Flatirons
Mineral Club Library
Books, Magazines, Videos, and CDs
Anasazi:
Ancient People of the Rock, Muench
and Pike
Anthropology,
A.L. Kroeber
Archaeological Techniques for Amateurs,
P.C. Hammond
Arrowheads: 50 years of Collecting,
A.J. Dolenc
Early Man in the
Indian Artifacts,
V.Y. Russel
Indian Jewelry of the Prehistoric
Southwest, Jacka and
Hammock
Indian Relics and Their Story: A Handbook
for Collectors, H.C. Rogers
Inunit:
The Art of the Canadian Eskimo, W.T. Larmour
Jewels of the Pharaohs,
Aldred
Northern Colorado's First Settlers,
R.G. Coffin (2 copies)
Stone Artifacts of the Northwest Plains,
Steege and Welch
The Archaeology of
The Indian Tribes of
Tutankhamen’s Jewelry,
Edwards
Tutankhamen's Treasures,
John Ford
The Photo-Atlas of Minerals,
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
(2 copies)
A Big Beast Book: Dinosaurs and How They
Got That Way, Jerry Booth
Digging for Dinosaurs,
E.H Colbert
Exploring the World of Fossils,
H. Matthews
Fossils: A Guide to Prehistoric Life,
(Golden Book),
Rocks (Golden Book), Evans
Rocks and Minerals (A Golden Guide), Zim and Shaffer
Seashores (Golden Book), H.S. Zim
Secrets of the Past,
E.K Evans
Three Dimension Models of Basic
An Introduction to Crystallography, Third
Edition, Phillips
An Introduction to the Method of Optical
Crystallography, Bloss
Nature's Hidden Rainbows, Fluorescent
Minerals of
The Story of Fluorescents,
Raytech Industry
The Uranium and Fluorescent Minerals,
H.C. Dake
Ultraviolet Guide to Minerals,
S. Gleason
Where to Collect Fluorescent Minerals in
the United State, Blazek
FOSSILS
1000 Million Years on the Colorado Plateau,
Al Look
An Illustrated Guide to Fossil Collecting,
R. Casonova
Common Fossil Plants,
W.D. Tidwell
Dinosaur Eggs, National Geographic, May
1996
Fossil Animal Remains: Their
Preparation and Conservation, Rixon
Fossil Fish and Shark Remains of
Fossil Sharks, a Pictorial Review,
G.R. Case
Fossils: A Story of the Rocks and Their
Record of Prehistoric Life, Harvey Markman (2 copies)
Fossils: An Introduction to Prehistoric
Life, H. Matthews
Fossils in
Fossils of All Ages, Fischer and Gayrand-Valy
Fossils of the World,
Turek, Marek, and Benes
Fossils, Rocks, and Time,
USGS
Fossils: The Key to the Past,
R. Fortey
Index Fossils of
Invertebrate Palaeontology, Clarkson
Invertebrate Paleontology Laboratory
Manual, Volumes 1 and 2, Morales and Gustavo
Leaves and Stems from Fossil Forests,
B.E Jannsen
Man Time and Fossils,
R. Moore
Paleontology of the
Plant Morphology,
A.W. Haupt
Principles of Paleobotany,
W.C. Darra
Review of Fossil Eggs and
Their Shell Structure, Hirsch and Packard
Small Foraminifera from the
Late Tertiary of the
Stone Fish, Ulrich
Tales Told by Fossils,
C.M. Fenton
The Armored Dinosaurs, Carpenter
The
Dinosaur Quarry, Good
The Fossil Book,
C.M. Fenton
The Geologic History of
The History of Life,
McAllister
The
The World of Dinosaurs,
Tweedie
The World of Fossils,
Giovanni
A
Color Guide to Sandstones, American Association of Petroleum
Geologists
A Dictionary of Mining and
Related Terms,
US Bureau of Mines, Paul W. Thrush
Ancient
Environments, Laporte
Application of Geology to
Engineering Practice, Volume
Coal & Metal Mining,
Continents Adrift and
Continents Aground, Scientific American
Dictionary of Geology Terms, American Geological
Institute
Earth Science: The World We
Live In, Namowitz & Stone
Elemental Composition of Surficial Materials
in the Conterminous
Focus on Environmental Geology, Tank
Geologic Time, Eicher
Geologic Time, USGS
Geology of the Industrial
Rocks and Minerals. Robert Bates
Geology, An Introduction to
Principles of Physical and Historical Geology, Richard M. Pearl
Geotechnology, Roberts
Historical Geology,
Historical Geology, Third
Edition,
Historical Geology, Mintz
Historical Geology, Third
Edition, Mintz
Metallurgy,
Minerals
and Man,
C.S. Huribut, Jr.
