Reno Gem and Mineral Society Library List

(list copied April 2007)

Reno Gem and Mineral Society Library List

A

• A History of Jewelry 1100 - 1870; Joan Evans, 1970
• A Key to Precious Stones; L. J. Spencer, 1952
• A Key to Precious Stones; L. J. Spencer, 1959
• A Pictorial Guide to Fossils; Gerald R Case, 1982
• Advanced Cabochon Cutting;Jack R. Fox, 1971
• Advanced Pattern Book (baskets); Jeannie McFarland, 1980
• Alaska's Good Friday Earthquake,; 1964
• All About Volcanos & Earthquakes; Frederick Pough, 1953
• All Color Book of Art Nouveau; Geoffrey Warren. 1973
• American Gem Trails; Richard M Pearl, 1964
• An Introduction to Art of Lapidary; (a small pamphlet from Reno Mercantil)
• An Introduction to the World's Gemstones; E. H. Rutland, 1974
• Antique Bottle Collector; Grace Kendrich, 1963
• Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails; June Culp Zeitner, 1968
• Arizona Gem Fields, Alton Duke, 1956
• Art Metalcraft Casting Catalog (has information), 1974-1975
• Audubon - Field Guide of North American Fossils
• Audubon Field Guide to North American Rocks & Minerals; 1978

B

• Beads, The Art of Stringing; Genie Ragan, 1986
• Bibliography of Pyramid Lake; Alvin McLane, 1975
• Blue Gold, The Turquoise Story; M. G. Broman, 1976

C

• Cabochon Cutting; Jack R. Cox, 1970
• California Gem Trails; Donald Henry, 1957 & 1977
• California Ghost Town Trails; Mickie Broman, 1978
• California Road Atlas & Drivers Guide; 1996
• Catalog of Nevada Earthquakes; 1852-1961
• Centrifugal or Lost Wax Jewelry Casting; Murray Bovin
• Cleaning & Preserving Minerals; Richard M. Pearl, 1980
• Collecting Rocks, Minerals, Gems & Fossils; Russell P. MacFall, 1963
• Color Treasury of Gems & Jewels; Henri & Jean Schubnel, 1971 (2 copies)
• Colorful Mineral Identifier
• Creative Casting; Sharr Choate, 1986
• Crystal Quest!; Marcel Vanek, (jokes)

D

• Desert Gem Trails; Mary Strong, 1971 (Mojave & Colorado)
• Dictionary of Geological Terms; 1960
• Dinosaurs of the Falaming Cliffs; Michael Novack, 1996

E

• Early Humans; Nick Merriman, 1989
• Ecology of the Lunar Crater Volcanic Field; Nye County, NV; 2 copies
• Electroplating & Electroforming; Lee & Jay Newman, 1979
• Endangered Plants of Nevada; BLM, 1980
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Gold & Other Precious Metals; Russell Burkett, 1980
• Exploring & Mining Gems & gold in the West; Fred Rynerson, 1967

F

• Facet Cutter's Handbook; Edward J. Soukup, 1962
• Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals; Frederick H Pough, 1967
• Field guide to rocks & Minerals, Golden Book, Charles A Sorrell, 1973

