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Books Bell, P. and Wright, D. / ROCKS AND MINERALS, MacMillan Field Guide, New York, 1987, pb, 192 pages, - 2 -, $ 10 Cook, D. C. and Kirk, W. L. / MINERALS AND GEMSTONES, 300 OF THE EARTH’S NATURAL TREASURES, London, 2016, pb, 320 pages, - 1 -, $ 20 [I regard this book one of the best small mineral books to come along in many years - the color illustrations are very good] Dunn, P. J. / Mine Hill in Franklin and Sterling Hill in Ogdensberg, Sussex County, New Jersey, Mining History , 1765 - 1900 Final Mining Report in seven volumes, Smithsonian Institution, 2002-2005, pb, 1102 pages, - 2 -, $ 149 [This is a documentary study with testimonials and lists of references covering the history of mining, mining companies, and the personnel involved in the mining at the Franklin and Sterling Hill Mines from 1765 through 1900; also included with this 7 volume set, is a another volume of the prospectuses of 19th Century Mining Companies at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey] Guastoni, A. and Appiani, R. / MINERALS, A Firefly Guide, New York, pb, 256 pages, -2 -, $ 20 Jensen, D. E. / MINERALS OF NEW YORK STATE, Geneva, 1978, cl, 219 pages, numerous black and white illustrations, 32 color illustrations, line drawing of New York Counties (in pocket), - 1 -, $ 59 Jones, A. / ROCKS AND MINERALS OF THE WORLD, Collins Discovery Guide, London, 2016, pb, 243 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Kalokerinos, A. / AUSTRALIAN PRECIOUS OPAL, Melbourne, 1976, cl, 51 pages, - 2 -, $ 55 Korbel, P. and Novak, M. / MINERALS ENCYCLOPEDIA, Lisse, 1999, cl, 296 pages, - 1 -, $ 25 MacFall, R. P. / GEM HUNTERS GUIDE, 5th Edition Revised, New York, 1975, cl, 323 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Medenbach, O. and Wilk, H. / THE MAGIC OF MINERALS, Berlin, 1977, cl, 204 pages, - 3 -, $ 89 Mineral Digest Ltd. / THE 4 ORIGINAL VOLUMES OF THE MINERAL DIGEST, JOURNAL OF MINERALOGY, New York, 1972, pb, - 3 -, $ 100 [Contents: Volume 1 - Mexico’s Mineral Classics, Minerals on postage stamps, Brazil and its minerals. Quartz, much more...; Volume 2 - Microscopic petrology of Moon Rocks, Minerals of India, Minerals from Tsumeb, Fossils on postage stamps, more...; Volume 3 - The Surbonne Museum in Paris, The Emerald, Variscite, Gold - Prelude to the 49er’s, Mineral masterpieces, Volcanoes on postage stamps, more...; Volume 4 - Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan, Harvest of the Sea - Pearls and Jade, The Rainbow Mineral: Fluorite, Rhodochrosite (from the Andes), Malachite of the Congo, Tigereye, much more....] Murdoch, J. and Webb, R. W. / MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA Bulletin 173, Sacramento, 1956, cl, 452 pages, includes paperback supplements 1 and 2, - 3 -, $ 65; another copy with supplement 2 only, - 3 -, $ 50; another copy, - 5 -, $ 30 ![]() North, J. / DISPLAYS OF NATURE, HISTORY, MINERALS, AND CRYSTALS OF UTAH’S BINGHAM CANYON COPPER MINE, 2010, pb, 64 pages, - 1 -, $ 35 Northrop, S. A. / MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO, 3rd edition revised, Albuquerque, 1996, cl, 346 pages, plus 10 pages of mineral district maps, - 1 -, $ 35 Palache, C. / THE MINERALS OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL, USGS PP 180, SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, GPO 1974 reprint of 1935 original, afb, 135 pages, 