Mining Geophysics, Volumes I and II
Origin of Sedimentary Rocks, Blatt,
Middleton, and
Physical Geology, Second Edition,
Lett & Judson
Physical Geology, Fourth Edition,
Lett & Judson
Plate Tectonics and Man, USGS (2 copies)
Principles of Geology, Gilully,
Waters, and Woodford
Recognition and Evaluation
of Uraniferous Areas, 1977, International Atomic
Energy Agency
Reviews in Engineering
Geology, Fluhr and Legget
Secrets in Stones, Wyler
& Ames
Structural Geology, Third
Edition,
Subsurface Geology,
Petroleum Mining Construction, LeRoy and LeRoy
The Rock Book, Fenton & Fenton (2 copies)
Treasures
of the Earth,
Reinfeld
Ultramafic and Related Rocks, P.J.
Wyllie
Uranium Exploration Geology,
International Atomic Energy Agency
GOLD
AND GOLD MINING
Gold!,
Mineralogical Record, January-February 1987
Gold! Gold! Gold!, Rock Talk,
Gold
Panning and Placering in
Gold: The Way to Riches,
Tom Bishop
Simple
Methods of Mining Gold, Faulk
Arizona Gem Fields, A. Duke (2 copies)
Arizona Gem Trails and The
Arizona Rock Trails, F.H. Bitner
(2 copies)
Gem Trails of Arizona, B.W. Simpson (4 copies)
Mineral and Gem Localities
of
Mineralogical Journeys in
Prospecting for Gemstones in
GUIDEBOOKS AND LOCALITIES –
California Gem Trails, D.J. Henry
California/Nevada Gem
Hunters Atlas,
H.C. Johnson
Desert Gem Trails, Strong (2 copies)
Gem Trails in
Go to
Rocks & Minerals -
Rocks and Minerals of
California,
Brown and Alien (2
copies)
A Guide to Mineral
Collecting in Ouray, Colorado, Erwin Kushner
(2 copies)
Analysis of Plastic Deformation According to Von Misel
Theory with Application to the South Silverton Area, San Juan County, Colorado, USGS, Varnas
Antero Aquamarines, Mark Jacobson
Backroads of
Colorado Gem Trails &
Mineral Guide,
Richard M. Pearl (2 copies)
Gem Trails of
Gemstone Deposits of
Geology and Artesian Water
Supply,
Geology and
Geology of the Flaming Gorge
Area,
Geology of the
Geology of Uranium Deposits,
Front
Guide to the Geology of
Guidebook of the Geology, History, and Surface Water in the Area from
Hiking Colorado’s Geology, Hopkins and Hopkins
Index to Minerals of
Colorado Arranged by Counties, D. Belsher (2 copies)
Mineralogy of Precious Metal
Deposits,
Friends of Mineralogy
Mineral Resources of
Minerals of
Minerals
of
Mining in
Natural History of
NYF-Type Pegmatites of the
Oxidized
Zinc Deposits of the
Prairie, Peak, and Plateau,
A Guide to the Geology of Colorado, Chronic and Chronic (2 copies)
Roadside Geology of
Rockhounding
Stratigraphy and Refractory Clayrocks of the Dakota Group along the
Studies in Colorado Field Geology, 1976,
Symposium on NYF Granite Pegmatites, 1999,
The Mineral Industry of
The Origin of the Tungsten
Ores of
Tungsten
Mines of
Appalachian Mineral and Gem
Trails,
June C. Zeitner
Eastern Gem Trails, Oles
(3 copies)
Mineral and
Minerals of
Rock Hound Guide to
Rocks and Minerals - Guide
for Collectors of
Trap Rock Minerals of
