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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SUBJECT SHELF # TITLE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AFGHANISTAN 542 The Gem Hunter 333 Gemstones of Afghanistan

AGATES

231 Agates (British Isles)R 597 Agates

089 The Agates of North America348 Agates of Northern Mexico238 The Book of Agates and Other Quartz Gems617 Geodes: Nature’s Treasures572 One Man’s Journey—The Lake Superior Agate237 The Origin of Agates, Thundereggs and Other Nodular Structures

ALASKA200 A Roadside Geology of Alaska

AMBER173 Amber: The Golden Gem of the Ages

AMMONITES, CEPHALOPODS463 Ammonites and Other Cephalopods of the Pierre Seaway

TX 376 E Cretaceous Ammonites and Cephalopods

APPALACHIA 090 Appalachian Mineral and Gem Trails670 B In Suspect Terrain

APPRAISING134 Gems and Jewelry Appraising

AQUAMARINES255 Antero Aquamarines

ARCTIC606 Barren Lands—Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic

ARIZONA127 The Age of Dinosaurs in Northern Arizona581 Arizona Minerals and How to Find Them 351 Gem Trails of Arizona646 Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona676 Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz, Arizona409 Mineralogy of Arizona476 Minerals of Arizona—A Field Guide for Collectors

200 B Roadside Geology of Arizona632 The Rockhound’s Guide to Arizona

ARKANSAS352 Collecting Arkansas Minerals—a Reference and Guide467 Collecting Crystals—The Guide to Quartz in Arkansas669 Genuine Diamonds Found in Arkansas353 Rockhounding in Arkansas

ART DECO230 Authentic Art Deco Jewelry Designs

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

ATLAS—GEMS, MINERALS619 Atlas of Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section262 Coast to Coast Gem Atlas275 Western Gem Hunter’s Guide

AUSTIN AREA: TX601 Austin, Texas and Beyond—Geology and Environment602 Cretaceous Volcanism in the Austin Area593 Environmental Geology of the Austin Area—An Aid to Urban Planning548 Flood Hazards along the Balcones Escarpment in Central Texas085 Geology of the Llano Region and Austin Area Field Excursion135 Guide to Points of Geologic Interest in Austin550 Guidebook to the Geology of Travis County202 Land Capability in the Lake Travis Vicinity, TX622 Volcanic Features of the Austin Area

AUSTRALIA394 Australian Opals:

Vol. 1 Beautiful Opals of the Desert Vol. 2 Beautiful Queensland Opals

Vol. 3 Beautiful Lightning Ridge 059 Australian Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones570 A Field Guide to Australian Opals489 Introduction to Mining (Australia)411 Minerals of Broken Hill

144 Opal Adventures

AXINITE694 D Collector’s Guide to the Axinite Group

BEADING 229 Advanced Beadwork026 The Basics of Bead Stringing072 The Bead Book—Create Your Own Beautiful Beadwork701 Beaded Adornment505 Beads: An Exploration of Bead Traditions Around the World075 Beads:The Art of Stringing701 Beaded Adornment702 Bedouin Jewellery in Saudi Arabia244 The Book of Beads650 Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry245 The History of Beads from 30,000 B. C. to the Present698 How to Do Bead Work104 Restringing Beads and Pearls039 Step-by-Step Bead Stringing566 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: TX196 A The Big Bend of the Rio Grande 196 B Big Bend—Set of Geologic Maps 488 Geology of Big Bend National Park298 I’ll Gather My Geese 659 Naturalists’ Big Bend

BIOGRAPHY542 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 Geology485 B South Wales485 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 Grande196 B Big Bend—Set of Geologic Maps087 Calderas and Mineralization: Volcanic Geology….Chinati Caldera Complex554 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 Mexico167 Development of the Mercury Mining Industry204 The Edwards Reef Complex and Associated Sedimentation in Central Texas084 Field Excursion of Eastern Llano Region548 Flood Hazards along the Balcones Escarpment in Central Texas083 Fluorspar in Texas557 Geologic and Historic Guide to the State Parks of Texas206 The Geologic Story of the Palo Duro Canyon

R 195 The Geology of Texas—Vol. 1372 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 Area081 Gold and Silver in Texas135 Guide to Points of Geologic Interest in Austin136 Guide to Precambrian Rocks of the Southeast Llano Region, TX398 The Hazel Copper-Silver Mine, Culberson Co., TX091 High Purity Marble Falls Limestone329 Historical Shoreline Changes in the Trinity-Galveston West and East Bays235 Igneous Geology of the Trans-Pecos, TX202 Land Capability in the Lake Travis Vicinity, TX203 Lineament Analysis/Inference of Geologic Structure Balcones/Ouachita….549 Mineral Deposits….W. Chinati Mountains….Presidio Co., TX088 Mineral Resources of the Colorado River Industrial Development Assn. Area199 Mississippi Condodonts from the Southern Texas Panhandle137 The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Systems in the U.S.082 Native Bituminous Materials in Texas080 Non-Petroleum Mineral Producers in Texas

R 371 On Solid Ground—Memoirs of a Texas Geologist331 Origin of Silver-Copper-Lead Deposits in the Red-Bed….Trans-Pecos Texas400 Ouachita Facies in Central Texas198 Pennsylvanian Depositional Systems in North-Central Texas399 Regional…Fractures…Southern Edwards Plateau…Tectonics…Caves200 N Roadside Geology of Texas567 Soapstone and Serpentine….Central Texas125 A,B,C: Soil Surveys (Williamson, Travis, Blanco & Burnet Counties)201 Tertiary/Quaternary Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology….TX and NM013 Texas Fossils—An Amateur Collector’s Handbook092 Texas Gemstones295 Texas Mineral Resources014 Texas Rocks and Minerals—An Amateur’s Guide 205 Upper Pennsylvanian Limestone Banks—North Central Texas166 The Van Horn Mountains Caldera, Trans-Pecos Texas

CABOCHONS027 Advanced Cabochon Cutting032 Artistry in Cabochons028 Cabochon Cutting

CALCITE596 D Calcite: The Mineral with the Most Forms

CALIFORNIA685 California Rocks654 Finding Fault in California—An Earthquake Tourist Guide354 Gem Trails of Northern California355 Gem Trails of Southern California

492 Geology of Northern California406 Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley304 Geology Underfoot in Southern California686 Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park484 Mineral Resources of California200 W Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California200 C Roadside Geology of Northern California514 The Rockhound’s Guide to California069 Rocks and Minerals of California

