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
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