A Guide to Geology for
Visitors in Canada’s National Parks, Baird
Gems, Minerals, and Rocks in
Mineral Museums of
Mineral Resources of the
Rock and Mineral Collecting
in
A Range Guide to Mines &
Minerals,
Jay Ransom
Collecting Rocks, Minerals,
Gems, and Fossils, Russell MacFall
Let's Find Fossils on the Beach,
M.C. Thomas
Popular Prospecting, A Field
Guide for the Prospector and the Uranium Hunter, H.C. Dake
Successful Mineral
Collecting and Prospecting, Richard M. Pearl
The Rock Hunter's Range
Guide, Jay
Ransom
The Rockhound’s
Manual, Fay
Exploring and Mining Gems
and Gold in the West, Fred Rynerson
Gem and Mineral Localities
of
Gem Hunters Atlas, Northwest, H.C. Johnson
Gem Hunters Atlas, Southwest, H.C. Johnson
Gem Minerals of
Gem Trails of Texas, B.W. Simpson (3 copies)
Geology of the State of
Handbook of
Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the West, Thomas Probert
Midwest Gem Trails, June C. Zeitner (4 copies)
Minerals and Water Resources
of
Minerals of
New Mexico Gem Trails, B.W. Simpson (5 copies)
Northwest Gem Fields and
Ghost Towns,
H.C. Johnson
Northwest Gem Trails and
Ghost Towns Atlas, Robert N. Johnson (3 copies)
Northwest Gem Trails, H.C. Dake
Pages of Stone, Geology of
Road Guide to Points of
Geological Interest in the
Roadside Geology of the
Northern Rockies, Alt and Hyndman (2 copies)
Scenes of the
Seven Keys to the
Southwest Mineral and Gem
Trails,
June C. Zeitner
Stories of Resource-full
Stratigraphy of the Morrison Formation,
Colorado Plateau Region, USGS Bulletin 1009, L.C. Craig
The
Western Gem Hunters Atlas, H.C. Johnson (4 copies)
Canyon Country Geology for
the Layman and Rockhound, Barnes
Geologic Story of the
Rockhounding
Utah Gem Trails, B.W. Simpson (2 copies)
A Field Guide to the Rocks
and Minerals of
Contributions to Geology,
Fossils of
Geology of
Guide to Some Rocks and
Minerals of
Hints for Rock Hunting and
Prospecting in Wyoming, Hausel (2 copies)
Traveler’s Guide to the
Geology of Wyoming, Blackstone (2 copies)
HISTORY
Cinders and Smoke, A Mile-By-Mile Guide for the
Down the
God's Country
John Wesley Powell: Soldier, Explorer, Scientist, USGS (2 copies)
Once a Coal Miner, the Story
of Colorado’s Northern Coal Field, Phyllis Smith
Prospecting our Past, Harrison Cobb
Red Rocks to Riches: Gold
Mining in
Remember
The
The
Bone Hunters, Lanham
Walking
Through History on Marshall Mesa, Sampson
INDICES
Bibliography
and Index of
Lapidary
Journal Index, 1947-1991
Publications
of the Geological Survey, 1879-1961, USGS
Publications
of the Geological Survey, 1962-1970, USGS
Best
of Making Jewelry, Moody
Cabochon Jewelry Making, Sanger, Arthur &
Lucille
Centrifugal or Lost Wax
Casting,
Murray Bovin (2 copies)
Contemporary Costume Jewelry, Summer
Copper Craft and Silver Made
at Home,
Kramer and Kramer
Creative Casting, Choate & DeMay
Creative Gold and Silversmithing, Choate & DeMay (3
copies)
Design and Creation of
Jewelry, R.