CANADA606 Barren Lands519 A Canadian Geological and Economic Minerals B Set of Maps for 519 A—Canada 063 Canadian Mines384 Geology and Mineralogy of Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec200 BB-Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia460 Rock Collecting Near Bancroft, Ontario

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

CARVING (also see STONE SCULPTING)019 The Fundamentals of Gemstone Carving630 Gemstone Carving271 Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry194 Rock Sculpture

CASTING (also see WAX MODELING)212 Creative Casting334 Jewelry Casting—Centrifugal or Lost Wax109 Model Making for Jewelry Casting232 Practical Casting—A Study Reference312 Wax and Casting: A Notebook of Jewelry Design and Technique

CATALOGS (of Gems, Minerals, Jewelry or Supplies)247 Standard Mineralogical Catalog419 Van Nostrand’s Standard Catalog of GemsAlso, 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 WorldsTX 436 Texas Caves

CHEMICALSR 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 Escarpment603 Geology and Historical Mining, Llano Uplift Region, Central Texas567 Soapstone and Serpentine in the Central Mineral Area

CLEANING & PRESERVING MINERALS

636 Cleaning and Preserving Minerals006 Gemstone & Mineral Data Book—Chapter 10

COLLECTING (also see individual states, locations, or mineral collecting)700 About Mineral Collecting054 A Earth Treasures, Vol 3 The Northwestern Quadrant B Earth Treasures, Vol. 4 The Southwestern Quadrant656 Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West172 Field Collecting Gemstones and Minerals142 Gems for the Taking058 Handbook of Crystal and Mineral Collecting 345 The Rockhound and Prospector’s Bible

JR 186 Start Collecting Rocks and Minerals

COLORADO255 Antero Aquamarines545 The Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Today and Yesterday344 Climax—The History of Colorado’s Climax Molybdenum Mine102 Colorado Gem and Mineral Collecting Localities

427 Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide611 Colorado Gold—From the Pike’s Peak Rush to the Present249 Colorado Rockhounding319 Colorado Vanadium—A Composite Study385 Colorado’s Dinosaurs

M 687 Faces in the Rocks250 Gem Trails of Colorado343 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 ISLAND200 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 Kingdom500 Elements of Crystallography and Minerals501 An Introduction to Crystallography540 Minerals and Rocks—Exercises in Crystallography…

CRYSTALS143 Color Treasury of Crystals—Symmetry in the Mineral Kingdom049 The Complete Crystal Guidebook

159 The Crystal Book538 Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic161 Crystal Quest (cartoons)381 Crystals and Crystal Growing539 Crystals and Light—Optical Crystallography425 Crystals—The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier155 Crystals—The Science, Mysteries and Lore058 Handbook of Crystal and Mineral Collecting

CUTTING GEMSTONES also (see LAPIDARY)219 Gemcraft—How to Cut and Polish Stones023 How to Use Diamond Abrasives to Cut Gemstones

DESERTS 358 Desert Gem Trails406 Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley

DIAMONDS606 Barren Lands—An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic260 Beyond the Glitter012 The Complete Guide to Buying Gems457 The Diamond Factory223 Diamond Setting—The Professional Approach416 Diamonds282 Diamonds (Ward Series)600 Diamonds and Mantle Source---Wyoming417 Diamonds—Famous, Notable and Unique671 Diamonds—The History of a Cold-blooded Love Affair678 Famous Diamonds669 Genuine Diamonds Found in Arkansas

DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, GLOSSARIES

435 Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones163 Dictionary of Geological Terms

R 124 Dictionary of Mining, Minerals and Related TermsR 001 The Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals (c. 2 = shelf copy)

094 Glossary of Mineral Species336 Glossary of Mineral Species (newer edition)

R 453 Glossary of Obsolete Mineral NamesJR 608 The Visual Dictionary of the Earth

DINOSAURS (also see FOSSILS)127 The Age of Dinosaurs in Northern Arizona 385 Colorado’s Dinosaurs448 The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Dinosaurs325 Digging Dinosaurs706 Dinosaur Digs—Discovery Travel Adventures

JR 575 A Dinosaur Named Sue—The Story of the Colossal FossilJR 653 Dinosaurs Under the Big SkyTX 663 Discover Texas DinosaursJR 274 C A Field Guide to DinosaursJR 139 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

322 The New Illustrated Dinosaur DictionaryJR 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 Disasters062 The Crust of Our Earth 573 Earth—Inside and Out541 C Earth: Past and Present541 B Earth Science and the Environment: EARTHQUAKES

JR 591 Earth Science Experiments (Wondrous Plant and Plant Experiments)378 Earth Science—Texas Edition379 Essentials of Earth History679 Essentials of Geology—4th edition130 Fifty Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth654 Finding Fault in California—An Earthquake Tourist’s Guide

JR 576 Geology Rocks (an activity book)158 Ice Ages: Past and Future590 The Miracle Planet533 Naked Earth496 Nature of Earth Materials

JR 626 One-Thousand Facts on Planet Earth273 Our Fascinating Earth377 Planet Earth503 Reading the Earth481 Study of the Earth487 Super Quake

JR 608 The Visual Dictionary of the Earth

EASTERN STATES (also see individual states)090 Appalachian Mineral and Gem Trails067 Eastern Gem Trails670 B In Suspect Terrain

ECOLOGY130 Fifty Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY588 Economic Mineral Deposits

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

ELBA596 H The Italian Island of Elba—A Mineralogical Jewel in the Tuscan Archipelago

ELECTROFORMING233 ABC’s of Electroforming

EMERALDS283 Emeralds (Ward Series)596 B Emeralds of the World: the Legendary Green Beryl

ENAMELING213 The Art of Enameling214 Creative Enameling and Jewelry Making052 Enameling on Metal051 Jewelry and Enameling699 Metalwork and Enamelling

ENCYCLOPEDIAS435 Color encyclopedia of Gemstones

R 001 The Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals (c. 2 = shelf copy)571 Encyclopedia of Minerals302 Illustrated Encyclopedia of Minerals

ENGLAND (also see BRITISH ISLES) 599 The Crown Jewels

ENGRAVING215 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

EPIDOTE694 B Collector’s Guide to the Epidote Group

EUROPE412 Mineral Museums of Europe

EXHIBITING684 Exhibiting—The Show Biz Aspect of the Hobby

FABERGE264 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 Cutting648 The Blue Chart037 Comprehensive Faceting Instructions122 Diagrams for Faceting—Vol. 1123 Diagrams for Faceting—Vol. 2041 The Facet Cutter’s Handbook021 A-F Facet Designs: Ovals, Navette Marquise, Heart and Pear, Cut-corner

