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(R—REFERENCE; JR—JUNIOR; M—MEMORIAL; TX—TEXAS)

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AFGHANISTAN

542 The Gem Hunter

333 Gemstones of Afghanistan

AGATES

231 Agates (British Isles)

R 597 Agates

089 The Agates of North America

348 Agates of Northern Mexico

238 The Book of Agates and Other Quartz Gems

617 Geodes: Nature’s Treasures

572 One Man’s Journey—The Lake Superior Agate

237 The Origin of Agates, Thundereggs and Other Nodular Structures

ALASKA

200 A Roadside Geology of Alaska

AMBER

173 Amber: The Golden Gem of the Ages

AMMONITES, CEPHALOPODS

463 Ammonites and Other Cephalopods of the Pierre Seaway

TX 376 E Cretaceous Ammonites and Cephalopods

APPALACHIA

090 Appalachian Mineral and Gem Trails

670 B In Suspect Terrain

APPRAISING

134 Gems and Jewelry Appraising

AQUAMARINES

255 Antero Aquamarines

ARCTIC

606 Barren Lands—Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic

ARIZONA

127 The Age of Dinosaurs in Northern Arizona

581 Arizona Minerals and How to Find Them

351 Gem Trails of Arizona

646 Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona

676 Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz, Arizona

409 Mineralogy of Arizona

476 Minerals of Arizona—A Field Guide for Collectors

200 B Roadside Geology of Arizona

632 The Rockhound’s Guide to Arizona

ARKANSAS

352 Collecting Arkansas Minerals—a Reference and Guide

467 Collecting Crystals—The Guide to Quartz in Arkansas

669 Genuine Diamonds Found in Arkansas

353 Rockhounding in Arkansas

ART DECO

230 Authentic Art Deco Jewelry Designs

ARTIFACTS (also see INDIAN—NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS, HISTORY, ART)

ATLAS—GEMS, MINERALS

619 Atlas of Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section

262 Coast to Coast Gem Atlas

275 Western Gem Hunter’s Guide

AUSTIN AREA: TX

601 Austin, Texas and Beyond—Geology and Environment

602 Cretaceous Volcanism in the Austin Area

593 Environmental Geology of the Austin Area—An Aid to Urban Planning

548 Flood Hazards along the Balcones Escarpment in Central Texas

085 Geology of the Llano Region and Austin Area Field Excursion

135 Guide to Points of Geologic Interest in Austin

550 Guidebook to the Geology of Travis County

202 Land Capability in the Lake Travis Vicinity, TX

622 Volcanic Features of the Austin Area

AUSTRALIA

394 Australian Opals:

Vol. 1 Beautiful Opals of the Desert

Vol. 2 Beautiful Queensland Opals

Vol. 3 Beautiful Lightning Ridge

059 Australian Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones

570 A Field Guide to Australian Opals

489 Introduction to Mining (Australia)

411 Minerals of Broken Hill

144 Opal Adventures

AXINITE

694 D Collector’s Guide to the Axinite Group

BEADING

229 Advanced Beadwork

026 The Basics of Bead Stringing

072 The Bead Book—Create Your Own Beautiful Beadwork

701 Beaded Adornment

505 Beads: An Exploration of Bead Traditions Around the World

075 Beads:The Art of Stringing

701 Beaded Adornment

702 Bedouin Jewellery in Saudi Arabia

244 The Book of Beads

650 Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry

245 The History of Beads from 30,000 B. C. to the Present

698 How to Do Bead Work

104 Restringing Beads and Pearls

039 Step-by-Step Bead Stringing

566 A World of Beads

BERYL

M 600 Beryl and Its Color Varieties

BERYLLIUM

297 Beryllium-Evaluation of Deposits During Prospecting and Exploratory Work

BIG BEND AREA: TX

196 A The Big Bend of the Rio Grande

196 B Big Bend—Set of Geologic Maps

488 Geology of Big Bend National Park

298 I’ll Gather My Geese

659 Naturalists’ Big Bend

BIOGRAPHY

542 The Gem Hunter: True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan (G. Bowersox)

298 I’ll Gather My Geese (Hallie Stillwell)

R 371 On Solid Ground—Memoirs of a Texas Geologist (Virgil Barnes)

265 Reminiscences of a Mineralogist (Arthur Montgomery)

BRITISH ISLES (also see ENGLAND)

231 Agates

474 The Observer’s Book of Geology

485 B South Wales

485 A Southwest England

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (UNIV. OF TEXAS PUBLICATIONS) TX

(also see FOSSILS, GEOLOGY, or TEXAS)

196 A The Big Bend of the Rio Grande

196 B Big Bend—Set of Geologic Maps

087 Calderas and Mineralization: Volcanic Geology….Chinati Caldera Complex

554 Cambrian Trilobites and Brachiopods….

086 Cenozoic Geology of the Trans-Pecos Volcanic Field of Texas

R 553 Contributions to Geology

464 Cretaceous Carbonates of Texas and Mexico

167 Development of the Mercury Mining Industry

204 The Edwards Reef Complex and Associated Sedimentation in Central Texas

084 Field Excursion of Eastern Llano Region

548 Flood Hazards along the Balcones Escarpment in Central Texas

083 Fluorspar in Texas

557 Geologic and Historic Guide to the State Parks of Texas

206 The Geologic Story of the Palo Duro Canyon

R 195 The Geology of Texas—Vol. 1

372 Geology of the Big Bend Area

R 207 The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas—Part 1

085 Geology of the Llano Region and Austin Area

081 Gold and Silver in Texas

135 Guide to Points of Geologic Interest in Austin

136 Guide to Precambrian Rocks of the Southeast Llano Region, TX

398 The Hazel Copper-Silver Mine, Culberson Co., TX

091 High Purity Marble Falls Limestone

329 Historical Shoreline Changes in the Trinity-Galveston West and East Bays

235 Igneous Geology of the Trans-Pecos, TX

202 Land Capability in the Lake Travis Vicinity, TX

203 Lineament Analysis/Inference of Geologic Structure Balcones/Ouachita….

549 Mineral Deposits….W. Chinati Mountains….Presidio Co., TX

088 Mineral Resources of the Colorado River Industrial Development Assn. Area

199 Mississippi Condodonts from the Southern Texas Panhandle

137 The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Systems in the U.S.

082 Native Bituminous Materials in Texas

080 Non-Petroleum Mineral Producers in Texas

R 371 On Solid Ground—Memoirs of a Texas Geologist

331 Origin of Silver-Copper-Lead Deposits in the Red-Bed….Trans-Pecos Texas

400 Ouachita Facies in Central Texas

198 Pennsylvanian Depositional Systems in North-Central Texas

399 Regional…Fractures…Southern Edwards Plateau…Tectonics…Caves

200 N Roadside Geology of Texas

567 Soapstone and Serpentine….Central Texas

125 A,B,C: Soil Surveys (Williamson, Travis, Blanco & Burnet Counties)

201 Tertiary/Quaternary Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology….TX and NM

013 Texas Fossils—An Amateur Collector’s Handbook

092 Texas Gemstones

295 Texas Mineral Resources

014 Texas Rocks and Minerals—An Amateur’s Guide

205 Upper Pennsylvanian Limestone Banks—North Central Texas

166 The Van Horn Mountains Caldera, Trans-Pecos Texas

CABOCHONS

027 Advanced Cabochon Cutting

032 Artistry in Cabochons

028 Cabochon Cutting

CALCITE

596 D Calcite: The Mineral with the Most Forms

CALIFORNIA

685 California Rocks

654 Finding Fault in California—An Earthquake Tourist Guide

354 Gem Trails of Northern California

355 Gem Trails of Southern California

492 Geology of Northern California

406 Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley

304 Geology Underfoot in Southern California

686 Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park

484 Mineral Resources of California

200 W Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California

200 C Roadside Geology of Northern California

514 The Rockhound’s Guide to California

069 Rocks and Minerals of California

CANADA

606 Barren Lands

519 A Canadian Geological and Economic Minerals

B Set of Maps for 519 A—Canada

063 Canadian Mines

384 Geology and Mineralogy of Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec

200 BB-Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia

460 Rock Collecting Near Bancroft, Ontario

CARBONIFEROUS ROCK SYSTEMS

TX 137 The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Systems in the U.S.(TX)

CARVING (also see STONE SCULPTING)

019 The Fundamentals of Gemstone Carving

630 Gemstone Carving

271 Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry

194 Rock Sculpture

CASTING (also see WAX MODELING)

212 Creative Casting

334 Jewelry Casting—Centrifugal or Lost Wax

109 Model Making for Jewelry Casting

232 Practical Casting—A Study Reference

312 Wax and Casting: A Notebook of Jewelry Design and Technique

CATALOGS (of Gems, Minerals, Jewelry or Supplies)

247 Standard Mineralogical Catalog

419 Van Nostrand’s Standard Catalog of Gems

Also, please refer to the CATALOG SHELF in the periodical section

for a more complete selection of AGMS’ catalogs that are available.