Von Neumann
Designing Making Hand
Wrought Jewelry, Schoenfelt
Hand Made Jewelry and
Serving Pieces,
L.E. Roberson
Handbook of Jewelry Metalcrafting, Craft Training, Inc.
Handcrafting Jewelry, Garrison and Dowd
Handwrought Jewelry, L. Franke
How to Set Gemstones in
Jewelry,
George E. Montgomery
Indian Jewelry Making, D.T. Branson
Jewelry, Gem Cutting, and Metalcraft, Baxter
Jewelry Making and Design, Rose & Cirino (2 copies)
Jewelry Making by the Lost
Wax Process,
G. Pack
Jewelry Making for the
Beginning Craftsman, G. Pack
Jewelry: Queen of Crafts, William R. Sanford
Jewelry You Can Make, Sunset Books (2 copies)
Lost Wax - The New Modern
Craft (1948),
Kerr Manufacturing Co.
Lost Wax - The New Modern
Craft (1971 ),
Kerr Manufacturing Co.
Metal Work and Enameling, Herbert Maryon
Model Making for Jewelry
Casting,
Richard D. Austin
New Design in Jewelry, Willcox
Plastic and Gemstones, Jack R. Cox
Scrimshaw, Linsley
(2 copies)
Step-by-Step Jewelry, Thomas Gentille
The Art of Dyeing Gems and
Gem Materials,
John Neavin
The Techniques of Diamond and
Stone Setting,
Swest, Inc.
The Jewelry Repair Manual, R.A. Hardy (2 copies)
Cabochon Cutting, Cox
Cabochon Gem Material and
Their Lapidary Features. J.L. Cunningham
Facet Cutters Handbook, Soukup
Fundamentals of Gemstone
Carving,
Kennedy
Gem Cutting Shop Helps, Leiper
and Kraus
Gem Tumbling and Baroque Jewelry Making, Victor
Gemcraft: How to Cut & Polish
Gemstones,
Quick and Leiper
Gemcutting: A Lapidary’s Manual, Sinkankas
Happy Faceting, Books 3 and 4
How to Carve Jade & Gems, Zeitner,
June Gulp
How to Cut Gems, D. O'Brien
Introduction to Meetpoint Faceting, Long and Steele
Opal Cutting Made Easy, Downing
Pro-Am Tumble-Grind,
Tumble-Polish Guide, Ridge
The Art of Gem Cutting, H.C. Dake (2 copies)
The Art of Lapidary, F.J. Sperison
The Handbook of Gemstone
Carving, Ed
and Leola Wertz
Trophy Winning Facet Cuts, Giacomini
Tumblers Guide, R.J. Balej (2 copies)
Tumbling Techniques, G.L. Daniel (2 copies)
What To Do With All Those
Rocks,
Palmer
MAGAZINES
American
Mineralogist, 1965-69
Gems
and Gemology, 1968-71, 1980
Gems
and Minerals, 1966, 1968, 1970-71, 1973-79
Lapidary
Journal, 1957-59, 1960-98
Mineralogical
Digest, Volumes 1-8
Rock
and Gem, 1971-72, 1974-91
Rockhound,
1974-80
There
are missing issues for many of these magazines.
