AFMS Member
Member of the American Federation of Mineral Societies
GMS Library
Materials list
Member of the South east Federation
Member of the Southeast Federation of Mineral Societies
(as of May 11, 1998)


VIDEOS
 

Lapidary Basics and Beyond, 1987, 2 copies
Soldering Precious Metals
Contact: Universal Wirecraft Co., Basics for Beginners, 1988, 2 copies
All About Opal
Gemstones of America, 1991
Carving Techniques, 1991, 2 copies
Faceting a Brilliant, 1989, 2 copies
Popular Minerals, 1991, 2 copies



GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY Bulletins

B-9A A Preliminary Report on a Part of the Granites and Gneisses of GA, 1902. (IN-HOUSE viewing only)
B-1 4 A Preliminary Report on the Manganese Deposits of GA,1908.  IN-HOUSEviewingonly
B-1 7 Report on the Fossil Iron Ore Deposits of GA, 1908.
(IN-HOUSE viewing only)
B-43 Geology of the Tate Quadrangle, Geological Survey of GA, 1928
B-48 Mica-Bearing Pegmatites of GA, 1943, 2 copies
B-51 Sillimanite and Massive Kyanite in GA, 1945
B-57 Geology and Mineral Resources of the Dafton Quadrangle, GA-TN, 1951
B-58 Geology of the Crystalline Rocks of GA, 1952
B-59 Geology and Mineral Resources of the Thomaston Quadrangle, GA, 1952
B-60 Short Contributions to the Geology, Geography, and Archaeology of GA, 1953
B-61 Geology of the Stone Mountain-Lithonia District, GA, 1954
B-62 Contributions to the Paleontology of Northwest GA, 1954
B-63 Strabgraphy, Structure, and Mineral Resources of the
Mineral Bluff Quadrangle, GA, 1955
B-68 The Geology and Mineralogy of Graves Mountain, GA, 1959
B-75 The Murphy Syncline in the Tate Quadrangle, GA, 1965



Information Circulars

IC-27 Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Paleozoic Rock Area, Chaftooga Co., GA, 1964
IC-35 Geology and Mineral Resources of the Bethesda Church Area, Greene Co., GA, 1967



Project Reports

PR-2 Heavy Minerals, Sand, and Clay in Echols Co., 1966



UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Tenth Annual Report, 1888-1889, Part 1, Geology (J,W.  Powell) - IN-HOUSE viewing only
Tweft Annual Report, 1890-1891, Part 1, Geology (J.W. Powell) -  IN-HOUSE viewing only



OTHER GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS

Rocks and Minerals of Alabama, 1966, (Ala.  Geol.  Sur.  Circ. 38), 2 copies
Mineral Localities of North Carolina, 1971, (NC Circ. 16)
Directory and Description of Exhibits, Museum of Natural Resources of GA, 1942
Brevard Fault Zone, GGS Guidebook 12, 1974
Mineral Resources of GA, Geological Survey of GA, 1926



MAPS

Geologic Map of Washington-Northeast Quadrant, 1991



MISCELLANEOUS (These items to be viewed IN-HOUSE only)

Two Photo Albums containing pictures from past GMS activities 16 slides from past GMS activities
Notebook of information on past GMS field trips with literature and maps, and containing a 1943 Geological Survey report regarding mica-bearing pegmatites of GA
The Southeast Rockhound Directory, 1982
American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Uniform Rules, 1 1982, 2 copies
History of the GA Mineral Society, Inc., 1935-1985, 35 copies



NEWSLETTERS (These items to be viewed IN-HOUSE only)

Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies, Inc., Nov.  '86, Jun-Jul'87
COBB-L-STONES, Apr 1981, In Memorium of Gilbert Withers, 3 copies
Facetier, 1966-1978
GA Mineral Newsletter, Vol.  Vill, No. 1, Spring 1955 to Vol.  XVII, 1964-1965
GMS Newsletter, Nov-Dec. 1950, Jan-Feb. 1951
Mid-Georgia Gem Clips, July 1976
Southeast Federation Newsletter, Feb. 1978
Tips and Trips, 1986, 1987, 1988



MAGAZINES (These items to be viewed IN-HOUSE only) 

Biblical Archaeology Review, 1997, 1998

Gemmologist, 1954-1962

Gems and Minerals:

Dec. 1954; Apr., Jul-Oct 1955; Jan, Feb, May, Sep-Nov 1957;Jan, May, Jul 1958; Jun 1959; Feb,Jul-Sep, Nov-Dec 1961; Feb, Jun, Sep 1962; Aug 1964; Dec 1966; Jul-Dec 1967; Jan-Nov 1968; Jan-Jun, Nov-Dec 1969; Jan-Sep, Nov-Dec 1970;Jan-Aug, Nov 1971; Jan-Nov 1972
Lapidary Journal, 1947-1976

The Mineralogist Magazine: 