19 plates, 199 figs., 1 insert, $ 100; also have a later reprint, $ 25 Pellant, C. and Phillips, R. / ROCKS, MINERALS AND FOSSILS OF THE WORLD, Boston, 1990, 175 pages, excellent color photos, - 5 - or - 3 -, $ 15 Pellant, C. and Phillips, R. / ROCKS, MINERALS AND FOSSILS OF THE WORLD, Boston, 1990, 175 pages, excellent color photos, - 2 -, $ 20 Pogue, J. E. / TURQUOISE, Memoirs of the National Academy of Science, Glorieta, 1973, 5th printing, 162 pages, 22 plates, - 3 -, $ 45 Ransome, J. E. / GEMS AND MINERAL OF AMERICA: A GUIDE TO ROCK COLLECTING, New York, 1974, 705 pages, appendices, - 2 -, $ 85 [Rock and minerals are listed for each county (including the mine or prospect where known)] Roberts, W. L., Rapp, G. R., and Weber, J. / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS, 1st Edition, New York, 1974, cl, 693 pages, - 3 -, $ 150 Roberts, W. L., Rapp, G. R., and Weber, J. / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS, 1st Edition, New York, 1974, cl, 693 pages, - 3 -, $ 199 Roberts, W. L., Campbell, T. J., Rapp, G. R. / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS, 2nd Edition, New York, 1990, cl, 979 pages, black and white photographs throughout, 48 color plates in center of book, - 3 -, $ 200 [chip to dust cover, color plate section apparently came loose at some time but was repaired at some point and should be good for a lifetime] Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / NORTHWEST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 157 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / NORTHEAST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 187 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / SOUTHWEST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 185 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / SOUTHEAST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 177 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Sauer, J. R. / BRAZIL: PARADISE OF GEMSTONES, Sao Paulo, 1982, cl, 135 pages, - 2 -, $ 55 Shaub, B. M. / TREASURES FROM THE EARTH: THE WORLD OF ROCKS AND MINERALS, A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS AND AMATEUR MINERALOGISTS, New York, 1975, cl, 223 pages, - 2 -, $ 20 Sinkankas, J. / GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, Colored Illustrations and line drawings by the author, Princeton, 1959, cl, 675 pages, - 2 -, $ 65 Sinkankas, J. / MINERALOGY, New York, 1964, afb, 585 pages, - 3 -, $ 65 Sinkankas, J. / MINERALOGY: A First Course, 2nd Edition, Princeton, 1966, cl, 587 pages, - 3 -, $ 60 Sinkankas, J. / PROSPECTING FOR GEMSTONES AND MINERALS, New York, 1970, pb, 397 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Smith, G. F. H. / GEMSTONES, 12th Edition, New York, 1952, 537 pages, - 3 -, $ 20 [4 plates in color, 40 in monotome and 145 text illustrations] Symes, R. F. and Young, B. / MINERALS OF NORTHERN ENGLAND, Edinburgh, 2008, pb, 208 pages, fine colour illustrations, - 1 -, $ 199 Tait, K. / GEMS AND MINERALS: EARTH TREASURES FROM THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM, Toronto, 2011, cl, 255 pages, - 1 -, $ 40 Talent, J. A. / MINERALS, ROCKS AND GEMS: A Handbook for Australia, Hong Kong, 1970, cl, 287 pages, - 3 -, $ 40 Tindall, J. R. and Thornhill, R. / COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS, foreward by Lord Energlyn, New York, 1975, cl, 255 pages, - 1 -, $ 25 [Contents: The