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AGMS LIBRARY BOOK SUBJECT LIST
*PLEASE NOTE: To check out an item from the AGMS library, a

membership in good standing (dues paid for the current year) is required.

This is a free privilege for AGMS members.
*Books, etc. may be borrowed for two months by

signing the enclosed book card or the clipboard for periodicals.

There is a limit of three items per checkout.
*The library is available when the building is open for any club activity and

one of the librarians is present.

This includes all meetings (general, board of directors, committees, etc.),

classes, and shop work times.

*For specific dates and hours, please refer to the CALENDAR on the AGMS’ website.

austingemandmineral.org
*The book (shelf) number represents the acquisition number of each

book as it is added to the collection.
*Some books may be cross-referenced in two or more categories.

For more detailed information, please consult the green catalog notebook

located on the library worktable.

If there are any questions, please speak with one of the librarians.


(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*

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