CAVES, CAVERNS

JR 452 Caves--Underground Worlds

TX 436 Texas Caves

CHEMICALS

R 095 Chemical Index of Minerals

266 Gemstones and Chemicals

CENTRAL TEXAS: TEXAS (also see LLANO)

TX 555 Carboniferous Rocks of the Llano Region of Central Texas

548 Flood Hazards—Balcones Escarpment

603 Geology and Historical Mining, Llano Uplift Region, Central Texas

567 Soapstone and Serpentine in the Central Mineral Area

CLEANING & PRESERVING MINERALS

636 Cleaning and Preserving Minerals

006 Gemstone & Mineral Data Book—Chapter 10

COLLECTING (also see individual states, locations, or mineral collecting)

700 About Mineral Collecting

054 A Earth Treasures, Vol 3 The Northwestern Quadrant

B Earth Treasures, Vol. 4 The Southwestern Quadrant

656 Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West

172 Field Collecting Gemstones and Minerals

142 Gems for the Taking

058 Handbook of Crystal and Mineral Collecting

345 The Rockhound and Prospector’s Bible

JR 186 Start Collecting Rocks and Minerals

COLORADO

255 Antero Aquamarines

545 The Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Today and Yesterday

344 Climax—The History of Colorado’s Climax Molybdenum Mine

102 Colorado Gem and Mineral Collecting Localities

427 Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide

611 Colorado Gold—From the Pike’s Peak Rush to the Present

249 Colorado Rockhounding

319 Colorado Vanadium—A Composite Study

385 Colorado’s Dinosaurs

M 687 Faces in the Rocks

250 Gem Trails of Colorado

343 Leadville—A Miner’s Epic

200 D Roadside Geology of Colorado

COLORADO RIVER

276 The Explorations of the Colorado River and Its Canyons

COLORED STONES (also see GEMS)

157 Modern Jeweler’s Consumer Guide to Colored Stones

CONNECTICUT & RHODE ISLAND

200 DD Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island

COPPER (also see METALCRAFTS)

128 Boom Copper—The Story of the First U.S. Mining Boom

491 Geology of Porphory Copper Deposits

CRAFTS: GEOLOGY, ROCK

JR 180 Geology Crafts for Kids

JR 272 Pebble Pups and Rock Rascals

071 Rock and Stone Craft

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

143 Color Treasury of Crystals—Symmetry in the Mineral Kingdom

500 Elements of Crystallography and Minerals

501 An Introduction to Crystallography

540 Minerals and Rocks—Exercises in Crystallography…

CRYSTALS

143 Color Treasury of Crystals—Symmetry in the Mineral Kingdom

049 The Complete Crystal Guidebook

159 The Crystal Book

538 Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic

161 Crystal Quest (cartoons)

381 Crystals and Crystal Growing

539 Crystals and Light—Optical Crystallography

425 Crystals—The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier

155 Crystals—The Science, Mysteries and Lore

058 Handbook of Crystal and Mineral Collecting

CUTTING GEMSTONES also (see LAPIDARY)

219 Gemcraft—How to Cut and Polish Stones

023 How to Use Diamond Abrasives to Cut Gemstones

DESERTS

358 Desert Gem Trails

406 Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley

DIAMONDS

606 Barren Lands—An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic

260 Beyond the Glitter

012 The Complete Guide to Buying Gems

457 The Diamond Factory

223 Diamond Setting—The Professional Approach

416 Diamonds

282 Diamonds (Ward Series)

600 Diamonds and Mantle Source---Wyoming

417 Diamonds—Famous, Notable and Unique

671 Diamonds—The History of a Cold-blooded Love Affair

678 Famous Diamonds

669 Genuine Diamonds Found in Arkansas

DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, GLOSSARIES

435 Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones

163 Dictionary of Geological Terms

R 124 Dictionary of Mining, Minerals and Related Terms

R 001 The Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals (c. 2 = shelf copy)

094 Glossary of Mineral Species

336 Glossary of Mineral Species (newer edition)

R 453 Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names

JR 608 The Visual Dictionary of the Earth

DINOSAURS (also see FOSSILS)

127 The Age of Dinosaurs in Northern Arizona

385 Colorado’s Dinosaurs

448 The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Dinosaurs

325 Digging Dinosaurs

706 Dinosaur Digs—Discovery Travel Adventures

JR 575 A Dinosaur Named Sue—The Story of the Colossal Fossil

JR 653 Dinosaurs Under the Big Sky

TX 663 Discover Texas Dinosaurs

JR 274 C A Field Guide to Dinosaurs

JR 139 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

322 The New Illustrated Dinosaur Dictionary

JR 625 One-Hundred Things You Should Know about Dinosaurs

EARTH, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH HISTORY, EARTHQUAKES (see VOLCANOES)

430 Agents of Chaos—Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Other Natural Disasters

062 The Crust of Our Earth

573 Earth—Inside and Out

541 C Earth: Past and Present

541 B Earth Science and the Environment: EARTHQUAKES

JR 591 Earth Science Experiments (Wondrous Plant and Plant Experiments)

378 Earth Science—Texas Edition

379 Essentials of Earth History

679 Essentials of Geology—4th edition

130 Fifty Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth

654 Finding Fault in California—An Earthquake Tourist’s Guide

JR 576 Geology Rocks (an activity book)

158 Ice Ages: Past and Future

590 The Miracle Planet

533 Naked Earth

496 Nature of Earth Materials

JR 626 One-Thousand Facts on Planet Earth

273 Our Fascinating Earth

377 Planet Earth

503 Reading the Earth

481 Study of the Earth

487 Super Quake

JR 608 The Visual Dictionary of the Earth

EASTERN STATES (also see individual states)

090 Appalachian Mineral and Gem Trails

067 Eastern Gem Trails

670 B In Suspect Terrain

ECOLOGY

130 Fifty Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

588 Economic Mineral Deposits

EDWARDS AQUIFER

JR 472 Water, Water Conservation and the Edward’s Aquifer

ELBA

596 H The Italian Island of Elba—A Mineralogical Jewel in the Tuscan Archipelago

ELECTROFORMING

233 ABC’s of Electroforming

EMERALDS

283 Emeralds (Ward Series)

596 B Emeralds of the World: the Legendary Green Beryl

ENAMELING

213 The Art of Enameling

214 Creative Enameling and Jewelry Making

052 Enameling on Metal

051 Jewelry and Enameling

699 Metalwork and Enamelling

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

435 Color encyclopedia of Gemstones

R 001 The Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals (c. 2 = shelf copy)

571 Encyclopedia of Minerals

302 Illustrated Encyclopedia of Minerals

ENGLAND (also see BRITISH ISLES)

599 The Crown Jewels

ENGRAVING

215 The Jewelry Engraver’s Manual

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

541 B Earth Science and the Environment

480 Environmental Geology

TX 593 Environmental Geology of the Austin Area—An Aid to Urban Planning

EPIDOTE

694 B Collector’s Guide to the Epidote Group

EUROPE

412 Mineral Museums of Europe

EXHIBITING

684 Exhibiting—The Show Biz Aspect of the Hobby

FABERGE

264 The World of Faberge—The World of Gems and Jewels

FACETING (also see the file cabinet in the FACETING ROOM)

031 The Art of Gem Cutting

648 The Blue Chart

037 Comprehensive Faceting Instructions

122 Diagrams for Faceting—Vol. 1

123 Diagrams for Faceting—Vol. 2

041 The Facet Cutter’s Handbook

021 A-F Facet Designs: Ovals, Navette Marquise, Heart and Pear, Cut-corner

Rectangle—Emeralds, Rounds, Barions

112—Vol. I, II, III, IV Faceting Design Notebooks—Collections of Patterns, etc.