Rectangle—Emeralds, Rounds, Barions112—Vol. I, II, III, IV Faceting Design Notebooks—Collections of Patterns, etc.

by AGMS member, Charles Covill114 Faceting for Amateurs620 Faceting History—Cutting Diamonds and Colored Stones169 Faceting Your First Five Gems002 Gem Cutting—A Lapidary’s Manual 151 Gem Cutting Shop Helps592 A Gram Faceting—Learn to Facet the Right Way

B Gram Faceting—Faceting DesignsC&D Gram Faceting—Mixed Cuts; Stone TypesE&F Gram Faceting—Stone Types; Money CutsG&H Gram Faceting—Barions; Checker Boards; Money Cuts

021 Introduction to Meetpoint Faceting133 Practical Gemcutting: A Guide to Shaping and Polishing Gemstones682 Ribbon Cuts132 Techniques of Master Faceting035 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 Trails061 Audubon Society’s Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals054 A & B Earth Treasures, Vol. 3 & 4067 Eastern Gem Trails172 Field Collecting Gemstones and Minerals

TX 084 Field Excursion in Eastern Llano Region, TXTX 160 A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas (Texas Monthly) M 274 A The Field Guide to GeologyTX 005 A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals

574 A Field Manual for the Amateur Geologist150 Gem Hunter’s Guide342 Gemstones and Minerals—How and Where to Find Them188 A Golden Guide to Field Identification—Rocks and Minerals162 MacMillan Field Guides—Rocks and Minerals359 Manual of Field Geology493 Minerals of the World (Princeton Field Guide)168 Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones (a field guide)

TX 053 Rock Hunting in Texas079 Southwest Gem and Mineral Trails256 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

FLINTKNAPPING542 The Art of Flint Knapping543 Flint Knapping—Making and Understanding Stone Tools

FLORIDA200 CC Roadside Geology of Florida583 Summary of the Geology of Florida and Guidebook to Classic Exposures

FLUORESCENCE662 Collecting Fluorescent Minerals269 Fluorescence—Gems and Minerals under UV Light

TX 618 Geology of the Karnes Uranium District, TX044 B Rainbow Minerals of Franklin/Sterling Hill, New Jersey040 The Story of Fluorescence672 Ultraviolet Guide to Minerals044 A Ultraviolet Light and Fluorescent Minerals

FLUORITE

596 I Fluorite: The Collector’s Choice

FORENSIC GEOLOGY691 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 WoodJR 666 The Book of Fossils, Rocks and Minerals

383 Common Fossil Plants of Western North America

300 Eyewitness Handbook--Fossils274 C A Field Guide to Dinosaurs274 B A Field Guide to Prehistoric Life

JR 183 Fossil DetectiveJR 187 The Fossil Factory

126 Fossils—A Story of the Rocks and Their Record of Prehistoric LifeJR 613 Fossils—Clues to Ancient Life

131 Fossils for Amateurs—A Handbook for Collectors324 Fossils—How to Identify Over 300 Genera153 Fossils of the World

JR 587 Golden Guide--Fossils108 Guide to Fossils

JR 184 I Can Read About Fossils066 Illustrated Guide to Fossil Collecting

R 101 Index Fossils of North America226 The Practical Paleontologist

JR 589 Rocks and Fossils094 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 BrachiopodsTX 376 A Fossils and Localities of the Claiborne Group—Eocene of TexasTX, R 556 The Larger Invertebrate Fossils of the Navarro Group of TexasTX 376 G Middle Eocene Claiborne Group Invertebrate FossilsTX 199 Mississippian Condodonts from South Texas PanhandleTX 376 D Pennsylvanian BrachiopodsTX 376 E Texas Cretaceous Ammonites and NautiloidsTX 376 H Texas Cretaceous BivalvesTX 376 B Texas Cretaceous Bi-Valves and LocalitiesTX 376 C Texas Cretaceous EchinoidsTX 376 F Texas Cretaceous GastropodsTX 013 Texas Fossils—An Amateur Collector’s HandbookTX 160 Texas Monthly’s Guide to Fossils in Texas

GEM & JEWELRY APPRAISING, VALUES012 The Complete Guide to Buying Gems134 Gems and Jewelry Appraising

317 Standard Catalog of Gem Values

GEM CARE260 Beyond the Glitter 288 Gem Care (Ward Series)

GEM CUTTING, POLISHING 031 The Art of Gem Cutting002 Gem Cutting—A Lapidary’s Manual 151 Gem Cutting Shop Helps023 How to Use Diamond Abrasives to Cut Gemstones664 How You Can Cut and Polish Gems into Valuable Jewels 318 Master Gem Polishing133 Practical Gemcutting: A Guide to Shaping and Polishing Gemstones221 Secrets of Creative Gemstone Cutting

030 Specialized Gem Cutting

GEM HUNTING150 Gem Hunter’s Guide142 Gems for the Taking

GEM IDENTIFICATION 648 Blue Chart—Gem Identification (natural, treated, synthetic, etc.)106 The Gemstone Identifier418 Handbook of Gem Identification696 Gem Identification Made Easy (2nd ed)

GEM MATERIALS207 Description of Gem Materials

GEM POLISHING024 How to Tumble-Polish Gemstones318 The Techniques of Master Gem Polishing

GEM PURCHASES, BUYING, VALUES260 Beyond the Glitter012 The Complete Guide to Buying Gems 696 Gem Identification Made Easy (2nd ed)420 The Guide—Gemological Institute of America157 Modern Jeweler’s Consumer Guide to Colored Stones

GEM TRAILS—(also see individual STATES)358 Desert Gem Trails067 Eastern Gem Trails251 Gem Trails of Nevada362 Gem Trails of New Mexico252 A & B Gem Trails of Oregon364 Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey

TX 365 Gem Trails of Texas (several editions—Simpson, Mitchell, Cross)253 Gem Trails of Utah657 Gem Trails of Washington692 The GPS Guide to Western Gem Trails

GEMSJR 580 The Gem Hunter’s Handbook

142 Gems for the Taking156 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 TESTING170 Gem Testing

GEMSTONES (also see individual names of minerals or precious stones)435 Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones012 The Complete Guide to Buying Gems207 Description of Gem Materials437 Edelsteine—Precious Stones