Earth, Minerals, Rocks, Collecting, Bibliography, Mineral Identification Chart, Glossary, Index, a number of photographs of UK geology] Vanders, I. and Kerr, P. F. / MINERAL RECOGNITION, New York, 1967, cl, 316 pages, - 3 -, $ 24 Voynick, S. M. / COLORADO ROCKHOUNDING: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils, Missoula, 1994, pb, 372 pages, - 1 -, $ 20 Wolter, S. F. / THE LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE, Minneapolis, 1986, pb, 103 pages, - 3 -, $ 28 Zietner, J. C. / SOUTHWEST MINERAL AND GEM TRAILS, San Diego, 1972, pb, 146 pages, - 3 -, $ 45 [Includes the following states: New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana] Rock and Gem Magazine [listed by volume, issue, years, topic, cost] 38 (4) Wonderful World of Agates, $ 10 Rocks and Minerals Magazine [listed by volume, issue, year, several topics, and cost] 56 (6) 1981 / Clara Mines; Amphiboles; Smithsonite, wear, $ 10 57 (4) 1982 / Diatoms and Diatomite; Minerals of the Thomas Range, $ 10 58 (1) 1983 / Cleveland Museum; Lapis from Baffin Island, $ 10 59 (2) 1984 / Wisconsin Minerals and Fossils, $ 10 59 (6) 1984 / Ohio Fossils; Thunder Bay Amethyst, $ 10 61 (1) 1986 / Rhodochosite, Insects in Stone, $ 10 61 (6) 1986 / Alaska Minerals, Wisconsin Fossils, $ 10 62 (1) 1987 / Ubiquitous Quartz, Maryland Fossils, $ 10 62 (2) 1987 / Barger’s Quarry, Virginia; Natural Bridge, New York; Fossil Collectors Library, $ 10 62 (6) 1987 / Maine Minerals; Fossils & Gemstones, rare, $ 10 63 (3) 1988 / Illinois Minerals and Fossils, $ 10 63 (6) 1988 / California Tourmaline; Cincinnati’s Timeline; Mineral Photographs, $ 10 64 (1) 1989 / Galena from Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits; Dixie Mine, Virginia, $ 10 63 (1) 1988 / Beryl; Keith Proctor Collection; Trilobites, $ 10 65 (5) 1990 / Wisconsin Minerals; Colorado Mining Museum; Wyoming Fossil Fish, $ 10 65 (6) 1990 / Ohio Mineral Localities, $ 10 66 (4) 1991 / Morefield Mine, Virginia; Ohio Pyrite, $ 10 67 (1) 1992 / Texas Mercury Mines; Kentucky Minerals; Pyromorphite: A Review, $ 10 67 (2) 1992 / Texas Celestine; Dinosaur Art and Artists, $ 10 68 (3) 1993 / Sugar Grove, West Virginia Minerals, Mining Postcards, Copper Country’s Historical Park, $ 10 69 (3) 1994 / Fossils from the Falls of the Ohio, $ 10 70 (2) 1995 / Mont Saint Hilare Revisited, part 2; Wulfenite, San Francisco Mine, $ 10 71 (4) 1996 / Vermont Minerals and Localities, $ 10 72 (3) 1997 / Houston Mineral Museum; Lithia Dike Claim, $ 10 72 (5) 1997 / Flambeau Mine, Wisconsin; Colorado Gold Localities, $ 10 73 (1) 1998 / Alpine Minerals; Smithsonian Museum, $ 10 73 (6) 1998 / Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, California, $ 10 77 (1) 2002 / Colorado Barite; Washington State Minerals; Carneige Museum Show, $10 77 (2) 2002 / Pyromorphite, Loudville, Massachusetts; Digital Mineral Photography; Geological Museum, Johannesburg, $ 10 77 (6) 2002 / Copper Country; Iowa Mineral Locality Index, $ 10 79 (4) 2004 / Zeolites from Colorado and India, $ 10 80 (4) 2005 / Heliodor from Tajikistan; New Hampshire Minerals; Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey, $ 10 82 (2) 2007 / Opal from Australia; Australian Sapphire and Rubies, $ 10 82 (4) 2007 / Kearsarge Lode Minerals, Michigan; Michigan Uranium Prospect, $ 10 82 (6) 2007 / New York State I Special Isssue, $ 10 83 (2) 2008 / Minerals of Bolivia; Connecticut Roadcut Minerals; Rogerly