by AGMS member, Charles Covill

114 Faceting for Amateurs

620 Faceting History—Cutting Diamonds and Colored Stones

169 Faceting Your First Five Gems

002 Gem Cutting—A Lapidary’s Manual

151 Gem Cutting Shop Helps

592 A Gram Faceting—Learn to Facet the Right Way

B Gram Faceting—Faceting Designs

C&D Gram Faceting—Mixed Cuts; Stone Types

E&F Gram Faceting—Stone Types; Money Cuts

G&H Gram Faceting—Barions; Checker Boards; Money Cuts

021 Introduction to Meetpoint Faceting

133 Practical Gemcutting: A Guide to Shaping and Polishing Gemstones

682 Ribbon Cuts

132 Techniques of Master Faceting

035 Trophy-Winning Facet Cuts

FEDERATIONS, MINERAL SOCIETIES

247 Northwest Federation of Mineral Societies

FIELD GUIDES (also see individual states, locations or fossils)

090 Appalachian Mineral and Gem Trails

061 Audubon Society’s Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals

054 A & B Earth Treasures, Vol. 3 & 4

067 Eastern Gem Trails

172 Field Collecting Gemstones and Minerals

TX 084 Field Excursion in Eastern Llano Region, TX

TX 160 A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas (Texas Monthly)

M 274 A The Field Guide to Geology

TX 005 A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals

574 A Field Manual for the Amateur Geologist

150 Gem Hunter’s Guide

342 Gemstones and Minerals—How and Where to Find Them

188 A Golden Guide to Field Identification—Rocks and Minerals

162 MacMillan Field Guides—Rocks and Minerals

359 Manual of Field Geology

493 Minerals of the World (Princeton Field Guide)

168 Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones (a field guide)

TX 053 Rock Hunting in Texas

079 Southwest Gem and Mineral Trails

256 A Southwest Treasures—Hunter’s Gem and Mineral Guide

B Northeast Treasures—Hunter’s Gem and Mineral Guide

C Northwest Treasures—Hunter’s Gem and Mineral Guide

D Southeast Treasures—Hunter’s Gem and Mineral Guide

FLINTKNAPPING

542 The Art of Flint Knapping

543 Flint Knapping—Making and Understanding Stone Tools

FLORIDA

200 CC Roadside Geology of Florida

583 Summary of the Geology of Florida and Guidebook to Classic Exposures

FLUORESCENCE

662 Collecting Fluorescent Minerals

269 Fluorescence—Gems and Minerals under UV Light

TX 618 Geology of the Karnes Uranium District, TX

044 B Rainbow Minerals of Franklin/Sterling Hill, New Jersey

040 The Story of Fluorescence

672 Ultraviolet Guide to Minerals

044 A Ultraviolet Light and Fluorescent Minerals

FLUORITE

596 I Fluorite: The Collector’s Choice

FORENSIC GEOLOGY

691 Evidence from the Earth—Forensic Geology and Criminal Investigation

FOSSILS (also see DINOSAURS, PALEONTOLOGY or TEXAS section)

R 615 Ancient Forests—A Closer Look at Fossil Wood

JR 666 The Book of Fossils, Rocks and Minerals

383 Common Fossil Plants of Western North America

300 Eyewitness Handbook--Fossils

274 C A Field Guide to Dinosaurs

274 B A Field Guide to Prehistoric Life

JR 183 Fossil Detective

JR 187 The Fossil Factory

126 Fossils—A Story of the Rocks and Their Record of Prehistoric Life

JR 613 Fossils—Clues to Ancient Life

131 Fossils for Amateurs—A Handbook for Collectors

324 Fossils—How to Identify Over 300 Genera

153 Fossils of the World

JR 587 Golden Guide--Fossils

108 Guide to Fossils

JR 184 I Can Read About Fossils

066 Illustrated Guide to Fossil Collecting

R 101 Index Fossils of North America

226 The Practical Paleontologist

JR 589 Rocks and Fossils

094 The Seashell on the Mountaintop (audio book)

146 Sleuthing Fossils

JR 607 Start Collecting Fossils

569 Stately Fossils

TX 160 Texas Monthly’s Field Guide to the Fossils of Texas

FOSSILS: TEXAS*

TX 554 Central Texas—Cambrian Trilobites and Brachiopods

TX 376 A Fossils and Localities of the Claiborne Group—Eocene of Texas

TX, R 556 The Larger Invertebrate Fossils of the Navarro Group of Texas

TX 376 G Middle Eocene Claiborne Group Invertebrate Fossils

TX 199 Mississippian Condodonts from South Texas Panhandle

TX 376 D Pennsylvanian Brachiopods

TX 376 E Texas Cretaceous Ammonites and Nautiloids

TX 376 H Texas Cretaceous Bivalves

TX 376 B Texas Cretaceous Bi-Valves and Localities

TX 376 C Texas Cretaceous Echinoids

TX 376 F Texas Cretaceous Gastropods

TX 013 Texas Fossils—An Amateur Collector’s Handbook

TX 160 Texas Monthly’s Guide to Fossils in Texas

GEM & JEWELRY APPRAISING, VALUES

012 The Complete Guide to Buying Gems

134 Gems and Jewelry Appraising

317 Standard Catalog of Gem Values

GEM CARE

260 Beyond the Glitter

288 Gem Care (Ward Series)

GEM CUTTING, POLISHING

031 The Art of Gem Cutting

002 Gem Cutting—A Lapidary’s Manual

151 Gem Cutting Shop Helps

023 How to Use Diamond Abrasives to Cut Gemstones

664 How You Can Cut and Polish Gems into Valuable Jewels

318 Master Gem Polishing

133 Practical Gemcutting: A Guide to Shaping and Polishing Gemstones

221 Secrets of Creative Gemstone Cutting

030 Specialized Gem Cutting

GEM HUNTING

150 Gem Hunter’s Guide

142 Gems for the Taking

GEM IDENTIFICATION

648 Blue Chart—Gem Identification (natural, treated, synthetic, etc.)

106 The Gemstone Identifier

418 Handbook of Gem Identification

696 Gem Identification Made Easy (2nd ed)

GEM MATERIALS

207 Description of Gem Materials

GEM POLISHING

024 How to Tumble-Polish Gemstones

318 The Techniques of Master Gem Polishing

GEM PURCHASES, BUYING, VALUES

260 Beyond the Glitter

012 The Complete Guide to Buying Gems

696 Gem Identification Made Easy (2nd ed)

420 The Guide—Gemological Institute of America

157 Modern Jeweler’s Consumer Guide to Colored Stones

GEM TRAILS—(also see individual STATES)

358 Desert Gem Trails

067 Eastern Gem Trails

251 Gem Trails of Nevada

362 Gem Trails of New Mexico

252 A & B Gem Trails of Oregon

364 Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey

TX 365 Gem Trails of Texas (several editions—Simpson, Mitchell, Cross)

253 Gem Trails of Utah

657 Gem Trails of Washington

692 The GPS Guide to Western Gem Trails

GEMS

JR 580 The Gem Hunter’s Handbook

142 Gems for the Taking

156 Gems, Granites and Gravels

064 Guide to Gems and Precious Stones

R 665 Rock and Gem (Smithsonian) (c.1—shelf)

GEMS—ORGANIC (also see PEARLS)

064 Guide to Gems and Precious Stones (includes organic)

GEMS & MINERALS—AMERICA

060 Gem Stones of the U.S.

224 Gems and Minerals of America

GEMSTONES—SETTING

078 The Jewelry Repair Manual

GEM TESTING

170 Gem Testing

GEMSTONES (also see individual names of minerals or precious stones)

435 Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones

012 The Complete Guide to Buying Gems

207 Description of Gem Materials

437 Edelsteine—Precious Stones

R 001 The Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals (c. 2 = shelf copy)

