http://www.jewelinfo4u.comRSS generated by JewelInfo4uJewelInfo4u.comJewelInfo4u.comhttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Rockhounding_and_Gemology.aspxRockhounding helps gemologists and mineralogists hunt and discover minerals and precious gemstones like jasper, opal, agate, turquoise, geodes, zircon, black spinel, garnet, varieties of quartz, topaz and tourmaline and so on. People can choose either popular sites for rockhounding which normally have the ease of accessibility or can hunt and dig and then choose rare sites where there is possibility of getting better samples as they would not have been visited by all rockhounders. Fossicking is another technical term used to refer to the process of searching for gemstones and rockhounding which is used when looking for fossils, mineral specimens etc. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/What_is_Rockhounding.aspxRockhounding refers to the activity of collection of minerals and rocks from nature. The persons carrying out the activity of rockhounding are termed rock hounders or prospectors.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Gemstone_Jewelry_Pictures.aspxGemstone and Jewelry GalleryThu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Modern_Crystallography.aspxThe origins of crystallography lie in morphology which deals with the study of mineral crystals and also anisotropy which details the physical attributes of mineral crystals. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Technique_of_Recrystallization_in_Crystallography.aspxRecrystallization is the technique of purifying solids based on their different solubility. That is, recrystallization deals with the cleaning method or the transformation of a crystal structure, as a result of the change in external factors, for example temperature and pressure.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Healing_with_gemstones.aspxExamples of illnesses that allegedly can be healed.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Techniques_for_Growing_Crystals.aspxA consistent repeated pattern of connected atoms or molecules would result in formation of a crystal. There are several techniques used for growing crystals. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Crystallography_Topology.aspxCrystallography refers to the analysis of atoms in crystals and topology refers to the study of distortion and invariant connectivity characteristics of mathematical objects. Thus, crystallographic topology deals with association of the two attributes together. The topology of crystallographic groups is approached using orbifolds, and that of simple crystal structures using Morse functions on orbifolds. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Crystallographic_Axes_and_its_Symmetry_Operations.aspxSymmetry operations are used to describe the crystal's outward symmetry. Symmetry operations help to define the manner in which a crystal can repeat the facets or faces on their crystal's surface. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMThttp://www.jewelinfo4u.com/Bravais_Crystal_Lattice.aspxBravais crystal lattice in crystallography is used to explain the geometrical symmetry of a crystal in details. The other term used to refer to bravais crystal lattice is space lattice. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:16 GMT