Jan, Oct 1946; Mar, Jul, Aug, Nov 1949; Oct, Dec 1950; Jan-Feb 1951; Sep-Oct 1952; Feb-Aug 1953; Oct-Dec 1955; Jan-Dec 1956; Feb-Mar, Sep-Nov 1957; Apr-Aug 1958; Apr-May 1960
The Mineralogical Record: 
Fall 1970; Jan/Feb 1971; Nov/Dec 1972; Jan-Dec 1973; Jan-Jun 1974; May-Dec 1975; Jan/Feb 1976
Facetier Magazine, 1966-1978

The Faceter's Gem Magazine, 1967-1988

Rocks and Minerals Magazine: 

Dec 1943; Mar, Oct 1944; Jan,
Sep 1946; Oct, Dec 1947; Sep/Oct, Nov/Dec 1948; Jan/Feb,
May/Jun, Nov/Dec 1949; Jan/Feb, JuVAug, Oct 1950; Jan-
Dec 1951; Jan-Dec 1952; Jan-Aug, Nov/Dec 1953; Jan-Apr,
Sep-Dec 1954; Jan-Jun, Sep-Dec 1955; Jan-Dec 1960; Jan-
Jun, Sep-Dec 1961; Jan-Dec 1962; Jan/Feb 1963; Jun 1966;
May-Dec 1967; Jan-Dec 1968; Jan-Mar, May-Jul, Sep-Dec
1969; Jan-Jun 1970; Jan-Apr, Jul-Dec 1978; Jan-Dec 1980@,
Jan-Dec 1981; Jan-Apr 1982


GEOLOGY

An Outline of the Principles of Geology, 1949
Earth in Upheaval, 1955
The Economic Aspects of Geology, 1923



Environmental Geology

Geology, Our Changing Earth, 1967
A Guide to Everglades National Park, and the Florida Keys, 1960
Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 1993
A Primer of Oilwell Drilling, 1979
Roadside Geology of the Northern Rockies, 1976
Rock, Time, and Landforms, 1966
The Sciences: An Integrated Approach, 1995
Test Bank to Accompany Kupchella and Hyland's Environmental Science, 1985
Textbook of Geology: Introductory Geology, 1924
Tips From Tau: The Okefenokee Swamp, and Educational Opportunity, 2 copies
Were These King Solomon's Mines?, 1972
Why the Mohole, an Adventure in Inner Space, 1964



RELATED SUBJECTS

A Day in the Life of a Museum Curator, 1991
Early Man and the Cosmos, 1984
The Edible Wild, 1974
Cherokees of the Old South, 1956
Georgia's Fabulous Treasure Hoards, 1966, 2 copies
Light and Color, 1971
A Living Dinosaur?, 1987
Museums: What They Are and How They Work, 1981
The Naked Ape, 1967
A Petrography of Australian Igneous Rocks, 1968
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, 1975
The Origins and Growth of Arcaeology, 1967
Rainbow Tribe: Ordinary People Journeying onthe Red Road, 1992
Seashores, 1955
Secrist's Simplified Identification Guide to Stone Relics of the American Indian
So You Want to Start a Rock Shop, 1964
The Story of Fluorescence, 1965
Touch the Earth, 1971
Turquoise and the Indian, 1966
Women Scientists From Antiquity to the Present: An Index, 1986



MICROMOUNTS

The Complete Guide to Micromounts, 1965, 2 copies



GOLD

General Information on Gold in Georgia, 1980 (a paper)
Gold Fever, 1970
Panning for Gold on the National Forests in the Southeastern USA (a paper)
Panning gold for Fun and Profit



FOSSILS

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils
Collecting Rocks, Minerals, Gems, and Fossils, 1968
Digging Dinosaurs, 1988
Discoverers of the Lost World, 1984
Earth Treasures, the Northeastern Quadrant, 1987
Earth Treasures, the Southeastern Quadrant, 1987
The Field Guide to Prehistoric Life, 1985
Fossil Vertebrates - Beach and Bank Collecting for Amateurs, 1974
The Fossil Collector's Handbook: A Paleontology Field Guide, 1983
Fossils, and the Introduction to Prehistoric Life, 1962, 2 copies Fossils for Amateurs, 1972, 2 copies
Illustrated Fossils of the Georgia Coastal Plain, 2 copies
Illustrated Guide to Fossil Vertebrates, 1974
Let's Find Fossils on the Beach, 1966
Lucy's Child, 1989
Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College (Vol.  XX and XXL), 1897. (IN-HOUSE viewing only) Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College (Vol.  XX), 1897. (IN-HOUSE viewing only) Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 1897. (IN-HOUSE viewing only)
On Methuselah's Trail, 1992



