Gemmology Studies

(Please Note - these links are not affiliated with Renascent in any way - we are simply offering them to you for additional information - please let us know if there are any that are deleted or inappropriate - please also feel free to send us some we may not know about)

Here's the 1st one for kids

http://www.rocksforkids.com/index.html

Rock cycles
http://www.teachnet-lab.org/ps101/bglasgold/rocks/lesson3rockcycle.htm

Grow your own Halite (salt) crystals
http://www.yourgemologist.com/Kids/Making%20Salt/makingsalt.html

UNDERGROUND CAVES & MINERALS
http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/

WHAT IS IGNEOUS ROCK?
http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Igneous_rocks

DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE 3D PAPER MODELS OF CRYSTAL SYSTEMS /CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE
http://www.periodni.com/en/download.html#models_of_crystal_systems

MORE PAPER CUTOUTS OF CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES
http://webmineral.com/help/Forms.shtml

HOW ROCKS ARE FORMED
http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/howrocks.html

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN GEMSTONES?
How do they form? * Why do they shine? * What sets value in a gem? * How can you spot a simulant or synthetic? * What creates a cat's eye or star in a gem? * How can you tell one red gemstone like a ruby, from another like a red garnet, or a piece of red glass? * Which gems are best for jewelry and why? * Where and how are gems mined? * How are they cut and polished? * What is the toughest gemstone? (No, it's not diamond!) * What the heck are these?
http://www.bwsmigel.info/

Click here for     CRYSTAL STRUCTURE & SYSTEMS

Remember also to look at our crystal workshop - in person or by correspondence

Also our gemmology for kids workshops