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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Gemstone and mineral geology applied to prospecting course
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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 293819" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>There are many clubs etc. that discuss how to physically prospect and how to cut stones etc. However would there be any interest in a not-too-expensive course (especially if a club provided the venue) by a geo with around 45 years experience who has always had an interest in gems and has worked as a mineralogist worldwide from Australia to Africa to North America and Asia uncluding Russia.</p><p></p><p>Something like:</p><p></p><p>A laypersons guide to chemical elements, the building blocks of minerals</p><p>What is a mineral and what is a rock (and the major rocks types)?</p><p>How are minerals classified into different groups?</p><p>What are "primary" versus "secondary" minerals (usually the ones collected most) and how does one form from the other</p><p>What are precious and semi-precious gem minerals?</p><p>The basics of determining minerals and gems including field tests, SG, RI, UV, laboratory tests with microscopes, X-rays and SEM and sending samples to laboratories for analysis (and the costs) - "just give me the basics"</p><p>Weathering and streams - the main way secondary minerals form and gems disperse</p><p>How does geology decide whether an area will contain sapphires and rubies, zircon, topaz, precious or common opal, fossil wood and agate, diamonds, aquamarine versus emerald?</p><p>How does it tell you exactly where to look once you have chosen an area?</p><p>Some chosen examples, especially Australia, and legal issues (not getting shot, prosecuted, or spoiling it for others in the future)?</p><p></p><p>And what else can you think of that you would like? If an insured club activity field trips might be possible as well. </p><p></p><p>I was thinking of splitting the above into a few shorter and separate parts like background to rocks and minerals, background to using geology in your search, applied prospecting and identification, so that people could decide which or all might be relevant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 293819, member: 4386"] There are many clubs etc. that discuss how to physically prospect and how to cut stones etc. However would there be any interest in a not-too-expensive course (especially if a club provided the venue) by a geo with around 45 years experience who has always had an interest in gems and has worked as a mineralogist worldwide from Australia to Africa to North America and Asia uncluding Russia. Something like: A laypersons guide to chemical elements, the building blocks of minerals What is a mineral and what is a rock (and the major rocks types)? How are minerals classified into different groups? What are "primary" versus "secondary" minerals (usually the ones collected most) and how does one form from the other What are precious and semi-precious gem minerals? The basics of determining minerals and gems including field tests, SG, RI, UV, laboratory tests with microscopes, X-rays and SEM and sending samples to laboratories for analysis (and the costs) - "just give me the basics" Weathering and streams - the main way secondary minerals form and gems disperse How does geology decide whether an area will contain sapphires and rubies, zircon, topaz, precious or common opal, fossil wood and agate, diamonds, aquamarine versus emerald? How does it tell you exactly where to look once you have chosen an area? Some chosen examples, especially Australia, and legal issues (not getting shot, prosecuted, or spoiling it for others in the future)? And what else can you think of that you would like? If an insured club activity field trips might be possible as well. I was thinking of splitting the above into a few shorter and separate parts like background to rocks and minerals, background to using geology in your search, applied prospecting and identification, so that people could decide which or all might be relevant. [/QUOTE]
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