176 The Gem Kingdom

259 Gem Stones (Eyewitness Handbook)

060 Gem Stones of the U.S.

170 Gem Testing

426 Gems and Precious Stones

142 Gems for the Taking

171 Gems in the Smithsonian Institution

006 Gemstone and Mineral Data Book

630 Gemstone Carving

106 The Gemstone Identifier

129 Gemstones

266 Gemstones and Chemicals

374 A Gemstones of North America (1962 edition)

374 B Gemstones of North America, Vol. III

105 Gemstones of the Bible

004 Gemstones of the World

064 Guide to Gems and Precious Stones

291 Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones

168 Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones

157 Modern Jeweler’s Consumer Guide to Colored Stones

152 Precious Stones—Vol. I & Vol. II

003 Stones and Minerals

GEMSTONES—CHEMICALS

095 Chemical Index of Minerals

266 Gemstones and Chemicals

GEODES

617 Geodes: Nature’s Treasures

GEOGRAPHY

JR 668 Geography Connexions

GEOLOGISTS

405 The Amateur Geologists

TX, R 371 On Solid Ground—Memoirs of a Texas Geologist

GEOLOGY (also see ROADSIDE GEOLOGY series, TEXAS-Bureau of Economic Geology publications or individual states)

200 A through Z, AA, etc. (Roadside Geology Series listed by states)

634 Canyon Country Geology

R 553 Contributions to Geology

062 The Crust of Our Earth

541 C Earth: Past and Present

141 Engineering Geology

679 Essentials of Geology

541 A Essentials of Modern Geology

691 Evidence from the Earth

301 Field Geology Illustrated (xx)

M 274 A The Field Guide to Geology

274 B A Field Guide to Prehistoric Life

584 Foundations of Structural Geology

449 From Stone to Star—A View of Modern Geology

479 Geochemistry of Sediments—A Brief Survey

404 Geology (Univ. of Texas Professor Leon Long)

526 Geology—A Self-teaching Guide

541 D Geology and the Environment

239 Geology of National Parks

498 Geology of the Industrial Rocks and Minerals

690 Geology of the Lewis and Clark Trail in North Dakota

111 Geology Made Simple

JR 576 Geology Rocks (an activity book)

107 Imprints of Time: The Art of Geology

486 Introduction to Ore Geology

441 An Introduction to the Rock Forming Minerals

120 Physical Geology

490 Physical Geology

225 The Practical Geologist

147 Principles of Geology

140 Principles of Physical Geology

503 Reading the Earth

094 The Seashell on the Mountaintop (Audio Book)

443 Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions

677 What’s So Great about Geology Series! (new ones added when published)

A. What’s So Great about Granite?

B. (future publications)

GEOLOGY—PHYSICAL and ENGINEERING

141 Engineering Geology

703 Investigating Earth

704 Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology

359 Manual of Field Geology

120 Physical Geology

490 Physical Geology

147 Principles of Geology

140 Principles of Physical Geology

GEOPHYSICS, GEOSCIENCE

564 Geoscience and Man

533 Naked Earth

GEORGIA

635 Guide to the Geology of Bartow County, Georgia

393 Minerals of Georgia—Their Properties and Occurrences

GEYSERS

JR 439 Geysers: What They Are and How They Work

GHOST TOWNS

275 B South Western Ghost Towns

GLOSSARIES

R 336 Glossary of Mineral Species (c. 2 = shelf copy)

R 453 Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names

GOLD (also see METALCRAFTS, WIRE WRAPPING)

520 Colorado Gold—From Pike’s Peak Rush to the Present

217 Creative Gold and Silversmithing

070 Everything You Wanted to Know about Gold and Other Precious Metals

TX 081 Gold and Silver in Texas

432 The Gold Hunter’s Field Book

057 Gold Panner’s Manual

M 596 E Gold: The Noble Mineral

561 The Reclamation of Gold, Silver and Platinum Metals

562 Summer Gold

GRANITE

677 A What’s So Great about Granite?

GREAT BRITAIN (see ENGLAND, BRITISH ISLES)

GUIDES (also see individual states, areas or ROCKHOUNDING)

GULF COAST

TX 328 Beachcomber’s Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life

TX 329 Historical Shoreline Changes in Trinity-Galveston Bays

HAWAII

200 E Roadside Geology of Hawaii

189 Volcano Watching

HIKING

TX 278 Fifty Hikes in Texas

HOUSTON

R 616 Masterpieces of the Mineral World—Treasures from the Houston

Museum of Natural Sciences (c. 2 shelf copy)

ICE AGE

158 Ice Ages: Past and Future

ICELAND

JR 451 Surtsey—The Newest Place on Earth

IDAHO

521 Gem Minerals of Idaho

227 Idaho Minerals

200 F Roadside Geology of Idaho

IDENTIFYING ROCKS & MINERALS (also see ROCKS & MINERALS)

697 Identification Guides: Rocks & Minerals (includes British and European Rocks)

JR 188 A Golden Guide to Field Identification—Rocks and Minerals

424 Rocks and Minerals

ILLINOIS

174 Geology Underfoot in Illinois

IGNEOUS ROCKS

529 Igneous Minerals and Rocks

445 Igneous Rocks

IMPRINTS

107 Imprints of Time: The Art of Geology

INDEX, INDICES

095 Chemical Index of Minerals

R 165 Lapidary Journal Index (c. 2 = shelf copy)

R 335 The Mineralogical Record Index—1970-1994 (c. 2 = shelf copy)

R 595 A Mineralogical Record—(Author-Title Index) 1970—2004

R 595 B Mineralogical Record Index (Articles by Departments, Authors, Subjects, Localities) Vol. 1-14 1970--1983

INDIAN (NATIVE AMERICAN) ARTIFACTS, HISTORY, ART

468 Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America

074 North American Indian Artifacts

598 Rugs and Posts: The Story of Navaho Weaving and Indian Trading

TX 429 Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians

INDIAN (NATIVE AMERICAN) JEWELRY

313 The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry

M 193 Indian Jewelry of the American Southwest

138 A Indian Jewelry Making—Vol. 1

138 B Indian Jewelry Making—Vol. 2

018 Indian Silver Smithing

138 C Turquoise—The Gem of the Centuries

INDIANA

200 V Roadside Geology of Indiana

INSTRUMENTS

692 The GPS Guide to Western Gem Trails

INVESTMENT CASTING—LOST WAX

212 Creative Casting

334 Jewelry Casting—Centrifugal or Lost Wax

109 Model Making for Jewelry Casting

232 Practical Casting—A Study Reference

ITALY AREA

596 H The Italian Island of Elba: A Mineral Jewel in the Tuscan Archipelago

JADE

036 The Handbook of Jade

285 A Jade

285 B Jades of Mesoamerica

382 Jade—The Collector’s Bluebook

110 Wyoming Jade—A Pioneer Hunter’s Story

JEWELRY

209 The Beauty of Jewelry

702 Bedouin Jewellry in Saudi Arabia

316 Do It Yourself Guide to Jewelry Identification

218 Jewelry—7000 Years

465 Old Jewelry

JEWELRY BOXES

077 How to Make Gemstone Jewelry Boxes

JEWELRY (CLAY)

315 Creative Clay Jewelry

JEWELRY ENGRAVING

215 The Jewelry Engraver’s Handbook

JEWELRY IDENTIFICATION

316 Do It Yourself Guide to Jewelry Identification

JEWELRY MAKING & DESIGNS (also see WIRE JEWELRY)

230 Authentic Art Deco Jewelry Designs

650 Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry

243 Contemporary Jewelry

007 The Design and Creation of Jewelry

295 Gold Wire Jewelry Design and Construction

045 Handmade Jewelry

629 Handwrought Jewelry

015 How to Design Jewelry

145 Introducing Jewelry Making

660 The Jeweler’s Directory of Decorative Finishes

311 Jeweler’s Resource

051 Jewelry and Enameling

M 301 Jewelry Concepts and Techniques

033 Jewelry Craft Made Easy

628 Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing

050 Jewelry Gem Cutting and Metalcraft

034 Jewelry Maker’s Handbook

016 Jewelry Making

M 305 Jewelry Making

241 Jewelry Making and Design

038 Jewelry Making for Beginners

649 Jewelry Making Manual

605 Jewelry Making Techniques for Metal

661 Jewelry Making—Tips and Tricks of the Trade

025 Jewelry Manufacture and Repair

117 Jewelry You Can Make

119 Making Silver Jewelry

465 Old Jewelry (Answers to Questions about---)

118 Step-by-Step Jewelry

220 Tumbling Techniques and Assembling Baroque Jewelry

261 You Can Master Jewelry Design and Creation

JEWELRY REPAIR

022 How to Repair Jewelry

025 Jewelry Manufacture and Repair

076 The Jewelry Repair Manual

104 Restringing Beads and Pearls

JEWELRY SETTING

223 Diamond Setting—The Professional Approach

078 How to Set Gemstones in Jewelry

JEWELRY—(VICTORIAN)