G

• Gem Cutting Shop Helpers; Hugh Leiper, 1964 (2 copies)
• Gem Cutting is Easy; Martin Walter, 1972
• Gem Hunters' Guide; Russell MacFall, 1963
• Gem Stones of North America; (vol 2), John Sindankas, 1959
• Gem Stones of North America; John Sinkankas, 1939 (Vol 1)
• Gem Trails of Arizona; Bessie Simpson, 1977
• Gem Trails of Arizona; James Mitchell & Bessie Simpson, 1989
• Gem Trails of California; James R. Mitchell, 1986
• Gem Trails of California; Mickie Broman, 1978
• Gem Trails of Nevada; James R Mitchell, 1991
• Gem Trails of Texas; Bessie Simpson, 1981
• Gem Tumbling - Baroque Jewelry Making; Authur & Lila Victor, 1962 (12 & 14 editions)
• Gem cutting - A Lapidary's Manual; John Sinkankas, 1955 & 1962
• Gemscraft; Lelande Quick & Hugh Leiper, 1959
• Gemstones & Minerals - How & Where to find Them; John Sinkankas, 1961 (2 copies)
• Gemstones; Paul O'Neil
• Geologic & Natural History Tours in the Reno Area; Becky Purkey & Lary Garside, 1995
• Geological Maps of California; 1958,1965,1962, etc.
• Geology & Geophysical Maps Sand Springs Range, NV
• Geology, Emmons & Theil, 1939
• Getting Acquainted With Minerals; George English, 1934 (2 copies)
• Gems & Precious Stones of North America; George Kunz, 1968
• Gold & Cattle Country; Herman Oliver, 1961
• Gold - 1987; Mineralogical Record, Vol 18, #1
• Gold Digger's Atlas; Robert Johnson, 1980
• Golden Book - Rocks & Minerals; Alice Martin & Bertha Parker, 1974

H

• Handbook of Crystal Collecting; Wm B Sanborn, 1966
• Handbook of Lost Wax or Investment Casting; James E Sopcak, 1968
• Handbook of Rocks; James Kemp, 1904
• Hells Canyon - Forest Service, 1963
• Historic Mining Camps - Rawhide(3), Rochester (2), Seven Troughs, Fairview(2), Wonder
• Hopi Silver; Margaret Wright, 1972
• How to Creat with Horseshoe Nails; Warren L. Link, 1977
• How to Cut a Diamond; Leonard Ludel, 1985
• How to Know the Minerals & Rocks; Richard M. Pearl, 1955 (2 copies)
• How to Make Wire Jewelry; Fern & Viola Thrasher (2 copies)
• How to Repair Jewelry; William Phelps, 1978
• How to Thread a Bead Necklace, 1989
• How to do Full & Mosaic Inlay in Silver Cast; Carman Phillips & Carole Goodwin, 1975
• Hunting for Fossils; Marian Murray, 1967

I

• Indian Jewelry Making; Vols 1 & 2; Oscar Branson, 1977
• Indian Silversmithing; W. Ben Hunt, 1960
• Introductory Gemology; Webster & Hinton
• Investment Casting Procedure

J

• Jade - Stone of Heaven; Richard Gump, 1962
• Jade in California; 1960
• Jade; Lois Zara, 1969
• Jeweler's Bench Reference; Harold O'Connor, 1982
• Jewelry & Enameling; Greta Pack, 1953
• Jewelry Book; Maggie Hayes, 1972
• Jewelry Gem Cutting and Metalcraft; Wm T Baxter, M.A. 1950
• Jewelry Making; Murray Bovin, 1959
• Jewelry Manufacture & Repair, Charles Jarvis

L

• Lapidary Journal Index 1947 - 1991
• Little Jo Mining claims

M

• Making Woodcuts; Warwick Hutton, 1974
• Manual of Mineralogy; Edward Cana, 1961
• Mark Twain in Virginia City, NV by Mark Twain, 1985
• Metal Techniques for Craftsmen; Oppi Untracht, 1968
• Methods and Study of Sediments; W. H. Twenhafel & S. A. Tyler, 1941
• Mineral Commodities in California; 1957, Bulletin 176
• Mineral Digest, The Journal of Mineralogy, Vols 1,2 & 3
• Mineral Recognition; Iris Vandess & Paul R. Kerr, 1967 (2 copies)
• Minerals & How to Study Them; Edward Dana, 1963
• Minerals & Rocks of Wyoming; Forrest Root, 1972
• Minerals of Brazil. 1, 2 & 3; Edgar Blucher, 1972 (Eng & Span)
• Mineralogy; John Sinkankas, 1964
• Mining Camp Days; Emil W. Bileb, 1968
• Model Making for Jewelry Casting; Richard D. Austin, 1978
• More Soldereless Jewelry; Carol Oliver, 1970