R 001 The Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals (c. 2 = shelf copy)176 The Gem Kingdom259 Gem Stones (Eyewitness Handbook)060 Gem Stones of the U.S.170 Gem Testing426 Gems and Precious Stones142 Gems for the Taking171 Gems in the Smithsonian Institution006 Gemstone and Mineral Data Book630 Gemstone Carving106 The Gemstone Identifier129 Gemstones266 Gemstones and Chemicals374 A Gemstones of North America (1962 edition)374 B Gemstones of North America, Vol. III105 Gemstones of the Bible004 Gemstones of the World064 Guide to Gems and Precious Stones291 Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones168 Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones157 Modern Jeweler’s Consumer Guide to Colored Stones152 Precious Stones—Vol. I & Vol. II 003 Stones and Minerals

GEMSTONES—CHEMICALS 095 Chemical Index of Minerals266 Gemstones and Chemicals

GEODES617 Geodes: Nature’s Treasures

GEOGRAPHY JR 668 Geography Connexions

GEOLOGISTS405 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 Geology062 The Crust of Our Earth541 C Earth: Past and Present141 Engineering Geology679 Essentials of Geology541 A Essentials of Modern Geology691 Evidence from the Earth301 Field Geology Illustrated (xx)

M 274 A The Field Guide to Geology274 B A Field Guide to Prehistoric Life584 Foundations of Structural Geology449 From Stone to Star—A View of Modern Geology479 Geochemistry of Sediments—A Brief Survey404 Geology (Univ. of Texas Professor Leon Long)526 Geology—A Self-teaching Guide541 D Geology and the Environment239 Geology of National Parks498 Geology of the Industrial Rocks and Minerals690 Geology of the Lewis and Clark Trail in North Dakota111 Geology Made Simple

JR 576 Geology Rocks (an activity book)107 Imprints of Time: The Art of Geology486 Introduction to Ore Geology441 An Introduction to the Rock Forming Minerals120 Physical Geology 490 Physical Geology225 The Practical Geologist147 Principles of Geology140 Principles of Physical Geology 503 Reading the Earth094 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 ENGINEERING141 Engineering Geology703 Investigating Earth704 Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology359 Manual of Field Geology120 Physical Geology490 Physical Geology147 Principles of Geology140 Principles of Physical Geology

GEOPHYSICS, GEOSCIENCE564 Geoscience and Man533 Naked Earth

GEORGIA635 Guide to the Geology of Bartow County, Georgia393 Minerals of Georgia—Their Properties and Occurrences

GEYSERSJR 439 Geysers: What They Are and How They Work

GHOST TOWNS275 B South Western Ghost Towns

GLOSSARIESR 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 Silversmithing070 Everything You Wanted to Know about Gold and Other Precious Metals

TX 081 Gold and Silver in Texas432 The Gold Hunter’s Field Book057 Gold Panner’s Manual

M 596 E Gold: The Noble Mineral561 The Reclamation of Gold, Silver and Platinum Metals562 Summer Gold

GRANITE677 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

HAWAII200 E Roadside Geology of Hawaii189 Volcano Watching

HIKING TX 278 Fifty Hikes in Texas

HOUSTONR 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

ICELANDJR 451 Surtsey—The Newest Place on Earth

IDAHO 521 Gem Minerals of Idaho227 Idaho Minerals200 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 Minerals424 Rocks and Minerals

ILLINOIS174 Geology Underfoot in Illinois

IGNEOUS ROCKS529 Igneous Minerals and Rocks445 Igneous Rocks

IMPRINTS

107 Imprints of Time: The Art of Geology

INDEX, INDICES095 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—2004R 595 B Mineralogical Record Index (Articles by Departments, Authors, Subjects,

Localities) Vol. 1-14 1970--1983

INDIAN (NATIVE AMERICAN) ARTIFACTS, HISTORY, ART468 Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America074 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) JEWELRY313 The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry

M 193 Indian Jewelry of the American Southwest138 A Indian Jewelry Making—Vol. 1138 B Indian Jewelry Making—Vol. 2018 Indian Silver Smithing138 C Turquoise—The Gem of the Centuries

INDIANA200 V Roadside Geology of Indiana

INSTRUMENTS692 The GPS Guide to Western Gem Trails

INVESTMENT CASTING—LOST WAX 212 Creative Casting334 Jewelry Casting—Centrifugal or Lost Wax109 Model Making for Jewelry Casting232 Practical Casting—A Study Reference

ITALY AREA596 H The Italian Island of Elba: A Mineral Jewel in the Tuscan Archipelago

JADE036 The Handbook of Jade 285 A Jade285 B Jades of Mesoamerica382 Jade—The Collector’s Bluebook110 Wyoming Jade—A Pioneer Hunter’s Story

JEWELRY209 The Beauty of Jewelry702 Bedouin Jewellry in Saudi Arabia316 Do It Yourself Guide to Jewelry Identification218 Jewelry—7000 Years465 Old Jewelry

JEWELRY BOXES077 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 Designs650 Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry243 Contemporary Jewelry007 The Design and Creation of Jewelry295 Gold Wire Jewelry Design and Construction045 Handmade Jewelry629 Handwrought Jewelry015 How to Design Jewelry145 Introducing Jewelry Making660 The Jeweler’s Directory of Decorative Finishes311 Jeweler’s Resource051 Jewelry and Enameling

M 301 Jewelry Concepts and Techniques033 Jewelry Craft Made Easy628 Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing050 Jewelry Gem Cutting and Metalcraft034 Jewelry Maker’s Handbook016 Jewelry Making

M 305 Jewelry Making241 Jewelry Making and Design038 Jewelry Making for Beginners649 Jewelry Making Manual605 Jewelry Making Techniques for Metal661 Jewelry Making—Tips and Tricks of the Trade025 Jewelry Manufacture and Repair 117 Jewelry You Can Make119 Making Silver Jewelry 465 Old Jewelry (Answers to Questions about---)118 Step-by-Step Jewelry220 Tumbling Techniques and Assembling Baroque Jewelry261 You Can Master Jewelry Design and Creation

JEWELRY REPAIR022 How to Repair Jewelry 025 Jewelry Manufacture and Repair 076 The Jewelry Repair Manual104 Restringing Beads and Pearls

JEWELRY SETTING 223 Diamond Setting—The Professional Approach078 How to Set Gemstones in Jewelry

