EOSC 118 · Earth's Treasures: Gold and Gems
Origin, properties, valuation, prospecting and geology of gold, platinum, silver, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and other precious metals and gems. [3-0-0]
Origin, properties, valuation, prospecting and geology of gold, platinum, silver, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and other precious metals and gems. [3-0-0]
"Earth's Treasures: Gold & Gems" (EOSC118) aims to enable students to:
See also learning goals for non-specialist courses.
Emily Scribner
Origin, properties, valuation, prospecting and geology of: gold, platinum, silver, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and other precious metals and gems. The course will also touch on historical topics, current media, and aspects of the jewellery industry.
This course is divided into three modules and covers fundamental scientific concepts, diamond and coloured gemstones, precious and semi-precious metals, and the world of gems and metals from mining to the jewelery design processes.
Module A: “Rocks, Minerals and Gems”
Includes: Aspects of the jewellery industry and current events, as well as a geoscience introduction to help develop a framework for understanding the origins of precious gems and metals
Module B: “Precious Gemstones”
Includes: The world of diamond, the nature of colour and light, exploring tools of the trade, and coloured gems (emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and more!)
Module C: “Mining and Major Metals”
Includes: Gold, platinum and its precious relatives, silver, copper and precious metal alloys. We also investigate the mining of gems and precious metals (and implications), production aspects of the jewellery industry and finally touch on ancient numismatics.
See a detailed list of lessons, and a full sample of one of the lessons.
A full list of activities and assessments included in this course can be found in the Course Syllabus.
"Rock and Gem"
Author: R.L. Bonewitz
ISBN-10: 0756609623