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Library Book List North Jersey Mineralogical Society LIBRARY BOOK LIST NORTH JERSEY MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY 2007 CONTENTS Book Number Subject 001 - 399 Mineralogy 400 - 599 Geology 600 - 699 New Jersey 700 - 799 Fossils 800 - 899 Lapidary 900 - 999 Miscellaneous MINERALOGY 001 About Ohio Rocks and Minerals, by Carolyn Farnsworth 004 Age of a Monazite Crystal from Portland Conn., by Clarence N. Fenner 005 Anaconda, by Isaac F. Marcosson 008 Appalachian Mineral and Gem Trails, by June Culp Zeitner 009 Arizona Rock Trails, by Fred H. Bitner (Folder of Maps) 011 Australian Gemstones in Colour, by Nance and Ron Perry 012 Book of Diamonds, their History and Romance from Ancient India to Modern Times, by J. Y. Dickinson. 013 Borate Minerals from Kramer District, Mohave Desert, CA. 014 Botanical Prospecting for Ore Deposits, by Helen L. Cannon 015 Botanical Prospecting for Uranium in the Circle Cliffs Area, Garfield County, UT, by F. J. Kleinhampl & C. Koteff 016 Brockville - Mallorytown Map - Area, Ontario, by J. F. Wright 017 Calcites of New York, by Herbert P. Whitlock (Copy I) 018 Calcites of New York, by Herbert P. Whitlock (Copy H) 020 Catalog of Canadian Minerals, by R. J. Traill 021 Changing Science of Mineralogy, by C. S. Hurlbut, Jr., & H. E. Wenden (Copy I) 022 Changing Science of Mineralogy, by C. S. Hurlbut, Jr., & H. E. Wenden (Copy II) 023 Chemical Index of Minerals, by M. H. Hey 024 Chemical Index of Minerals, (Appendix to), by M. H. Hey 025 Classification of Rocks, by Russell B. Travis 026 Cleaning and Preserving Minerals, by Richard M. Pearl 027 Collecting Areas in the United States - Notebook 028 Collection of Minerals, by Herbert P. Whitlock 029 Color Microscopy for the Mill Man, by E. P. Cadwell 030 Color Treasury of Crystals:- Symmetry in the Mineral Kingdom, by V. de Michele 031 Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide, by Richard M. Pearl 032 Complete Book of Rocks, Gems and Minerals, by Don MacLachlan 033 Complete Guide to Rocks, Gems and Minerals, edited by Hans Turner 036 Copper Deposits of the Eastern Townships of the Province of Quebec, by J. A. Bancroft 038 Copper, The Cornerstone of Civilization, by The Copper & Brass Research Association 039 Copper, Zinc, Lead, Iron, Cobalt, and Barite Deposits in the Piedmont Upland of Maryland, by A. V. Heyl & N.C. Pearre 040 Crystal Mining and Collecting, by William B. Sanborn 041 Crystal Structures of Minerals, by Sir Lawrence Bragg, G. F. Claringbull & W. H. Taylor 042 Crystallization of Basalts, by Clarence N. Penner 043 Crystals and Crystal Growing, by Alan Holden & Phyllis Singer 044 Crystals and Light, An Introduction to Optical Crystallography, by Elizabeth A. Wood 044a Crystals and Light, An Introduction to Optical Crystallography, by Elizabeth A. Wood 045 Crystals in Your Future, Editor - Charles A. Scarlott 046 Dana's New Mineralogy, 8th Edition - Gaines, et al 047 Dana's Manual of Mineralogy (15th Edition) - Revised by C. S. Hurlbut, Jr. 048 Dana's Manual of Mineralogy (17th Edition) - Revised by C. S. Hurlbut, Jr. 049 Dana's Manual of Mineralogy (18th Edition) - Revised by C. S. Hurlbut, Jr. 050 Dana's Manual of Mineralogy and Petrography (12th Edition) by James D. Dana - 1887 051 Dana's Minerals and How to Study Them (3rd Edition), by E. S. Dana, revised by C. S. Hurlbut, Jr. 052 Dana's System of Mineralogy (7th Edition - Volume I, Copy I), by C. Palache, H. Berman and C. Frondel 053 Dana's System of Mineralogy (7th Edition - Volume I, Copy II,) by C. Palache, H. Berman and C. Frondel 054 Dana's System of Mineralogy (7th Edition - Volume II), by C. Palache, H. Berman and C. Frondel 055 Dana's System of Mineralogy (7th Edition - Volume III, Copy I), by Clifford Frondel 056 Dana's System of Mineralogy (7th Edition - Volume III Copy II), by Clifford Frondel 057 Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy, by William E. Ford 058 De Re Metallica, by Georgius Agricola - translated by H. C. Hoover & L. H. Hoover 059 Description of Indicator Plants and Methods of Botanical Prospecting for Uranium Deposits on the Colorado Plateau, by Helen L. Cannon 061 Desert Gem Trails - a Field Guide to the Gems and Minerals of the Mohave and Colorado Deserts (Revised 2nd Edition), by M. F. Strong 062 Determinative Mineralogy and Blowpipe Analysis, by G. J. Brush & S. Penfield 063 Determinative Mineralogy with Tables, by J. Volney Lewis & A. C. Hawkins 064 Diamond, by Emily Hahn 067 Eastern Gem Trails, by Floyd & Helga Oles 068 Elements of Crystallography, by George H. Williams 069 Encyclopedia of Minerals, by W. L. Roberts, G. H. Rapps, Jr. & J. Weber 070 Encyclopedia of Minerals and Gemstones edited by Michael O'Donoghue 071 Examination of Copper-Lead-Zinc Deposits, Cabarrus and Union Counties, N. C., by A. L. Peyton 072 