JEWELRY—(VICTORIAN) M 309 Collecting Victorian Jewellery

JEWELS599 The Crown Jewels

JUNIOR BOOKS (JR)* 666* The Book of Fossils, Rocks and Minerals452* Caves—Underground Worlds575* A Dinosaur Named Sue653* Dinosaurs Under the Big Sky

TX 663* Discover Texas Dinosaurs181* Everybody Needs a Rock578* Exploring Crystals473* Eyewitness Books—Rocks and Minerals274 C* A Field Guide to Dinosaurs183* Fossil Detective187* The Fossil Factory587* Fossils—A Guide to Prehistoric Life (Golden Guide Series)613* Fossils—Clues to Ancient Life580* The Gem Hunter’s Handbook188 A Golden Guide to Field Identification—Rocks and Minerals668* Geography Connexions180* Geology Crafts for Kids576* Geology Rocks439* Geysers: What They Are and How They Work188* Golden Guide to Field Identification—Rocks and Minerals184* I Can Read About Fossils577* An Instant Guide to Rocks & Minerals652* Living Mountains477* Magnificent Rocks—Story of Mining, Men and Minerals at

Franklin-Sterling Hill, New Jersey612* Minerals (one of a series)625* One-Hundred Things You Should Know about Dinosaurs 626* One-Thousand Facts on Planet Earth272* Pebble Pups and Rock Rascals182* Rock Collecting589* Rocks and Fossils258 B* Rocks and Minerals185* Rocks and Minerals—A Golden Guide536* Rocks and Minerals—Open Your Eyes to a World of Discovery537* Rocks and Minerals (Reader’s Digest Pathfinder)623* Rocks and Minerals—A Reference book for juniors)323* Science for Kids—Thirty-nine Easy Geology Experiments607* Start Collecting Fossils667* The Story of Rocks and Minerals591* Super Science Experiments451* Surtsey—The Newest Place on Earth608* The Visual Dictionary of the Earth624* Volcanoes & Earthquakes (Discoveries)472* Water, Water Conservation and the Edwards Aquifer

KANSAS609 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 Cutting032 Artistry in Cabochons391 Creating Lapidary Art—Working with Gemstones346 Gem and Lapidary Materials for Cutters, Collectors and Jeweler’s002 Gem Cutting—A Lapidary’s Manual151 Gem Cutting Shop Helps693 Gemstone Flat Lapping Mechanized 219 How to Cut and Polish Gemstones077 How to Make Gemstone Jewelry Boxes047 How to Polish Rocks into Gemstones047 (3rd edition)—How to Tumble Polish Rocks into Gems023 How to Use Diamond Abrasives to Cut Gemstones664 How You Can Cut and Polish Gems into Valuable Jewels103 Introduction to Lapidary050 Jewelry, Gem Cutting and Metalcraft271 Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry029 Plastic and Gemstones133 Practical Gemcutting: A Guide to Shaping/Polishing Gemstones 221 Secrets of Creative Gem Stone Cutting--Cabochoning030 Specialized Gem Cutting

M 318 The Techniques of Master Gem Polishing242 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)

LIGHT439 Crystals and Light539 Crystals and Light—An Introduction to Optical Crystallography

LIMESTONETX 091 High Purity Marble Falls Limestone

LLANO AREA: TEXAS (also see CENTRAL TEXAS)084 Field Excursion in Eastern Llano County603 Geology and Historical Mining, Llano Uplift Region, Central Texas085 Geology of the Llano Region and Austin Area…402 Guide to the Precambrian Geology…Eastern Llano Uplift136 Precambrian Rocks of the Southeastern Llano Region, Texas

LOUISIANA456 Louisiana Opal200 G Roadside Geology of Louisiana

MADAGASCAR596 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)

MARYLAND200 FF Roadside Geology of Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C.

MASSACHUSETTS200 L Roadside Geology of Massachusetts

MERCURY—(QUICKSILVER) 167 Development of the Mercury Mining Industry--TX299 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 Metals469 The Handy Book of Precious Metals561 The Reclamation of Gold, Silver and Platinum Metals

METALCRAFTS (also see WIRECRAFT)233 ABC’s of Electroforming234 Art Metal Designs for Making Trays and Coasters216 The Complete Metalsmith217 Creative Gold and Silversmithing008 Fundamentals of Soft Soldering 050 Jewelry, Gem-Cutting and Metalcraft604 Jewelry Making Techniques for Metal 038 Metalcraft and Jewelry699 Metalwork and Enamelling561 The Reclamation of Gold, Silver and Platinum Metals627 Textile Techniques in Metal

METALSMITHING216 The Complete Metalsmith628 Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing308 Metals Technique

METAMORPHIC585 An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology

METEORITESR 594 The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites

270 B Field Guide of Meteorites 390 Meteorites270 A Rocks from Space

MEXICO348 Agates of Northern Mexico464 Cretaceous Carbonates of Texas and Mexico428 A Field Guide to the Gems and Minerals of Mexico

MICA694 A Collector’s Guide to the Mica Group

MICROMOUNTS 414 The Complete Book of Micromounting

043 The Complete Guide to Micromounts

MICROSCOPE020 The Microscopic Determination of Non-Opaque Minerals

MICHIGAN565 Mineralogy of Michigan483 Our Rock Riches--Michigan

MIDDLE EAST524 The Gem Hunter596 F Pakistan: Minerals, Mountains and Majesty

MIDWEST361 Midwest Gem, Fossil and Mineral Trails—The Prairie States360 Midwest Gem Trails—Great Lake States

MINERAL COLLECTING R 534 B The Collector’s Catalog…System of Mineral Collecting058 Handbook of Crystal and Mineral Collecting293 A History of Mineral Collecting294 Successful Mineral Collecting and Prospecting

MINERAL SPECIES, TABLES, ENCYCLOPEDIASR 096 Appendix to Index of Mineral Species and Varieties—2nd editionR 292 Encyclopedia of MineralsR 100 Mineral Tables—Hand-Specimen Properties of 1500 Minerals

MINERALOGICAL CATALOGSR 095 Chemical Index of Minerals

236 The Mineral Reference Manual257 Standard Mineralogical Catalogue

MINERALOGY694 Collector’s Guide (A Series of Monographs):

