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Reno Gem and Mineral Society Library List

A Key to Precious Stones; L. J. Spencer, 1959
A Key to Precious Stones; L. J. Spencer, 1952
A History of Jewelry 1100 - 1870; Joan Evans, 1970
A Pictorial Guide to Fossils; Gerald R Case, 1982
Advanced Pattern Book (baskets); Jeannie McFarland, 1980
Advanced Cabochon Cutting;Jack R. Fox, 1971
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 the World's Gemstones; E. H. Rutland, 1974
An Introduction to Art of Labidary; (a small phamplet from Reno Mercantil)
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
Beads, The Art of Stringing; Genie Ragan, 1986
Bibliograph of Pyramid Lake; Alvin McLane, 1975
Blue Gold, The Turquoise Story; M. G. Broman, 1976

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lapidary Journal Index 1947 - 1991
Little Jo Mining claims

Making Woodcuts; Warwick Hutton, 1974
Manual of Minerology; 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)
Minerology; John Sinkankas, 1964
Minerals & Rocks of Wyoming; Forrest Root, 1972
Minerals & How to Study Them; Edward Dana, 1963
Minerals of Brazil. 1, 2 & 3; Edgar Blucher, 1972 (Eng & Span)
Mining Camp Days; Emil W. Bileb, 1968
Model Making for Jewelry Casting; Richard D. Austin, 1978
More Soldereless Jewelry; Carol Oliver, 1970

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

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

Physical Geology,; Plumber & McGeary, 1979
Physical Geology, Exercises in; W.K. Hamblin,1980
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 Metalurgy; Merle Nutt, 1968
Problems with Determining Depth of Focus with Applications in NV Earthquakes
Prom-Am Gem Cutting Guide; A.V. Ridge, 1973

Reno Flod of 1955
Roadside Geology of Northern California; David Alt, 1975
Roadside Geology of Oregon; David Alt, 1981
Rock Sculpture - The Joy of Stone Carving for Beginners; Violet Stage, 1988
Rock Hunter's Field Manual; D. K. Fritzen, 1959
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; Scott Scientific, George W. Scott, 1970
Rocks All Around Us; Ann White, 1962
Rocks & Minerals of CA & Their Stories; Vinson Brow & David Allan, 1957
Rocks & Minerals; Richard Pearl, 1955
Route of Oregon Trail in Idaho; 1963, Idaho Dept of Highways

Seismicity & Surface Faulting - Western US
Seismologoical 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; Carol Oliver, 1969
Solderless Jewlry; - Trees & Things, Carol Oliver, 1972
Southwestern Indian Arts & Crafts; Tom Bahti, 1977
Southwest Turquoise - The Indian's Sky Stone; Lee Hammons, 1976
Southwestern Ghost Towns Atlas; Robert Johnson, 1980
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

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

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

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

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 Fluorscent 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

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