (Fall 2006)
Tsunami Warning System-
Dawn Stuckey
(Fall 2006)
tectonics
Theory of the Expanding Earth-
John Wheeler (Fall 2005)
San Andreas Fault-Divisions Among Us-
Victoria Hermosilla (Spring 2007)
plate tectonics
Continental Drift-
Theresa Tate (Spring 2008)
Plate Tectonics- Erik Anderson (Spring 2006)
Pangea- Jason Cross (Spring 2006)
Is California Falling
into the Ocean?-
Kelsey Rasmussen (Fall 2006)
teaching techniques-elementary level
Geology in the Classroom- Lisa Davila (Spring 2005)
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 at Home with Kids- Kimberly Swift (Fall 2006)
How to Hike-
Nancy Bray (Fall 2007)