694 A—Mica Group—Vol. 1694 B—Epidote Group—Vol. 2694 Axinite Group—Vol. 4694 Pyroxene Group—Vol. 7

R 097, 098, 099 Dana’s System of Mineralogy (Vol. 1, 2, 3)149 Manual of Mineralogy499 Mineralogy (Berry & Mason) 410 Mineralogy (Sinkankas)540 Minerals and Rocks—Exercises in Crystallography, Mineralogy …257 Standard Mineral Catalogue340 A Textbook of Mineralogy with a Treatise on Crystallography (both mineral

and physical)

MINERALOGY—THIN-SECTION) 179 Thin-Section Mineralogy

MINERAL IDENTIFICATIONR 655 American Mineral Treasures

571 Encyclopedia of Minerals006 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 Names497 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 Mineralogist177 The Mineral Kingdom

JR 423 Mineral Resources431 Minerals281 Minerals: An Illustrated Explanation of the Dynamic World of

Minerals/Properties010 Minerals and Rocks in Color280 Minerals—Identifying, Classifying, and Collecting Them154 Minerals of the World

M 493 Minerals of the World246 Minerals of the World168 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 INDEXR 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

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

499 Mineralogy Concepts, Descriptions and Determinations

MINING, MINESR 655 American Mineral Treasures

063 Canadian Mines588 Economic Mineral Deposits489 An Introduction to Mining

MINNESOTA200 EE Roadside Geology of Minnesota

MISSOURI397 (also see Subject File Drawers)

MONTANA

653 Dinosaurs under the Big Sky525 Gem, Mineral and Fossil Collector’s Guide to Montana506 Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods326 The Great Yogo Sapphire200 H Roadside Geology of Montana228 Rockhound’s Guide to Montana

MUSEUMS, EXHIBITS437 Edelsteine—Precious Stone171 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 EuropeR 454 The Smithsonian Treasury—Minerals and Gems ( c. 2 = shelf copy)

264 The World of Faberge

NATIONAL PARKS396 The Complete Guide to America’s National Parks239 Geology of National Parks586 Pages of Stone—Geology of Western National Parks and Monuments510 Volcanoes in America’s National Parks

NEBRASKA200 X Roadside Geology of Nebraska

NEVADA251 Gem Trails of Nevada455 Geology Underfoot in Central Nevada 512 Mines of Goldfield, Bullfrog and other Southern Nevada Districts680 Nevada-Utah GemTrails

NEW HAMPSHIRE200 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, NJJR 044 B Rainbow Minerals of Franklin, NJ

NEW MEXICO675 Espanola-Chama-Taos—A Climb through Time362 Gem Trails of New Mexico674 Geology of Lordsburg Quadrangle, Hidalgo Co., NM673 Geology of the Walnut Wells Quadrangle, Hidalgo Co., NM408 Mineral Deposits of W. Grant County, New Mexico373 New Mexico Rockhounding407 The Ore Deposits of Socorro County, New Mexico200 I Roadside Geology of New Mexico461 Rock Collecting Near Lordsburg, New Mexico631 The Rockhound’s Guide to New Mexico 201 Tertiary/Quaternary Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology—TX & NM

NEW YORK605 Geology of Our Romantic Niagara200 J Roadside Geology of New York462 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 GEMSTONES374 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 DAKOTA690 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

OHIO200 AA Roadside Geology of Ohio

OKLAHOMA560 Oklahoma Geological Survey290 Rose Rocks of Oklahoma

OPALS394 Vol. 1 Beautiful Opals of the Desert Vol. 2 Beautiful Queensland Opals Vol. 3 Beautiful Lightning Ridge—100 Years570 A Field Guide to Australian Opals144 Opal Adventures248 The Opal Book681 Opal Cutting Made Easy011 Opal Identification and Value596 J Opal—The Phenomenal Gemstone287 Opals502 Pricing Opals—Down Under

OPTICS 020 Microscopic Determination of Non-Opaque Minerals651 Mineral Optics—Principles and Techniques

OREGON252 A Gem Trails of Oregon252 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 Paleontologist447 Principles of Paleontology

PALO DURO CANYON TX 206 Geologic Story of Palo Duro Canyon, TX

PEARLS286 Pearls349 Pearls—Ornament and Obsession104 Restringing Beads and Pearls

PENNSYLVANIA364 Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey546 Outstanding Scenic Geologic Features of Pennsylvania200 Z Roadside Geology of Pennsylvania

PETRIFIED WOODR 615 Ancient Forests—A Closer Look at Fossil WoodR 527 Petrified Forests—The World’s Thirty-one Most Beautiful Petrified ForestsR 392 Petrified Wood—A World of Fossilized Wood, Cones, Ferns and Cycads

(c.2 = shelf)

PETROLEUM395 Origin of Petroleum

PETROLOGY585 An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology

PHOTOGRAPHY 347 Photographing Minerals, Fossils and Lapidary Arts

PHYSICAL GEOLOGY679 Essentials of Geology (4th edition)703 Investigating Earth—A Geology Laboratory Text704 Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology140 Principles of Physical Geology

PLASTICS029 Plastics and Gemstones

PLATE TECTONICS267 B Continents Adrift062 The Crust of Our Earth

POETRY535 A Baker’s Dozen of Birthday Poems (Gems)

PRAIRIE STATES361 Midwest Gem, Fossil and Mineral Trails

PRECIOUS STONES (also see GEMSTONES)207 Description of Gem Materials001 The Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals129 Gemstones064 Guide to Gems and Precious Stones

157 Modern Jeweler’s Consumer Guide to Colored Stones152 Precious Stones, Vol. 1152 Precious Stones, Vol. 2

PROSPECTING387 Handbook of Prospecting633 Prospecting for Gem Stones in Arizona and the Southwest294 Successful Mineral Collecting and Prospecting094 G Collector’s Guide to the Pyroxene Group

QUARTZ476 Collecting Crystals—Guide to Quartz in Arkansas192 Quartz 517 Quartz: An Introduction to Crystalline Quartz 583 Quartz Family Minerals

ROADSIDE GEOLOGY SERIES # A—Z, AA, BB, etc.)(also see individual states)

RADIOACTIVIITY197 Glossary of Uranium-Thorium Bearing Minerals618695 Introduction to Radioactive Minerals