M 309 Collecting Victorian Jewellery

JEWELS

599 The Crown Jewels

JUNIOR BOOKS (JR)*

666* The Book of Fossils, Rocks and Minerals

452* Caves—Underground Worlds

575* A Dinosaur Named Sue

653* Dinosaurs Under the Big Sky

TX 663* Discover Texas Dinosaurs

181* Everybody Needs a Rock

578* Exploring Crystals

473* Eyewitness Books—Rocks and Minerals

274 C* A Field Guide to Dinosaurs

183* Fossil Detective

187* The Fossil Factory

587* Fossils—A Guide to Prehistoric Life (Golden Guide Series)

613* Fossils—Clues to Ancient Life

580* The Gem Hunter’s Handbook

188 A Golden Guide to Field Identification—Rocks and Minerals

668* Geography Connexions

180* Geology Crafts for Kids

576* Geology Rocks

439* Geysers: What They Are and How They Work

188* Golden Guide to Field Identification—Rocks and Minerals

184* I Can Read About Fossils

577* An Instant Guide to Rocks & Minerals

652* Living Mountains

477* Magnificent Rocks—Story of Mining, Men and Minerals at

Franklin-Sterling Hill, New Jersey

612* Minerals (one of a series)

625* One-Hundred Things You Should Know about Dinosaurs

626* One-Thousand Facts on Planet Earth

272* Pebble Pups and Rock Rascals

182* Rock Collecting

589* Rocks and Fossils

258 B* Rocks and Minerals

185* Rocks and Minerals—A Golden Guide

536* Rocks and Minerals—Open Your Eyes to a World of Discovery

537* Rocks and Minerals (Reader’s Digest Pathfinder)

623* Rocks and Minerals—A Reference book for juniors)

323* Science for Kids—Thirty-nine Easy Geology Experiments

607* Start Collecting Fossils

667* The Story of Rocks and Minerals

591* Super Science Experiments

451* Surtsey—The Newest Place on Earth

608* The Visual Dictionary of the Earth

624* Volcanoes & Earthquakes (Discoveries)

472* Water, Water Conservation and the Edwards Aquifer

KANSAS

609 The Geologic History of Kansas

LAKE SUPERIOR REGION

277 Geology of the Lake Superior Region

572 One Man’s Journey—The Lake Superior Agate

LAPIDARY (also see FACETING, CARVING, METALCRAFT)

031 The Art of Gem Cutting

032 Artistry in Cabochons

391 Creating Lapidary Art—Working with Gemstones

346 Gem and Lapidary Materials for Cutters, Collectors and Jeweler’s

002 Gem Cutting—A Lapidary’s Manual

151 Gem Cutting Shop Helps

693 Gemstone Flat Lapping Mechanized

219 How to Cut and Polish Gemstones

077 How to Make Gemstone Jewelry Boxes

047 How to Polish Rocks into Gemstones

047 (3rd edition)—How to Tumble Polish Rocks into Gems

023 How to Use Diamond Abrasives to Cut Gemstones

664 How You Can Cut and Polish Gems into Valuable Jewels

103 Introduction to Lapidary

050 Jewelry, Gem Cutting and Metalcraft

271 Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry

029 Plastic and Gemstones

133 Practical Gemcutting: A Guide to Shaping/Polishing Gemstones

221 Secrets of Creative Gem Stone Cutting--Cabochoning

030 Specialized Gem Cutting

M 318 The Techniques of Master Gem Polishing

242 Working with Gemstones

LAPIDARY JOURNAL MASTER INDEX

R 165 (c. 2 = shelf copy)

LEXICON (SIX VOL.)

R 386 A—F (Refer to book list for details)

LIGHT

439 Crystals and Light

539 Crystals and Light—An Introduction to Optical Crystallography

LIMESTONE

TX 091 High Purity Marble Falls Limestone

LLANO AREA: TEXAS (also see CENTRAL TEXAS)

084 Field Excursion in Eastern Llano County

603 Geology and Historical Mining, Llano Uplift Region, Central Texas

085 Geology of the Llano Region and Austin Area…

402 Guide to the Precambrian Geology…Eastern Llano Uplift

136 Precambrian Rocks of the Southeastern Llano Region, Texas

LOUISIANA

456 Louisiana Opal

200 G Roadside Geology of Louisiana

MADAGASCAR

596 G Madagascar: A Mineral and Gemstone Paradise

MAINE

518 A Collector’s Guide to Maine’s Mineral Localities

200 U Roadside Geology of Maine

MAPS—TOPOGRAPHICAL (In the map drawers, a number of USGS topographical maps

are available—for building use only)

579 Using Topographical Maps (USGS)

MARYLAND

200 FF Roadside Geology of Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C.

MASSACHUSETTS

200 L Roadside Geology of Massachusetts

MERCURY—(QUICKSILVER)

167 Development of the Mercury Mining Industry--TX

299 Quicksilver—Terlingua and the Chisos Mining Co.--TX

METALS (also see GOLD, SILVER or METALCRAFTS)

070 Everything You Wanted to Know about Gold and Other Precious Metals

469 The Handy Book of Precious Metals

561 The Reclamation of Gold, Silver and Platinum Metals

METALCRAFTS (also see WIRECRAFT)

233 ABC’s of Electroforming

234 Art Metal Designs for Making Trays and Coasters

216 The Complete Metalsmith

217 Creative Gold and Silversmithing

008 Fundamentals of Soft Soldering

050 Jewelry, Gem-Cutting and Metalcraft

604 Jewelry Making Techniques for Metal

038 Metalcraft and Jewelry

699 Metalwork and Enamelling

561 The Reclamation of Gold, Silver and Platinum Metals

627 Textile Techniques in Metal

METALSMITHING

216 The Complete Metalsmith

628 Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing

308 Metals Technique

METAMORPHIC

585 An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology

METEORITES

R 594 The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites

270 B Field Guide of Meteorites

390 Meteorites

270 A Rocks from Space

MEXICO

348 Agates of Northern Mexico

464 Cretaceous Carbonates of Texas and Mexico

428 A Field Guide to the Gems and Minerals of Mexico

MICA

694 A Collector’s Guide to the Mica Group

MICROMOUNTS

414 The Complete Book of Micromounting

043 The Complete Guide to Micromounts

MICROSCOPE

020 The Microscopic Determination of Non-Opaque Minerals

MICHIGAN

565 Mineralogy of Michigan

483 Our Rock Riches--Michigan

MIDDLE EAST

524 The Gem Hunter

596 F Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains and Majesty

MIDWEST

361 Midwest Gem, Fossil and Mineral Trails—The Prairie States

360 Midwest Gem Trails—Great Lake States

MINERAL COLLECTING

R 534 B The Collector’s Catalog…System of Mineral Collecting

058 Handbook of Crystal and Mineral Collecting

293 A History of Mineral Collecting

294 Successful Mineral Collecting and Prospecting

MINERAL SPECIES, TABLES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS

R 096 Appendix to Index of Mineral Species and Varieties—2nd edition

R 292 Encyclopedia of Minerals

R 100 Mineral Tables—Hand-Specimen Properties of 1500 Minerals

MINERALOGICAL CATALOGS

R 095 Chemical Index of Minerals

236 The Mineral Reference Manual

257 Standard Mineralogical Catalogue

MINERALOGY

694 Collector’s Guide (A Series of Monographs):

694 A—Mica Group—Vol. 1

694 B—Epidote Group—Vol. 2

694 Axinite Group—Vol. 4

694 Pyroxene Group—Vol. 7

R 097, 098, 099 Dana’s System of Mineralogy (Vol. 1, 2, 3)

149 Manual of Mineralogy

499 Mineralogy (Berry & Mason)

410 Mineralogy (Sinkankas)

540 Minerals and Rocks—Exercises in Crystallography, Mineralogy …

257 Standard Mineral Catalogue

340 A Textbook of Mineralogy with a Treatise on Crystallography (both mineral

and physical)

MINERALOGY—THIN-SECTION)