Feldspar and Associated Pegmatite Minerals in New Hampshire (with maps), by J. C. Olson 073 Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals, by F. B. Loomis 074 Field Guide for the Prospector and the Uranium Hunter, by H. C. Dake 075 Field Guide in Color to Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones, by Dr. J. Bauer (Copy I) 076 Field Guide in Color to Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones, by Dr. J. Bauer (Copy II) 077 Field Guide to Gem & Minerals Locations in the North-East U.S.A. (Complete with maps and data), by J. N. Convery 078 Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (2nd Edition), by F. H. Pough 079 Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (4th Edition), by F. H. Pough 080 Field Guide to Staten Island Minerals, by C. G. Segeler & I. W. Grelck 081 Field Guide to the Central Portion of the Southern Adirondacks, by James F. Davis 082 Field Guide to the Gems and Minerals of Mexico, by P. W. Johnson (Copy I) 083 Field Guide to the Gems and Minerals of Mexico, by P. W. Johnson (Copy II) 084 Field Guide to the OKA Area (Quebec), by D. P. Gold & M. Vallee 085 Field Identification of Rocks (New York State), by R. G. LaFleur 086 Field Mineralogy of the Tilly Foster Iron Mine at Tilly Foster, Brewster, New York, by R. E. Januzzi (Copy I) 087 Field Mineralogy of the Tilly Foster Iron Mine at Tilly Foster, Brewster, New York, by R. E. Januzzi (Copy II) 088 Fluorescence and Allied Radiations, by W. C. Casperson 089 Fluorescence Test for Uranium, by C. W. Sill & H. E. Peterson 090 Fluorescence - What It Is, by W. C. Casperson 091 Fluorspar Deposits of New Mexico, by Frank E. Williams 092 Focus on Fort Lee, by Micro-Mineral Study Group 095 Formation of Mineral Deposits, by Alan M. Bateman 096 Froth Flotation, by American Cyanamid Mineral Dressing Dept 097 Gem and Mineral Localities of Southeastern United States, by Leon D. Willman 099 Gem Hunter's Guide (4th Revised Edition), by Russell P. MacFall 100 Gem Kingdom, by Paul E. Desautels 101 Gem Minerals of Georgia, by James O. Lester 102 Gem Stones of the United States, by Dorothy M. Schlegel 103 Gem Trails of Texas, by Bessie W. Simpson 105 Gems and Precious Stones of North America, by G. F. Kunz 107 Gems in the Smithsonian Institution, by Paul E. Desautels 108 Gems - Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification, by Robert Webster 110 Gemstones and Mineral Data Book, by John Sinkankas 112 Gemstones and Minerals, How and Where to Find Them, by John Sinkankas 113 Gemstones of North America, by John Sinkankas 115 Glossary of Mineral Species - 1980, by Michael Fleischer 116 Glossary of Mineral Species - 1975, by Michael Fleischer 117 Gold, by Gina Allen 118 Gold Hunter's Field Book (United States and Canada), by Jay Ellis Ransom 119 Gold Pan as a Quantitative Geologic Tool, by Paul K. Theobald Jr. 120 Growing Synthetic Crystals, by Kurt Nassau 121 Guide to Mineral Collecting in Minnesota, by G. R. Rapp Jr. & D. T. Wallace 122 Guide to Some Minerals and Rocks in Indiana, by S. S. Greenberg, W. M. Bundy & D. J. McGregor 123 Guide to the Minerals and Rocks of Minnesota, by G. M. Schwartz & G. A. Thiel 124 Guidebook for Mineral Collectors in the Keweenaw-Copper Country (Michigan), by K. Spiroff 125 Handbook for Prospectors (5th Edition), by Richard M. Pearl 126 Hazards of Entering Old Mines, by Safety Committee - E. F. M. & L. Society 128 How to Clean Minerals, by West Essex Mineral Club 130 How to Collect Minerals, by Peter Zodac 131 How to Identify Meteorites, by Geological Survey of Canada 132 How to Know the Minerals and Rocks, by Richard M. Pearl 134 Identification and Quantitative Chemical Analysis of Minerals, by Orsino C. Smith 135 Illinois Fluorspar, by G. C. Finger, H. E. Risser & J. C. Bradbury 137 Inclusions in Quartz Crystals, by Clifford J. Awald 138 Index to the Minerals and Rocks of Alabama, by H. D. Pallister 141 Internal World of Gemstones, by Eduard J. Gubelin 142 Introduction to Mineralogy, by Carl W. Correns 149 Knowledge Through Color - Rocks and Minerals, by Joel Arem 150 Krustallos, A Story of Quartz, by Miller Laboratories 152 Laumontite from Southern Oregon (American Mineralogist Mag. 1926), by H. McClellan 154 The Lunar Rocks, by Brian Mason & William Melson 156 Maine Granite Quarries and Prospects, Maine Geo. Survey 157 Maine Metal Mines and Prospects, Maine Geo. Survey 158 Maine Mines and Minerals Locations, by Philip Morrill 159 Maine Mines and Minerals, Vol. I, Western Maine, by Philip Morrill 160 Maine Pegmatite Mines and Prospects and Associated Minerals, Maine Geo. Survey 161 Many-Sided Diamond (National Geographic Mag., 1958), by George S. Switzer 162 Maps of Mineral Collecting Localities, by West Essex Mineral Club, Inc. 1962 165 Metal and Industrial Mineral Mines in Canada, by Dep.
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