Job Description:

• 1) Examines, analyzes, and classifies minerals, gems, and precious stones: Isolates specimen from ore, rocks, or matrices.

• 2) Makes microscopic examination to determine shape, surface markings, and other physical characteristics.

• 3) Performs physical and chemical tests and makes x-ray examinations to determine composition of specimen and type of crystalline structure.

• 4) Identifies and classifies samples.

• 5) Develops data and theories on mode of origin, occurrence, and possible uses of minerals.