Mine Fluorite, United Kingdom, $ 10 83 (4) 2008 / Oceanview Mine, California; Michigan’s Mesnard Mine, Ferguson Museum, Manitoba, $ 10 84 (1) 2009 / Mineral Oddities; Amethyst, Wilkes County, Georgia; Diamonds, $ 10 84 (2) 2009 / Hilton Mine, England; Tellus Museum, Georgia; Freudenstein Museum, Germany, Ohio Septaria, $ 10 84 (3) 2009 / New York State III Special Issue, $ 10 85 (1) 2010 / Gems and Gem Minerals; U.S. and Canadian Gemstones, $ 10 85 (2) 2010 / Geodes from Mexico; Gemstones from Turkey, $ 10 85 (3) 2010 / llinois Mineral Localities; Mineral Trips to India; Giazotto Collection, Florence, Italy, $ 10 85 (6) 2010 / Alpine fissures, Quebec; San Rafael Mine, Nevada; The Fabre Collection, Barcelona, Spain, $ 10 86 (1) 2011 / California Minerals and Localities; Southern California Pegmatites, $ 10 86 (2) 2011 / California Kunzite; New Hampshire Crystal Pocket, $ 10 86 (3) 2011 / Upper Michigan Collecting; New York State Fulgarite; Gem Diaspore from Turkey, $ 10 86 (4) 2011 / Tennessee Mineral Localities; Tennantite from Tsumeb, $ 10 86 (5) 2011 / Russian Museums, People, and Publications, $ 10 87 (6) 2010 / Aquamarine from California; Azurite from Australia; Rose Quartz from Minas Gerais, $ 10 88 (3) 2013 / Krügerhaus, Freiberg, Germany, $ 10 88 (4) 2013 / Tourmaline, Malkhan, Russia, $ 10 88 (5) 2013 / Amethyst. Wilkes County, Georgia, $ 10 88 (6) 2013 / Hoppel Collection Auction; 6th Pegmatite Conference, $ 10 89 (1) 2014 / Diamond Special Issue, $ 10 Matrix - Journal of the History of Minerals [listed by volume, (issue), year, content, and cost] 1 (1) / 88 / S.C.H. Bailey Mineral Collection, $ 5 1 (2,3,4) / 88 / Benjamin Silliman, Yale’s Early Mineral Mineral Collections, Peabody Museum, $ 15 1 (5, 6) / 88 / William Boyce Thompson: The Man from Alder Gulch (who formed Newmont Gold Company), $ 15 2 (1, 2) / 91 / A History of Mineral Collecting: Continental European Collections from Stone Age through the 17th Century, $ 10 2 (3) / 91 / Columbia School of Mines Collection, $ 8 2 (4) / 91 / Michigan - Ontonagon Boulder, $ 8 2 (5, 6) / 91 / Rambles of an Amateur Mineralogist, part 1 and 2, $ 10 3 (1) / 93 / Pennsylvania - Brinton’s Serpentine Quarry, $ 10 3 (2) / 93 / Michigan’s Cliff Mine, $ 10 3 (3, 4) / 94 / Peabody Meteorite Collection, $ 15 3 (5, 6) / 94 / Maryland Mineralogy, Copper, Gold, $ 20 4 (2) / 95 / P. C. Foster and His Mineral Colletion; Maine - Lead Mines of Lubec; The Rand Aquamarine, $ 20 4 (3) / 95 / New York - 1st Millerite Locality, $ 20 4 (4) / 95 / Arkansas - Zinc Field Mines, $ 20 5 (2) 95 / Connecticut - History of Bristol Chalcocite, $ 20 5 (3) / 97 / New Hampshire - Strafford Mica Mine, $ 15 5 (4) / 97 / New York - Anthony’s Nose, $ 15 6 (4) / 98 / Life and Times of Benjamin Shaub, $ 15 7 (1) / 99 / England - B.M. Wright - Mineral Dealer, $ 15 7 (2, 3) / 99 / Virginia-Missouri Lead Industry I and II, $ 20 7 (4) / 99 / Travels of California Gold, $ 15 8 (2) / 00 / Arthur Montgomery, $ 15 8 (4) / 00 / Michigan - Reeder Mineral Collection, $ 20 9 (1) / 01 / Pennsylvania - Garnet Mines of Chelsea, $ 20 9 (2) / 01 / New York - Tilley Foster Iron Mine, $ 20 9 (4) / 01 / Michigan - A. E. Seaman, $ 20 11 (2) / 03 / Pennsylvania: Ecton-Perkiomen Mine, $ 20 11 (4) / 03 / Georgia: Mineral History of Georgia, $ 20 End of the Rock, Gem, and Mineral Catalog! Click any link to continue. 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