Geol 210

2/10/05 Extra reading (not required) on how gems form:
               Hurlbut and Kammerling    Chapter 2 (p. 7-17)
               Simon and Schuster's         p. 37-41

              Website with information on how diamonds form:

•                http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/diamonds/carbon.html

                Handout on Refraction and reflection

2/15/05 Handout on Critical Angle

            Website with stories of the "curse" of the Hope Diamond

2/17/05 Handouts on Cut of diamond
           Exam Review Questions
             Link to GIA scale of clarity

3/3/05   Link to information on Diamond simulants

3/10/05 Handout on Color in gems

3/31/05 Handout on Symbols for Gem Enhancement

4/5/05   Tourmaline chemical composition handout
             Garnet chemical composition handout
             Exam 2 Review Questions

5/10/05   Final Exam Review Questions
             Final Exam Summary Handouts