ROCKS AND MINERALS

1975 Glossary of Mineral Species
The Agates of North America, 1968
Amber, the Golden Gem of the Ages, 1980
Appalachian Mineral and Gem Trails, 1968, 2 copies
The Book of Agates, 1963
Cleaning and Preserving Minerals, 1973
The Collector's Encylcopedia of Rocks and Minerals,     1973
Dictionary of Rocks, 1985
Encylcopedia of Minerals,   1974
The Encylcopedia of Minerals and Gemstones, 1983
A Field Guide in Color to Minerals, rocks, and Precious Stones, 1974
The First Book of Stones, 1950
Glossary of Mineral Species, 1983
How to Know the Minerals and Rocks, 1955
Identification and Qualitative Chemical Analysis of Minerals, 1953
An Index of Mineral Species and Varieties Arranged Chemically, 1975
Appendix to the Second Edition of an Index of Mineral Species and Varieties, 1963
A 2nd Appendix to the 2nd Edition of an Index of Mineral Species and Varieties, 1974
Manual of Mineralogy, 1977
The Mineral @ngdom, 1968, 2 copies
Mineral Names, What Do They Mean?, 1979
Mineral Recognition, 1967, 2 copies
Mineral Resources of Georgia, 1938
Mineralogy for Amateurs, 1964
Minerals of Georgia: Their Properties and Occurences.  Dept.  Of Nat.  Res., 1987 (Bull. 92)
Minerals Yearbook, 1964.  Bureau of Mines, Vol 111, 1965.
Oddities of the Mineral World, 1976
Precious Stones, 1969
Quartz Family Minerals, 1938
The Rock Book, 1940
Rocks and Minerals, 1957
Rocks and Minerals, 1966
Rocks and Their Stories, 1951, 2 copies
The Story of the Petrified Forest; Agatized Rainbows, 1951
Suiseki in British Columbia, 1972
VNR Color Dictionary of Minerals and Gemstones, 1982
World Treasury of Minerals in Color, 1976



GEMS

Angulations, Faceting, Step by Step: the Beginners Handbook, 1976
American Gemcutter #4 and #7 Newsletters of the American Society of Gemcutters
The Art of Gem Cutting, 1963, 2 copies
The Beauty of Jewelry, 1979
The Book of Gem Cuts, Vol 1, 1949, 2 copies
The Book of Gem Cuts, Vol 2, 1952, 2 copies
The Book of Gem cuts, Vol 3, 1977
A Checklist of Cabochon Gem Materials and Their Lapidary Features, 1965, 2 copies
Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, 1968
Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide, 1972
The Complete Guide to Buying Gems, 1984
Comprehensive Gem Diagrams, Vol. 1
The Cowee Valley Ruby Mining Story, 1951
Dictionary of Gems and Gemology, 1951
Djeva, 1914-1964
Facet Cutters handbook, 1962, 2 copies
Facet Design and Ovals, 1979
Faceter Handbook
The Faceter's Gem Cuts, Vol 1, 1976
The Faceter's Gem Cuts, Vol 2, 1977
Faceting; The Cutting and Polishing of Gemstones as a Hobby, 1961
Faceting Your First Five Gems, 1978
Field Guide to the Gems and Minerals of Mexico, 1965
Four Centuries of European Jewelry, 1967
From the World of Gemstones, 1973
Fundamental Faceting, 1977
The Fundamentals of Gemstone Carving, 1967
Gem and Mineral Localities of Southeastern US, 1963, Vol I
Gem and Mineral Localities of Southeastern US, 1970, Vol 11
Gem Cutting, A Lapidary's Manual, 1962
Gem Cutting Shop Helps, 1964 (copy 101A)
Gem Cutting Shop Helps, 1964 (copy 1 01 B)
Gem Hunter's Guide, 1963
The Gem Kingdom, 1971
Gems, Minerals, Crystals, and Ores, 1967, 2 copies
Gemstone and Mineral Data Book, 1972
Gemstones and Minerals: How and Where to Find Them, 1961
Gem Trails of Texas, 1967
Gem Tumbling and Baroque Jewelry Making, 1962, 2 copies
Gemcraft: How to Cut and Polish Gemstones, 1959, 2 copies
The Gemmologist's Compendium, 1947
Gems and Gem Materials, 1953
Gems and Jewels, Uncut Stones and Objets D'Art, 1972
Gems and Precious Stones, 1986
Gems and Precious Stones of North America, 1968
Gems in the Smithsonian Institution, 1965, 2 copies
Gemstones of North America, 1959
Gemstones of the Bible, 1981
Gill's Index to Journals, Articles, andbooks Relating to Gems and Jewelry, 1978
The Great Diamonds of the World
How to Use Dupont Diamond for Cabochon Cutting and Polishing (a paper)
The Jeweled Trail, 1941 (bad condition, IN-HOUSE viewing only)
Jeweler's Pocket Reference Book, 1947
Jewelry Making and Design, 1967
Jewelry Making for the Beginning Craftsman, 1957
Jewelry Making, Gems and Minerals Magazine, 1981, 2 copies
Jewelry Making Step by Step for Amateur Craftsmen, 1967
Magical Jewels of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Particularly in England
Midwest Gem Trails, 1964
New Mexico Gem Trails, 1974
Popular Gemology, 1948, 2 copies
Practical Gem Knowledge for the Amateurs, 1969
Practical Gemmoigy, 1966
Revised Lapidary Handbook, 1946
Rings for the Finger, 1971
Tincraft, 1972
Treasures of China, 1981
Tumblers Guide, 1963
Van Nostrand's Standard Catalog of Gems, 1968
Webs of Gold and Silver
Western Gem Hunters, Atlas, 1973
 

 


GMS Librarian
Julian C. Gray
524 Robin Lane
Marietta, Georgia 30067-7046
(770) 973-3632
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