REFERENCE = R (building use only)R 597 AgatesR 656 American Mineral TreasuresR 615 Ancient Forests—A Closer Look at Fossil WoodR 096 Appendix—Index Mineral Species and VarietiesR 594 Cambridge Encyclopedia of MeteoritesR 095 Chemical Index of MineralsR 534 A & B The Collector’s CatalogR 435 Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones (c. 2 = shelf copy)R 553 Contributions to GeologyR 097 Dana’s System of Mineralogy—Vol. 1R 098 Dana’s System of Mineralogy—Vol. 2R 099 Dana’s System of Mineralogy—Vol. 3R 163 Dictionary of Geologic TermsR 124 Dictionary of Mining, Mineral and Related Terms R 001 Encyclopedia of Gems and Minerals (c. 2 = shelf copy)R 292 Encyclopedia of MineralsR 195 Geology of Texas—Vol. 1R 208 Geology of the Glass MountainsR 336 Glossary of Mineral Species—2004R 453 Glossary of Obsolete Mineral NamesR 139 Illustrated Encyclopedia of DinosaursR 101 Index Fossils of North AmericaR 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. 1200A—Part I—-A through IB—Part 2—M through ZC—Part 1—A through F D—Part 2—G through OE—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 MineralsR 595 Mineralogical Record Vol. 1-35: Author-Title IndexR 335 Mineralogical Record Index, Vol. 1—25 R 499 MineralsR 415 Minerals of New MexicoR 454 The Smithsonian Treasury—Minerals and GemsR 440 Systeme Silurian du Centre de la Boheme—Trilobites R 551 Texas Mineral ResourcesR 556 The Larger Invertebrate Fossils of Navarro Group in TexasR 320 Volcanoes of the World

(incomplete)

REMOTE SENSING, IMAGING 446 Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation

RESTRINGING 104 Restringing Beads and Pearls

RIO GRANDE RIFT563 International Symposium of the Rio Grande Rift

ROADSIDE GEOLOGY SERIES (also see individual states)200 # A—Z, AA, BB, etc.

ROCK SHOPS544 So You Want to Start a Rock Shop

ROCKHOUNDS, ROCK HUNTING (also see individual states)150 Gem Hunter’s Guide142 Gems for the Taking

JR 182 Rock Collecting388 Rock Hunter’s Range Guide

TX 053 Rock Hunting in Texas345 The Rockhound and Prospector’s Handbook369 Rockhound’s Handbook

ROCKS—GENERAL & IDENTIFICATION001 Encyclopedia of Minerals065 Guide to Rocks & Minerals 697 Identification Guides—Rocks and Minerals (British and European)107 Imprints of Time—The Art of Geology010 Minerals and Rocks in Color225 Practical Geologist696 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 Them003 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 MineralsJR 473 Eyewitness Books—Rocks and MineralsM 258 Eyewitness Handbook—Rocks and MineralsM 687 Faces in the Rocks

005 A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Pough)156 Gems, Granites and Gravels498 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 Minerals291 Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gems197 Industrial Rocks and Minerals

JR 577 An Instant Guide to Rocks and Minerals441 An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals010 Minerals and Rocks in Color

M 093 Minerals of the World168 Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones 483 Our Rock Riches

JR 537 Reader’s Digest Pathfinders—Rocks and MineralsR 665 Rock and Gem (Smithsonian) (c. 2--shelf)

433 The Rock Book388 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 World069 Rocks and Minerals of California424 Rocks and Minerals—The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier222 Rocks and What to Do with Them

JR 667 The Story of Rocks and MineralsTX 014 Texas Rocks and Minerals

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA.670 Rising from the Plains

RUBIES284 Rubies and Sapphires

RUSSIA, SIBERIA375 Humboldt’s Travels in Siberia—The Gemstones338 * (please see the librarian)The Leningrad Mining Institute264 The World of Faberge—Russian Gems and Jewels

SAFETY113 Safety Manual (AMFS booklet)

SAND263 Sand (Geology)

SAPPHIRES284 Rubies and Sapphires326 Yogo—The Great American Sapphire

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTSJR 591 Super Science Experiments—Wondrous Plants and Earth Experiments

SCIENCE, RELIGION & HISTORY105 Gemstones of the Bible658 A Scientific Search for Religious Truth

SCRIMSHAW478 The Scrimshaw Connection

SCULPTING (also see CARVING)194 Rock Sculpture068 Slate and Soft Stone Sculpture

SELENIUM & TELLURIUM296 Deposits of Selenium and Tellurium

SEDIMENTS, SEDIMENTARY ROCKS 442 Ancient Sedimentary Environments444 Sedimentary Structures495 Sedimentary Rocks

SILVERSMITHING 217 Creative Gold and Silversmithing018 Indian Silver Smithing119 Making Silver Jewelry 306 Silversmithing017 Silversmithing and Art Metal

SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM696 Smithsonian Rock and Gem454 Smithsonian Treasury

SMITHSONITE596 M Smithsonite—Think Zinc

SOIL SURVEY (TEXAS)125 A Soil Survey of Williamson Co., TX 125 B Soil Survey of Travis Co., TX125 C Soil Survey of Blanco and Burnet Counties

SOLDERING008 Fundamentals of Soft Soldering

SOUTH CAROLINA356 Carolina Rocks—The Geology of South Carolina

SOUTH DAKOTA056 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Some Pegmatites…South Dakota 055 Mineralogy of the Black Hills200 M Roadside Geology of South Dakota

SOUTHWESTERN U.S.631 Canyon Country Geology054 Earth Treasures, Vol. 3—The Southwest Quadrant633 Prospecting for Gem Stones in Arizona and the Southwest079 Southwest Gem and Mineral Trails256 A Southwest Treasure Hunter’s Gem and Mineral Guide—Vol. 2

SCULPTING (also see CARVING)194 Rock Sculpture068 Slate and Soft Stone Sculpture

STONE SETTING438 Cutting and Setting Stones116 The Techniques of Master Stonesetting

STONES (also see GEMS, MINERALS or ROCKS)449 From Stone to Stone—A View of Modern Geology240 State Stones and Other State Symbols569 Stately Stones003 Stones and Minerals

SYNTHETIC GEMS 064 Guide to Gems and Precious Stones458 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 Environment196 A The Big Bend of the Rio Grande; 196 B Maps: The Big Bend of the Rio Grande087 Calderas and Mineralization: Volcanic Geology and Mineralization of the

Chinati Caldera Complex-Presidio Co., TX086 Cenozoic Geology of Trans-Pecos Volcanic Fields of Texas

R 553 Contributions to Geology464 Cretaceous Carbonates of Texas and Mexico—Subsurface Exploration516 Cretaceous of Llano Estacado of Texas602 Cretaceous Volcanism in the Austin Area, Texas

