業餘地質俱樂部：岩石和礦物討論課程

This is a rock, mineral, and gemstone club, where rock enthusiasts can meet and share their love of the Earth’s crust! Students can share new stones they’ve acquired, ask the group to help them identify a specimen, or just talk about why they collect and what they love about rocks and minerals. No experience necessary. Students who have been collecting for ages as well as those curious about beginning a collection are all welcome!

This course will be mostly learner-led with the teacher’s role being to facilitate conversation and add some additional knowledge and facts to the discussion. A new “rock topic,” however, will be presented by the teacher to begin each class and begin discussions.

Each class meeting will have the following basic structure:
- Introduction of teacher, any new students, as well as a review of class rules/policies
- Weekly “Rock Topic” presented by the teacher
- Floor will open for student questions on the presented Rock Topic, followed by any other questions students may have about rocks and minerals.
- Students will each be given an opportunity to show off a personal specimen or two (whatever time allows) each class as well. 

| Weekly Rock Topic Schedule |

⇢ Week of (1/5): Sedimentary Rocks 

⇢ Week of (1/12): Igneous Rocks

⇢ Week of (1/19): Metamorphic Rocks

⇢ Week of (1/26): Calcites

⇢ Week of (2/2): The Quartz Family

⇢ Week of (2/9): Obsidian

⇢ Week of (2/16): Mohs Hardness Scale

⇢ Week of (2/23): Garnet 

The idea that such magnificent and beautiful stuff can come quite literally out of the dirt on this planet has always been so magical and mystifying to me. I hope to share some of this excitement with another generation of gemstone hunters!

As this is an on-going or club-style course, please feel free to add or leave at any time. See you in class!