Bibliography

Dennis, Daniel J. Gems a Lively Guide for the Casual Collector.  New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc, 1999.

Parker ,Steve. Rocks and Minerals. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1993.

Sources used for web design:

Backgrounds, Midi Files and Pictures were used from the following sites.

Backgrounds:

http://www.eskimo.com/~physmith/Backgrounds.html

http://www.grsites.com/textures/

http://www.schoolicons.com/    

http://www.backrounds.com/

Pictures:

http://www.clipart.co.uk/html/anim.shtml

http://www.animfactory.com/

http://www.clipart.co.uk/html/icons.shtml

http://www.si.edu/siphotos/science-nature/HOPE.GIF

http://csd.unl.edu/csd/birthstones/pearls/pearl.html

Games:

www.quia.com