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Beginners
Rockhounding
Minerals
Micromounting
Fluorescence
Gemstones
Faceting
Photography
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Books for Collectors
This page contains a list of books and magazine issues of interest to beginners and advanced collectors of minerals and gems. These books can be purchased at most stores, or ordered from the publisher. You can also try your local civic or university library.
Suggested Books for Beginners
- Audubon Society Field Guide to North American
Rocks and Minerals
Chesterman, C.W., and K.E. Lowe. 1990.
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York.
- Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Pough, F.H. 1996. 5th ed.
Houghton Mifflin Co., New York.
- Field Collecting Gemstones and Minerals
Sinkankas, John. 1998.
Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.
Rockhounding in General
Mineralogy
- Audubon Society Field Guide to North American
Rocks and Minerals
Chesterman, C.W., and K.E. Lowe. 1990.
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York.
- Dana's New Mineralogy
Gaines, R.V., H. Catherine, W. Skinner, E.E. Foord, B. Mason, and A. Rosenzweig. 1997. 8th ed.
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Glossary of Mineral Species
Fleischer, M., and J.A. Mandarino. 1995.
Mineralogical Record, Inc., Tuscon, Arizona.
- Mineralogy
Sinkankas, J. 1964.
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.
- The Mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
L. Horvath and B. Gault. 1990.
Mineralogical Record, Vol. 21, No. 4,
July-August special issue entitled "Mont Saint-Hilaire".
- Monteregian Treasures: The Minerals Of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Mandarino, J.A., and V. Anderson. 1989.
Cambridge University Press, New York.
Micromounting
- The Complete Book of Micromounting
Wight, Q. 1993.
Mineralogical Record, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.
Fluorescence Mineralogy
- Collector's Book of Fluorescent Minerals
Robbins, M.A. 1983.
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., NY.
- Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals under Ultraviolet Light
Robbins, M.A. 1994.
Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.
Gemstones & Gemmology
- Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals
Martin Holden. 1991.
Michael Friedman Publishing Group, Inc., New York.
- Gemstone Occurrences in British Columbia
Wilson, Bradley S. 1997.
Canadian Gemmologist 18(3):74-86.
Also see article in the Canadian Rockhound Winter/Spring 1999 issue.
- Gemstones of North America, Volume 3
Sinkankas, John. 1997.
Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.
- Gemstones of the World
Schumann, Walter. 1997.
Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., New York.
- Simon and Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones
Cipriani, C. and A. Borelli. 1986.
New York.
Faceting
- The Techniques of Master Faceting
Wykoff, Gerry. 1985.
Adamas Publishers, Washington.
Photography
- Photographing Minerals, Fossils and Lapidary Materials
Scovil, Jeffrey. 1996.
Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.
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