Economic Geology Of Central City District
Eloxite Maps:
Gemstone Maps Of
Inventory of Non-Metallic Mining and Processing Operations in
Treasure Map of the Great
The club has a wide selection of
METEORITES
Identification of Meteorites,
The Handbook of
Micromounting for Everyone, Galgano
The Complete Guide to Micromounting, Speckels
1001 Questions Answered
About the Mineral Kingdom, Richard M. Pearl
A Dana Type Classification
of Silicates,
The Mineralogical Society of
A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals,
Frederick Pough
Chinese
Jade; A Stone for the Emperors, Till and Swart
Color
Treasury of
Colored Stones, Volume I and II,
Gemological
Complete Mineral Catalogue,
Foote
Dana’s System of Mineralogy, Volumes I,
II, and III, Palache, Berman,
and Frondel
Dana’s Textbook of Mineralogy,
Ford
Diamonds, Volume I and II,
Gemological
Earth Materials,
Ernst
Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals,
Loomis
Gem Materials Data Book,
Parsons and Soukup
Gems, Mab Wilson
Gems and Gem Materials,
Kraus and Slawson
Gems and Jewelry,
Arem
Gems and Minerals of
Gems in the Smithsonian Institute,
Paul Desautels
Gems, Minerals, Crystals, and Ores,
Richard M. Pearl
Gemstone and Mineral Data Book,
John Sinkankas
Gemstones and Minerals,
John Sinkankas
Gemstones of
Gemstones
of the World, W. Schuman
Getting Acquainted with Minerals,
English and Jensen
Glossary of Mineral Species,
1980, Michael Fleischer (2 copies)
Glossary of Mineral Species,
1983, Michael Fleischer
Handbook of Gem Identification,
R. Liddicoat
Handbook of Jade,
Heinrich
How to Clean Minerals,
Bertrand (2 copies)
How to Know the Minerals and Rocks,
Richard M. Pearl (5 copies)
Index
of New Mineral Names, Discredited Names, and Changes of Mineralogical
Nomenclature, the American Mineralogist, August 1966
Jade, J.P.
Palmer
Jade, L. Zara
Jade, Stone of Heaven,
National Geographic, September, 1987
Jewels of the Pharaohs,
Cyril Aldred
Jewels and Gems,
McDonald
Mineral Names, What Do They Mean,
R.S. Mitchell
Mineral Recognition,
Vanders and Kerr
(2 copies)
Mineralogy: Concepts, Descriptions, and Determinations,
Mineralogy for Amateurs,
John Sinkankas
Minerals and How to Study
Them, Dana
Minerals and Man, Hurlbut
Minerals: Natures Fabulous
Jewels,
Opal Identification and Value,
Downing
Precious Stones, Volume II,
Bauer
Precious Stones and Other
Crystals,
R. Metz
Prospecting for Gem Stones and
Minerals,
John Sinkankas
Quartz Family Minerals, Dake,
Eleenor, and
Rocks and Minerals, C. Rogers
Rocks and Rock Minerals, Pirsson
and Knoph
Simon Schuster’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals, Prinz,
Harlow, and Peters
Spotter’s Guide to Rocks and
Minerals with Fossil Guide, Alan Woolley
The Opal Book, F. Leechman
The Book of Agates, Quick
The
Collector’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals, Tindall and Thornbill
The
The Handbook of Jade, Hemrich
The
How and the Why of Picking Agates, Robert and Hazel Minton
The Larousse Guide to Minerals, Rocks, and
Fossils,
The Mineral Kingdom,
Paul Desautels
The Science of Gems, P. Fisher (2 copies)
Turquoise, Joseph E. Pogue (2 copies)
Turquoise,
Turquoise Annual, 1976
Van Nostra’s
Standard Catalogue of Gems, John Sinkankas
100 Roadside Wildflowers of
the Southwest,
Dodge
Coinshooting, How and Where to Do It,
Fire into Ice, Charles Fipke
and the Great Diamond Hunt, Frolick
Safety Manual,
American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
The Art of Making Mosaics, Jenkins and Mills
The Golden Mirage, Crossen
You Can Whittle and Carve, Hellum and Gottschall
Wax Works, Darling, Kahn, and Weiskopf
SEA SHELLS
(MODERN)
Collector's Encyclopedia of
Shells,
S.P. Dance
Handbook for Shell
Collectors,
W.F. Webb
Sea Shells of
VIDEOs
America’s
Buried Treasure, ASARCO
Collecting
Earth’s Natural Treasures
Gemstones
of
Geysers
of Yellowstone/Gold
Leadville:
The Boom Years, Southworth
Lost
Wax Jewelry
Mining
Camps of the San Juans,
Southworth
Mysteries
Underground:
Russian
Gem Treasures, Intergems
The
Lost Wax Process
The
Mining Camps of Gilpin and
The
Mining Camps of
The
Mining Camps of South
VOLCANOES
Living
with Volcanoes, USGS Circular 1073
Volcanoes,
the
Crust of the Earth, Rapport and Wright
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