JR 663 Discover Texas Dinosaurs204 The Edward Reef Complex and Associated Sedimentation in Central Texas084 Field Excursion—Eastern Llano Region160 A Field Guide to the Fossils of Texas 278 Fifty Hikes in Texas548 Flood Hazards along the Balcones Escarpment in Central Texas083 Fluorspar in Texas365 Gem Trails of Texas (Several editions—Simpson, Mitchell, Cross)557 Geologic and Historic Guide to the State Parks of Texas603 Geology and Historical Mining, Llano Uplift Region, Central Texas618 Geology of the Karnes Uranium District, TX558 A Geologic Excursion of Central Texas206 Geologic Story of Palo Duro Canyon, TX

R 195 The Geology of Texas—Vol. 1R 208 Geology of the Glass Mountains, TX—Part 1

618 Geology of the Karnes Uranium District, TX085 Geology of the Llano Region and Austin Area175 Geo-Texas—A Guide to the Earth Sciences

081 Gold and Silver in Texas135 Guide to Points of Geologic Interest in Austin610 A Guide to Texas Rivers and Streams091 High Purity Marble Falls Limestone—Burnet County121 Hill Country

-----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 -----115 Hydrogeology of Trans-Pecos Texas235 Igneous Geology of Trans-Pecos, TX298 I’ll Gather My Geese (Stillwell)202 Land Capability in the Lake Travis Vicinity, TX203 Lineament Analysis and Inference of Geologic Structure—Ouachita Trend--TX549 Mineral Deposits in the West Chinati Mountains—Presidio Co., TX137 The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Systems in the U.S.--Texas199 Mississippian Condodonts from the Southern Texas Panhandle082 Native Bituminous Materials in Texas659 Naturalist’s Big Bend080 Non-Petroleum Mining Producers in Texas371 On Solid Ground—Memoirs of a Texas Geologist331 Origin of Silver-Copper-Lead Deposits in the Red-Bed Sequences of Trans-Pecos, TX400 Ouachita Facies in Central Texas136 Precambrian Rocks of the Southeastern Llano Region, Texas198 Pennsylvanian Depositional Systems in North-Central Texas339 Regional Distribution of Fractures in the Southern Edwards Plateau and

the Relationship to Tectonics and Caves200 N Roadside Geology of Texas053 Rock Hunting in Texas366 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 Indians201 Tertiary and Quaternary Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology-TX & NM689 Texas Earthquakes013 Texas Fossils—An Amateur Collector’s Handbook092 Texas Gemstones

R 551 Texas Mineral Resources014 Texas Rocks and Minerals

474 Texas—Off the Beaten Path554 Upper Franconian and Lower …Cambrian Trilobites and Brachiopods205 Upper Pennsylvanian Limestone Banks—North Central Texas522 Volcanic Features of the Austin Area, Texas

THIN SECTIONS619 Atlas of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Sections

TILES683 The Art of Handmade Tile

TOPAZ370 Field Guide to Topaz and Assoc. Minerals of Thomas Range, Utah

TOURMALINE596 C Tourmaline: A Gemstone Spectrum

TRILOBITESR 440 Systeme Silurien du Centre do la Boheme

350 A Trilobites350 B Trilobites (Houston Museum of Natural Science)

TUMBLING048 Gem Tumbling024 How to Tumble-Polish Gemstones, etc. 047 How to Tumble-Polish Rocks into Gems142 Tumbling Guide220 Tumbling Techniques and Assembling Baroque Jewelry

TURQUOISE337 The Allure of Turquoise073 Blue Gold: The Turquoise Story138 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 GEMSTONES060 Gemstones of the United States

UNITED STATES LOCALITIES054 A Earth Treasures—The Northwest Quadrant054 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

UTAH370 A Field Guide to Topaz and Associated Minerals of the Thomas Range253 Gem Trails of Utah 621 Geologic History of Utah645 Geology Underfoot in Southern Utah644 Landforms of Southern Utah200 O Roadside Geology of Utah

VANADIUM319 Colorado Vanadium—A Composite Study

VERMONT200 P Roadside Geology of Vermont

VIRGINIA200 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. 2529 Igneous Minerals and Rocks

JR, M 652 Living Mountains—How and Why Volcanoes EruptJR 451 Surtsey—The Newest Place on Earth

148 Planet Earth Series—Volcano TX 622 Volcanic Features of the Austin Area, TexasJR 614 Volcano and Earthquake

189 Volcano WatchingJR 624 Volcanoes and Earthquakes (Discoveries)

267 Volcanoes and the Earth’s Interior510 Volcanoes in America’s National Parks191 Volcanoes of the Earth320 Volcanoes of the World

WASHINGTON657 Gem Trails of Washington254 Gems and Minerals of Washington200 R Roadside Geology of Washington367 The Rockhound’s Guide to Washington—Vol. 4

WATCHES009 Cavalcade of Time

WATER and WATER RESOURCES 548 Flood Hazards along the Balcones Escarpment in Central Texas401 Ground Water Availability of Lower Cretaceous Formation—Hill Country

JR 472 Water, Water Resources and the Edwards Aquifer

WAX MODELING210 Basic Wax Modeling178 Practical Wax Modeling312 Wax and Casting: A Notebook of Jewelry Design and Technique211 Wax Modeling for Jewelry and Sculpture

WESTERN STATES (also see individual states)692 The GPS Guide to Western Gem Trails586 Pages of Stone—Geology of Western National Parks and Monuments069 Rocks and Minerals of California

WIRECRAFT, WIREWRAPPING650 Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewelry248 How to Make Wire Jewelry268 Moods in Wire—A Comprehensive Guide to the Fine Art of Wirewrapping

295 Gold Wire Jewelry Design and Construction 403 Gold and Silver Wirecraft568 How to Make Wire Jewelry

WISCONSIN200 Y Roadside Geology of Wisconsin

WORLDWIDE GEMSTONES (also see GEMS or MINERALS) 004 Gemstones of the World246 Minerals of the World

WYOMING600 Diamonds and Mantle Source Rocks in the Wyoming Craton 200 T Roadside Geology of the Yellowstone Country200 S Roadside Geology of Wyoming368 Rockhounding in Wyoming110 Wyoming Jade—A Pioneer Hunter’s Story

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK686 Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park

ZEOLITES321 Zeolites of the World

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