179 Thin-Section Mineralogy

MINERAL IDENTIFICATION

R 655 American Mineral Treasures

571 Encyclopedia of Minerals

006 Gemstone and Mineral Data Book (Sinkankas)

342 Gemstones and Minerals—How and Where to Find Them (also see # 172)

341 Getting Acquainted with Minerals

R 453 Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names

497 Industrial Minerals and Rocks

R, M 616 Masterpieces of the Mineral World—Treasures of the Houston

Museum of Natural Sciences (c. 2 = shelf copy)

647 Mineral Identification: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Mineralogist

177 The Mineral Kingdom

JR 423 Mineral Resources

431 Minerals

281 Minerals: An Illustrated Explanation of the Dynamic World of Minerals/Properties

010 Minerals and Rocks in Color

280 Minerals—Identifying, Classifying, and Collecting Them

154 Minerals of the World

M 493 Minerals of the World

246 Minerals of the World

168 Minerals, Rocks, and Precious Stones

482 Oxide Minerals

R 454 The Smithsonian Treasury—Minerals and Gems (c. 2 = shelf copy)

003 Stones and Minerals

MINERALS & ROCKS—INDUSTRIAL

497 Industrial Minerals and Rocks

540 Minerals and Rocks: Essentials in Crystallography, Mineralogy, etc.

MINERALS—OXIDES

482 Oxide Minerals

MINERALOGICAL RECORD INDEX

R 335 The Mineralogical Record Index (1974-1999) (c.2 = shelf copy)

R 595 The Mineralogical Record Index (Author-Title 1970-2004)

Note: Duplicate issues of the Mineralogical Record (located in the lowest drawer of the beige lateral file cabinet) are available for members to borrow. Please sign the checkout card inside each copy.

MINERALOGISTS

265 Reminiscences of a Mineralogist

MINERALOGY

R 097 Vol. 1, 2, 3—Dana’s System of Mineralogy

499 Mineralogy Concepts, Descriptions and Determinations

MINING, MINES

R 655 American Mineral Treasures

063 Canadian Mines

588 Economic Mineral Deposits

489 An Introduction to Mining

MINNESOTA

200 EE Roadside Geology of Minnesota

MISSOURI

397 (also see Subject File Drawers)

MONTANA

653 Dinosaurs under the Big Sky

525 Gem, Mineral and Fossil Collector’s Guide to Montana

506 Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods

326 The Great Yogo Sapphire

200 H Roadside Geology of Montana

228 Rockhound’s Guide to Montana

MUSEUMS, EXHIBITS

437 Edelsteine—Precious Stone

171 Gems in the Smithsonian Institute

R 616 Masterpieces of the Mineral World: Treasures of the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences (c. 2 = shelf copy)

412 Mineral Museums of Europe

R 454 The Smithsonian Treasury—Minerals and Gems ( c. 2 = shelf copy)

264 The World of Faberge

NATIONAL PARKS

396 The Complete Guide to America’s National Parks

239 Geology of National Parks

586 Pages of Stone—Geology of Western National Parks and Monuments

510 Volcanoes in America’s National Parks

NEBRASKA

200 X Roadside Geology of Nebraska

NEVADA

251 Gem Trails of Nevada

455 Geology Underfoot in Central Nevada

512 Mines of Goldfield, Bullfrog and other Southern Nevada Districts

680 Nevada-Utah GemTrails

NEW HAMPSHIRE

200 P Roadside Geology of Vermont and New Hampshire

NEW JERSEY (also see FLUORESCENSE) 364 Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey

JR 044 B Magnificent Rocks—Story of Mining, Men and Minerals at Sterling Hill, NJ

JR 044 B Rainbow Minerals of Franklin, NJ

NEW MEXICO

675 Espanola-Chama-Taos—A Climb through Time

362 Gem Trails of New Mexico

674 Geology of Lordsburg Quadrangle, Hidalgo Co., NM

673 Geology of the Walnut Wells Quadrangle, Hidalgo Co., NM

408 Mineral Deposits of W. Grant County, New Mexico

373 New Mexico Rockhounding

407 The Ore Deposits of Socorro County, New Mexico

200 I Roadside Geology of New Mexico

461 Rock Collecting Near Lordsburg, New Mexico

631 The Rockhound’s Guide to New Mexico

201 Tertiary/Quaternary Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology—TX & NM

NEW YORK

605 Geology of Our Romantic Niagara

200 J Roadside Geology of New York

462 Rock Collecting in New York

523 Rockhounding in Eastern New York and Nearby New England

NODULES, THUNDER-EGGS

237 The Origin of Agates, Thunder-Eggs and Other Nodular Structures

NORTH AMERICAN GEMSTONES

374 A Gemstones of North America—1962 edition (c. 2 = shelf copy)

374 B Gemstones of North America—Vol. III

NORTH AMERICAN ROCKS & MINERALS (also see individual regions or states)

061 Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals

NORTH CAROLINA

531 A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains

NORTH DAKOTA

690 Geology of the Lewis & Clark Trail in North Dakota

NORTHEAST (U.S.)

256 B Northeastern Treasure Hunter’s Gem and Mineral Guide

NORTHWEST (U.S.)

327 Northwest Exposures—A Geologic Story of the Northwest

OHIO

200 AA Roadside Geology of Ohio

OKLAHOMA

560 Oklahoma Geological Survey

290 Rose Rocks of Oklahoma

OPALS

394 Vol. 1 Beautiful Opals of the Desert

Vol. 2 Beautiful Queensland Opals

Vol. 3 Beautiful Lightning Ridge—100 Years

570 A Field Guide to Australian Opals

144 Opal Adventures

248 The Opal Book

681 Opal Cutting Made Easy

011 Opal Identification and Value

596 J Opal—The Phenomenal Gemstone

287 Opals

502 Pricing Opals—Down Under

OPTICS

020 Microscopic Determination of Non-Opaque Minerals

651 Mineral Optics—Principles and Techniques

OREGON

252 A Gem Trails of Oregon

252 B Gem Trails of Oregon (3rd ed)

200 K Roadside Geology of Oregon

PAKISTAN

596 F Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains and Majesty

PALEONTOLOGY (also see FOSSILS, TEXAS)

226 The Practical Paleontologist

447 Principles of Paleontology

PALO DURO CANYON

TX 206 Geologic Story of Palo Duro Canyon, TX

PEARLS

286 Pearls

349 Pearls—Ornament and Obsession

104 Restringing Beads and Pearls

PENNSYLVANIA

364 Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey

546 Outstanding Scenic Geologic Features of Pennsylvania

200 Z Roadside Geology of Pennsylvania

PETRIFIED WOOD

R 615 Ancient Forests—A Closer Look at Fossil Wood

R 527 Petrified Forests—The World’s Thirty-one Most Beautiful Petrified Forests

R 392 Petrified Wood—A World of Fossilized Wood, Cones, Ferns and Cycads

(c.2 = shelf)

PETROLEUM

395 Origin of Petroleum

PETROLOGY

585 An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology

PHOTOGRAPHY

347 Photographing Minerals, Fossils and Lapidary Arts

PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

679 Essentials of Geology (4th edition)

703 Investigating Earth—A Geology Laboratory Text

704 Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology

140 Principles of Physical Geology

PLASTICS

029 Plastics and Gemstones

PLATE TECTONICS

267 B Continents Adrift

062 The Crust of Our Earth

POETRY

535 A Baker’s Dozen of Birthday Poems (Gems)

PRAIRIE STATES

361 Midwest Gem, Fossil and Mineral Trails

PRECIOUS STONES (also see GEMSTONES)

207 Description of Gem Materials

001 The Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals

129 Gemstones

064 Guide to Gems and Precious Stones

157 Modern Jeweler’s Consumer Guide to Colored Stones

152 Precious Stones, Vol. 1

152 Precious Stones, Vol. 2

PROSPECTING

387 Handbook of Prospecting

633 Prospecting for Gem Stones in Arizona and the Southwest

294 Successful Mineral Collecting and Prospecting

094 G Collector’s Guide to the Pyroxene Group

QUARTZ

476 Collecting Crystals—Guide to Quartz in Arkansas

192 Quartz

517 Quartz: An Introduction to Crystalline Quartz

583 Quartz Family Minerals

ROADSIDE GEOLOGY SERIES # A—Z, AA, BB, etc.)