N

• NV Archaeological Survey; Great Basin Archaeology, 1974
• NV State Anthropological Papers # 6, 1962
• Nevada Ghost Town Trails; Mickey Broman, 1978
• Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps; Stanley W. Parher, 1980MBR> Nevada, Utah Gem Atlas, Robert Johnson, 1983
• Nevada Lost Mines & Buried Treasures; Douglas Mcdonald, 1981
• Nevada; Allen Carpenter - Children's Press, 1964
• New Mexico Gem Sites
• New Mexico Gem Trails; Bessie Simpson, 1977
• Northwest Gem Fields & Ghost Towns Atlas; Robert Johnston, 1980
• Numa - Northern Paiute History - ITC, 1976

O

• Old Bottles & Ghost Towns; Adele Reed
• Opal & How to Work It; Frank Barnett, 1961
• Opal Cutting Made Easy; Paul B. Downing, Ph.D.
• Opal of South Australia, pamphlet, 1983

P

• Physical Geology, Exercises in; W.K. Hamblin,1980
• Physical Geology,; Plumber & McGeary, 1979
• Pine Needle Raffia Basketry; Jeannie McFarland, 1978
• Plastics in the School & Home Workshop; A. J. Lockrey, 1946
• Pluvial Lakes & Climates of Nevada
• Precious Stones & Their Characters & Occurance; Dr Max Bauer, 1970
• Principles of Modern Metallurgy; Merle Nutt, 1968
• Problems with Determining Depth of Focus with Applications in NV Earthquakes
• Prom-Am Gem Cutting Guide; A.V. Ridge, 1973

R

• Reno Flood of 1955
• Reno Gem and Mineral Society Library List
• Roadside Geology of Northern California; David Alt, 1975
• Roadside Geology of Oregon; David Alt, 1981
• Rock Hunter's Field Manual; D. K. Fritzen, 1959
• Rock Sculpture - The Joy of Stone Carving for Beginners; Violet Stage, 1988
• Rockhounding in Arkansas; David & Sarah Dodson, 1975
• Rockhounds Pronouncing Dictionary; Dorothy & Marshall Huey, 1973
• Rocks & Minerals _ A guide; Hubert Zim, 1957 (a childrens book)
• Rocks & Minerals of CA & Their Stories; Vinson Brow & David Allan, 1957
• Rocks & Minerals; Richard Pearl, 1955
• Rocks & Minerals; Scott Scientific, George W. Scott, 1970
• Rocks All Around Us; Ann White, 1962
• Route of Oregon Trail in Idaho; 1963, Idaho Dept of Highways

S

• Seismicity & Surface Faulting - Western US
• Seismological Scientific Bulletins, 1963-1964
• Shoshone, Paiute, Washo - ITC; 1964, Personal Reflections
• Silver Kings, Oscar Lewis, 1971
• Silversmithing & Art Metal; Murray Bovin, 1969 (2 copies)
• Simon & Schusters' Guide to Rocks & Minerals, 1978
• Sinkankas Gemstone & Minerals Data Book; John Sinkankas, 1972
• Sleuthing Fossils; Alan M Cvancara, 1990
• So Now You Want to Cut Gem Stones; Jack Cox & Robert Ramos, 5th printing
• So You Want to Start a Rock Shop; Authur & Lila Victor, 1964
• Solderless Jewlry; - Trees & Things, Carol Oliver, 1972
• Solderless Jewlry; Carol Oliver, 1969
• Southwest Turquoise - The Indian's Sky Stone; Lee Hammons, 1976
• Southwestern Ghost Towns Atlas; Robert Johnson, 1980
• Southwestern Indian Arts & Crafts; Tom Bahti, 1977
• Spiritual Value of Gem Stones; Wally Richardson & Lenors Huett, 1983
• Star Gems; Douglas Hoffman, 1967 (2 copies)
• Step-by-Step Jewlry; Tomas Gentille, 1968 (Golden Press) good for beginers
• Stone Age in the Great Basin; Emory Strong
• Stratigraphy of Tertiary Volcanic Rocks in Eastern NV; Mackay School of Mines, 1965
• Suggestions for Prospecting; US Dept of Interior, 1973 (2 copies)
• Sulfur Crystals in San Felipe