(also see individual states)

RADIOACTIVIITY

197 Glossary of Uranium-Thorium Bearing Minerals

618

695 Introduction to Radioactive Minerals

REFERENCE = R (building use only)

R 597 Agates

R 656 American Mineral Treasures

R 615 Ancient Forests—A Closer Look at Fossil Wood

R 096 Appendix—Index Mineral Species and Varieties

R 594 Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites

R 095 Chemical Index of Minerals

R 534 A & B The Collector’s Catalog

R 435 Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones (c. 2 = shelf copy)

R 553 Contributions to Geology

R 097 Dana’s System of Mineralogy—Vol. 1

R 098 Dana’s System of Mineralogy—Vol. 2

R 099 Dana’s System of Mineralogy—Vol. 3

R 163 Dictionary of Geologic Terms

R 124 Dictionary of Mining, Mineral and Related Terms

R 001 Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals (c. 2 = shelf copy)

R 292 Encyclopedia of Minerals

R 195 Geology of Texas—Vol. 1

R 208 Geology of the Glass Mountains

R 336 Glossary of Mineral Species—2004

R 453 Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names

R 139 Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

R 101 Index Fossils of North America

R 165 Lapidary Journal—Master Index—1947-1991 (c. 2 = shelf copy)

R 386 A-F Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States—Dept. of the Interior

Geological Bulletins No.566 (1957), No.896 (1959), & No. 1200

A—Part I—-A through I

B—Part 2—M through Z

C—Part 1—A through F

D—Part 2—G through O

E—Part 3—-P—Z

F—Bulletin No. 1350 (1961-67)

R 616 Masterpieces of the Mineral World (c. 2 = shelf)

R 100 Mineral Tables of Hand Species’ Properties of 1,500 Minerals

R 595 Mineralogical Record Vol. 1-35: Author-Title Index

R 335 Mineralogical Record Index, Vol. 1—25

R 499 Minerals

R 415 Minerals of New Mexico

R 454 The Smithsonian Treasury—Minerals and Gems

R 440 Systeme Silurian du Centre de la Boheme—Trilobites

R 551 Texas Mineral Resources

R 556 The Larger Invertebrate Fossils of Navarro Group in Texas

R 320 Volcanoes of the World

(incomplete)

REMOTE SENSING, IMAGING

446 Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation

RESTRINGING

104 Restringing Beads and Pearls

RIO GRANDE RIFT

563 International Symposium of the Rio Grande Rift

ROADSIDE GEOLOGY SERIES (also see individual states)

200 # A—Z, AA, BB, etc.

ROCK SHOPS

544 So You Want to Start a Rock Shop

ROCKHOUNDS, ROCK HUNTING (also see individual states)

150 Gem Hunter’s Guide

142 Gems for the Taking

JR 182 Rock Collecting

388 Rock Hunter’s Range Guide

TX 053 Rock Hunting in Texas

345 The Rockhound and Prospector’s Handbook

369 Rockhound’s Handbook

ROCKS—GENERAL & IDENTIFICATION

001 Encyclopedia of Minerals

065 Guide to Rocks & Minerals

697 Identification Guides—Rocks and Minerals (British and European)

107 Imprints of Time—The Art of Geology

010 Minerals and Rocks in Color

225 Practical Geologist

696 Smithsonian Rock and Gem—The Definitive Guide to Rocks, Minerals,

Gems & Fossils

162 Rocks and Minerals (MacMillan Guide)

222 Rocks and Minerals—What to Do with Them

003 Stones and Minerals

ROCKS—(IGNEOUS)

445 Igneous Rocks

ROCKS—SEDIMENTARY

495 Sedimentary Rocks

ROCKS AND MINERALS

061 The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American rocks & Minerals

JR 181 Everybody Needs a Rock

JR 536 Eye Wonder—Rocks and Minerals

JR 473 Eyewitness Books—Rocks and Minerals

M 258 Eyewitness Handbook—Rocks and Minerals

M 687 Faces in the Rocks

005 A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Pough)

156 Gems, Granites and Gravels

498 Geology of Industrial Rocks and Minerals

JR 576 Geology Rocks (activity book)

JR 185 Golden Guide—Rocks and Minerals

065 Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Simon & Schuster)

471 Guide to the Study of Rocks and Minerals

291 Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gems

197 Industrial Rocks and Minerals

JR 577 An Instant Guide to Rocks and Minerals

441 An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals

010 Minerals and Rocks in Color

M 093 Minerals of the World

168 Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones

483 Our Rock Riches

JR 537 Reader’s Digest Pathfinders—Rocks and Minerals

R 665 Rock and Gem (Smithsonian) (c. 2--shelf)

433 The Rock Book

388 Rock Hunter’s Range Guide

JR 589 Rocks and Fossils (Kingfisher Young Knowledge Series)

470 Rocks and Minerals

JR 623 Rocks and Minerals (A Golden Exploring Earth Book)

162 Rocks and Minerals (Macmillan Field Guides)

164 Rocks and Minerals (Pearl)

528 Rocks and Minerals: A Portrait of the Natural World

M 303 Rocks, Minerals and Fossils of the World

069 Rocks and Minerals of California

424 Rocks and Minerals—The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier

222 Rocks and What to Do with Them

JR 667 The Story of Rocks and Minerals

TX 014 Texas Rocks and Minerals

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA.

670 Rising from the Plains

RUBIES

284 Rubies and Sapphires

RUSSIA, SIBERIA

375 Humboldt’s Travels in Siberia—The Gemstones

338 * (please see the librarian)The Leningrad Mining Institute

264 The World of Faberge—Russian Gems and Jewels

SAFETY

113 Safety Manual (AMFS booklet)

SAND

263 Sand (Geology)

SAPPHIRES

284 Rubies and Sapphires

326 Yogo—The Great American Sapphire

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS

JR 591 Super Science Experiments—Wondrous Plants and Earth Experiments

SCIENCE, RELIGION & HISTORY

105 Gemstones of the Bible

658 A Scientific Search for Religious Truth

SCRIMSHAW

478 The Scrimshaw Connection

SCULPTING (also see CARVING)

194 Rock Sculpture

068 Slate and Soft Stone Sculpture

SELENIUM & TELLURIUM

296 Deposits of Selenium and Tellurium

SEDIMENTS, SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

442 Ancient Sedimentary Environments

444 Sedimentary Structures

495 Sedimentary Rocks

SILVERSMITHING

217 Creative Gold and Silversmithing

018 Indian Silver Smithing

119 Making Silver Jewelry

306 Silversmithing

017 Silversmithing and Art Metal

SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM

696 Smithsonian Rock and Gem

454 Smithsonian Treasury

SMITHSONITE

596 M Smithsonite—Think Zinc

SOIL SURVEY (TEXAS)

125 A Soil Survey of Williamson Co., TX

125 B Soil Survey of Travis Co., TX

125 C Soil Survey of Blanco and Burnet Counties

SOLDERING

008 Fundamentals of Soft Soldering

SOUTH CAROLINA

356 Carolina Rocks—The Geology of South Carolina

SOUTH DAKOTA

056 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Some Pegmatites…South Dakota

055 Mineralogy of the Black Hills

200 M Roadside Geology of South Dakota

SOUTHWESTERN U.S.

631 Canyon Country Geology

054 Earth Treasures, Vol. 3—The Southwest Quadrant

633 Prospecting for Gem Stones in Arizona and the Southwest

079 Southwest Gem and Mineral Trails

256 A Southwest Treasure Hunter’s Gem and Mineral Guide—Vol. 2

SCULPTING (also see CARVING)

194 Rock Sculpture

068 Slate and Soft Stone Sculpture

STONE SETTING

438 Cutting and Setting Stones

116 The Techniques of Master Stonesetting

STONES (also see GEMS, MINERALS or ROCKS)

449 From Stone to Stone—A View of Modern Geology

240 State Stones and Other State Symbols

569 Stately Stones

003 Stones and Minerals

SYNTHETIC GEMS

064 Guide to Gems and Precious Stones

458 A Guide to Man-made Gemstones

TEXAS (see Bureau of Economic Geology Publications—Univ. of Texas) Helpful hint: Texas books have a blue label located on the spine of the book.