T

• Tales Told by Fossils; Carol Fenton, 1966
• Tales of Nevada; Norm Nielson, 1994
• Techniques of Master Stone Setting; GeraldL. Wykoff, 1986
• Textbook of Fire Assaying; Edward Bugbee, 1938
• Textbook of Geology, Part I & II; 1939
• The Agates of North America; Hugh Leiper, 1966
• The Antique Bottle Collector; Grace Kendrick, 1964
• The Art of Gem Cutting; H. C. Dake, 1956 (4 & 6 Ed)
• The Art of Geology; Eldricge Moore, 1988
• The Art of Jewelry; Graham Hughes, 1972
• The Art of Lapidary; Francis Sperisen, 1950
• The Birthday Book - American Gem Society, 1977
• The Black Rock Desert; Sessions Wheeler, 1978
• The Book of Agates; Lelande Quick, 1963
• The Book of Gem Cuts; Vol I
• The Book of Mineral Photographs; B.M. Shaub, Ph.D., 1957
• The Collector's Encyclopedia of Rocks & Minerals, Edited by A. F. L. Deeson, 1973
• The Complete Guide to Micromounts; Milton L. Speckels, 1965
• The Faceteir, Vol 1 & 2; 1971 - 1972 & 1973 - 1974
• The Gem Collection; Paul E Desautels, 1979
• The Gem Kingdom; Paul Desautels
• The Handbook of Gemstone Carving; Ed & Leola Wertz, 1968 )3 copies)
• The Handbook of Jade; Gerald I. Hemrich, 1966
• The Jewelry Engraver's Manual; R Allen Hardy, 1976 ( 2 copies)
• The Jewelry Repair Manual; R. Allen Hardy, 1967
• The Nevada Desert; Sessions Wheeler, 1971
• The Opal Book; Frank Leechman, 1962
• The Past in Glass; Pat & Bob Ferraro, 1964
• The Prospector's Chemical Cookbook; Wm. S. Pardy, 1977
• The Relms of gold; Ray Vickers, 1975
• The Rockhound's Manual; Gordon S. Fay, 1972
• The Science of Gems; P J Fisher, 1966
• The Scrimshaw Connection; Bob Enbnath, 1982
• The Uranium Prospector's Guide; Thomas Ballard & Quentin Conklin, 1955
• The World of Jewel Stones; Michael Weinstein, 1958
• Touring Nevada; Mary Ellen & Al Glass, 1983
• Treasure Hunting Pays Off; Charels Garrett, 1982
• Treasures from the Earth - The World of Rocks & Minerals; Benjamasen Shaub, 1975
• Turquoise (Memoirs of the Nat. Academy of Sciences); Joseph E. Pogue, 1974
• Turquoise Deposits of Nevada; Bureau of Mines, 1968
• Twistcraft Jewelry; Frankie O'Connor, 1967

U

• Ultraviolet Guide to Minerals; Sterling Gleason, 1960 & 1972
• Uranium, Where it is & How to Find it; Proctor, Hyatt, Bullock, 1954
• Utah Gem Trails, Bessie Simpson, 1978

V

• Van Nostrand's Standard Catalogue of Gems; John Sinkankas, 1969
• Virginia & Truckee; Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg, 1980

W

• Wa-She-Shu, Washo Tribal History, 1976
• Water Supply for the Comstock; 1969 (2 copies)
• Weepah, Silver Peak
• Western Gem Hunter's Atlas - 1964, 1963, 1973
• Where to Collect Fluorescent Materials in the US: Mark C. Blazek, 1978
• Where to Find Gold & Gems in Nevada; James Klein, 1983
• Wire Tree Sculpture; Bobbie Pearson, 1982
• Wyoming Jade; Russell MacFall, 1980