601 Austin, Texas, and Beyond—Geology and Environment

196 A The Big Bend of the Rio Grande; 196 B Maps: The Big Bend of the Rio Grande

087 Calderas and Mineralization: Volcanic Geology and Mineralization of the

Chinati Caldera Complex-Presidio Co., TX

086 Cenozoic Geology of Trans-Pecos Volcanic Fields of Texas

R 553 Contributions to Geology

464 Cretaceous Carbonates of Texas and Mexico—Subsurface Exploration

516 Cretaceous of Llano Estacado of Texas

602 Cretaceous Volcanism in the Austin Area, Texas

JR 663 Discover Texas Dinosaurs

204 The Edward Reef Complex and Associated Sedimentation in Central Texas

084 Field Excursion—Eastern Llano Region

160 A Field Guide to the Fossils of Texas

278 Fifty Hikes in Texas

548 Flood Hazards along the Balcones Escarpment in Central Texas

083 Fluorspar in Texas

365 Gem Trails of Texas (Several editions—Simpson, Mitchell, Cross)

557 Geologic and Historic Guide to the State Parks of Texas

603 Geology and Historical Mining, Llano Uplift Region, Central Texas

618 Geology of the Karnes Uranium District, TX

558 A Geologic Excursion of Central Texas

206 Geologic Story of Palo Duro Canyon, TX

R 195 The Geology of Texas—Vol. 1

R 208 Geology of the Glass Mountains, TX—Part 1

618 Geology of the Karnes Uranium District, TX

085 Geology of the Llano Region and Austin Area

175 Geo-Texas—A Guide to the Earth Sciences

081 Gold and Silver in Texas

135 Guide to Points of Geologic Interest in Austin

610 A Guide to Texas Rivers and Streams

091 High Purity Marble Falls Limestone—Burnet County

121 Hill Country

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Houston Gem and Mineralogical Society’s series of Texas fossil publications:

376 A Fossils and Localities of the Claiborne Group—Eocene of Texas

376 B Texas Cretaceous Bi-Valves and Localities

376 C Texas Cretaceous Echinoids

376 D Pennsylvanian Brachiopods

376 E Texas Cretaceous Ammonites and Nautiloids

376 G Middle Eocene Claiborne Group Invertebrate Fossils

376 H Texas Cretaceous Bi-Valves—2

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115 Hydrogeology of Trans-Pecos Texas

235 Igneous Geology of Trans-Pecos, TX

298 I’ll Gather My Geese (Stillwell)

202 Land Capability in the Lake Travis Vicinity, TX

203 Lineament Analysis and Inference of Geologic Structure—Ouachita Trend--TX

549 Mineral Deposits in the West Chinati Mountains—Presidio Co., TX

137 The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Systems in the U.S.--Texas

199 Mississippian Condodonts from the Southern Texas Panhandle

082 Native Bituminous Materials in Texas

659 Naturalist’s Big Bend

080 Non-Petroleum Mining Producers in Texas

371 On Solid Ground—Memoirs of a Texas Geologist

331 Origin of Silver-Copper-Lead Deposits in the Red-Bed Sequences of

Trans-Pecos, TX

400 Ouachita Facies in Central Texas

136 Precambrian Rocks of the Southeastern Llano Region, Texas

198 Pennsylvanian Depositional Systems in North-Central Texas

339 Regional Distribution of Fractures in the Southern Edwards Plateau and

the Relationship to Tectonics and Caves

200 N Roadside Geology of Texas

053 Rock Hunting in Texas

366 Rockhound’s Guide to Texas

567 Soapstone and Serpentine in the Central Mineral Region of Texas

125 A Soil Survey—Williamson Co., TX

B Soil Survey—Travis Co., TX

C Soil Survey—Blanco Co. and Burnet Co., TX

429 Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians

201 Tertiary and Quaternary Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology-TX & NM

689 Texas Earthquakes

013 Texas Fossils—An Amateur Collector’s Handbook

092 Texas Gemstones

R 551 Texas Mineral Resources

014 Texas Rocks and Minerals

474 Texas—Off the Beaten Path

554 Upper Franconian and Lower …Cambrian Trilobites and Brachiopods

205 Upper Pennsylvanian Limestone Banks—North Central Texas

522 Volcanic Features of the Austin Area, Texas

THIN SECTIONS

619 Atlas of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Sections

TILES

683 The Art of Handmade Tile

TOPAZ

370 Field Guide to Topaz and Assoc. Minerals of Thomas Range, Utah

TOURMALINE

596 C Tourmaline: A Gemstone Spectrum

TRILOBITES

R 440 Systeme Silurien du Centre do la Boheme

350 A Trilobites

350 B Trilobites (Houston Museum of Natural Science)

TUMBLING

048 Gem Tumbling

024 How to Tumble-Polish Gemstones, etc.

047 How to Tumble-Polish Rocks into Gems

142 Tumbling Guide

220 Tumbling Techniques and Assembling Baroque Jewelry

TURQUOISE

337 The Allure of Turquoise

073 Blue Gold: The Turquoise Story

138 C Turquoise—The Gem of the Centuries

ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT (also see FLUORESCENCE)

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PUBLICATIONS—(also see Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) and TEXAS listings)

UNITED STATES GEMSTONES

060 Gemstones of the United States

UNITED STATES LOCALITIES

054 A Earth Treasures—The Northwest Quadrant

054 B Earth Treasures—The Southwest Quadrant

URANIUM

TX 618 Geology of the Karnes Uranium District, Texas

197 Glossary of Uranium-Thorium Bearing Minerals

695 Introduction to Radioactive Minerals

UTAH

370 A Field Guide to Topaz and Associated Minerals of the Thomas Range

253 Gem Trails of Utah

621 Geologic History of Utah

645 Geology Underfoot in Southern Utah

644 Landforms of Southern Utah

200 O Roadside Geology of Utah

VANADIUM

319 Colorado Vanadium—A Composite Study

VERMONT

200 P Roadside Geology of Vermont

VIRGINIA

200 Q Roadside Geology of Virginia

VOLCANOES, VOLCANIC ACTIVITY (also see EARTHQUAKES)

TX 086 Cenozoic Geology of the Trans-Pecos Volcanic Field of Texas

190 A Historic Unrest at Large Calderas of the World—Vol. 1

B Historic Unrest at Large Calderas of the World—Vol. 2

529 Igneous Minerals and Rocks

JR, M 652 Living Mountains—How and Why Volcanoes Erupt

JR 451 Surtsey—The Newest Place on Earth

148 Planet Earth Series—Volcano

TX 622 Volcanic Features of the Austin Area, Texas

JR 614 Volcano and Earthquake

189 Volcano Watching

JR 624 Volcanoes and Earthquakes (Discoveries)

267 Volcanoes and the Earth’s Interior

510 Volcanoes in America’s National Parks

191 Volcanoes of the Earth

320 Volcanoes of the World

WASHINGTON

657 Gem Trails of Washington

254 Gems and Minerals of Washington

200 R Roadside Geology of Washington

367 The Rockhound’s Guide to Washington—Vol. 4

WATCHES

009 Cavalcade of Time

WATER and WATER RESOURCES

548 Flood Hazards along the Balcones Escarpment in Central Texas

401 Ground Water Availability of Lower Cretaceous Formation—Hill Country

JR 472 Water, Water Resources and the Edwards Aquifer

WAX MODELING

210 Basic Wax Modeling

178 Practical Wax Modeling

312 Wax and Casting: A Notebook of Jewelry Design and Technique

211 Wax Modeling for Jewelry and Sculpture

WESTERN STATES (also see individual states)

692 The GPS Guide to Western Gem Trails

586 Pages of Stone—Geology of Western National Parks and Monuments

069 Rocks and Minerals of California

WIRECRAFT, WIREWRAPPING

650 Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry

248 How to Make Wire Jewelry

268 Moods in Wire—A Comprehensive Guide to the Fine Art of Wirewrapping

295 Gold Wire Jewelry Design and Construction

403 Gold and Silver Wirecraft

568 How to Make Wire Jewelry

WISCONSIN

200 Y Roadside Geology of Wisconsin

WORLDWIDE GEMSTONES (also see GEMS or MINERALS)

004 Gemstones of the World

246 Minerals of the World

WYOMING

600 Diamonds and Mantle Source Rocks in the Wyoming Craton

200 T Roadside Geology of the Yellowstone Country

200 S Roadside Geology of Wyoming

368 Rockhounding in Wyoming

110 Wyoming Jade—A Pioneer Hunter’s Story

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

686 Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park

ZEOLITES

321 Zeolites of the World

For additional information, consult the library’s CATALOG NOTEBOOK or

TITLES, AUTHORS, SHELF LISTS, VIDEOS/CD/DVD or the SUBJECT FILES

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