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books for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals in New York City, NY. Included
on this page are back issues of Rocks & Mineral, Mineralogical
Record, Lapidary Journal as well as various USGS publications.
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Index to The Mineral Collector
Lapidary Journal Back Issues
Rocks & Minerals Back Issues
Rock & Gem Back Issues
Gems and Minerals Back Issues
Books from my Private Library
MinDex 2011-2012 -The Mineral Locality Periodical Index
- Index to Mineralogical Record, Rocks and Minerals magazine and Other
Index to the 15 volumes of The Mineral
Collector; March, 1894 to February, 1909 Compiled and Edited
by John Betts, $25 (plus $3 shipping)
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES FROM MY MINERAL LIBRARY

#53887, Geology of the North Creek Quadrangle,
New York, 1914, by Miller, William J. (lc) $8 |

#53753, Mineral Books: Minerals do Brasil (Minerals
of Brazil), volumes 1,2,3, published 1972, by Franco, Leprevost,
Bigarella, Bolsanellow (lc) $100 |

#55249, A Mineralogical Lexicon of Franklin,
Hampshire, and Hampden Counties, Massachusetts, 1895, by Emerson,
Benjamin Kendall (lc) $20 |

#53754, Mineral Books: Minerals of China (volume
in English and matching volume in Chinese), 1980, by Museum of China,
Ministry of Geology (lc) $100 |

#55269, Mineral Resources of the United States,
Calendar Years 1883 and 1884, published in 1885, by Williams, Albert
Jr. (lc) $35 |

#57691, Physical Properties of Diamond,
1965, edited by Berman, Robert (lc) $30 |

#55237, The Geology of Franconia Quadrangle,
New Hampshire, 1935, by Billings and Williams (lc) $4 |

#55257, Gem Stones of the United States,
1957, by Schlegel, Dorothy M. (lc) $12 |

#54717, Minerals of West Virginia, 1964,
by Martens, J. H. C. (lc) $5 |

#53872, Preliminary Report on the Geology of
the Mt. Prospect Complex, Connecticut, 1951, by Cameron, Eugene
(lc) $6 |

#53770, Geology Book: Roadside Geology of
Massachusetts, by Skehan, James W. (lc) $12 |

#54744, Paleozoic Rocks of the Canton Quadrangle,
New York, 1920, by Chadwick, G. H. (lc) $5 |

#53877, Precambrian Rocks of the Canton Quadrangle
(New York), 1916, by Martin, James C. (lc) $8 |

#55235, The Geology of Lovewell Mountain Quadrangle,
New Hampshire, 1950, by Heald, Milton T. (lc) $4 |

#53871, Geology of the New Preston Quadrangle,
Connecticut, 1952, by Gates, Robert M. and Bradley, W.C. (lc) $6 |

#42742, Mineral Book: Mineral Recognition,
1967, by Vanders, Iris and Kerr, Paul (lc) $10 |

#53870, Geology of the Shepaug Aqueduct Tunnel,
Litchfield County, Connecticut, 1927, by Agar, William M. and Cairns,
Robert A. (lc) $6 |

#53888, Gypsum Deposits of New York,
1910, by Newland, D.H. and Leighton, Henry (lc) $8 |

#53844, Mineral Book: Some Ore Deposits in Maine
and the Milan Mine, New Hampshire, 1910, by Emmons, William H.
(lc) $20 |

#53883, Hiking Guide to the Delaware Water Gap
National Recreational Area, 1986, by Steele, Michael (lc) $4 |

#53852, Mineral Article: Lazulite from Chittenden,
Vermont, 1930, by Palache, Charles and Gonyer, F. A. (lc) $2 |

#53886, Gypsum Resources and Gypsum Industry
of New York, 1929, by Newland, D.H. (lc) $8 |

#42725, Geology Books: Set of Six Geology and
Earth Science Books, by various authors (lc) $15 |

#53856, Mineral Book: Eastern Gem Trails,
1967, by Oles, Floyd and Helga (lc) $6 |

#53858, Bedrock Geology of the West Torrington
Quadrangle, Connecticut, 1965, by Gates, Robert and Christensen,
N. I. (lc) $6 |

#54749, Report on the Pyrite and Pyrrhotite Veins
in Jefferson & St. Lawrence Co., New York, 1917, by Buddington,
A.F. (lc) $2 |

#54716, Common Minerals and Rocks of West Virginia,
1964, by Price, Paul H. (lc) $2 |

#45003, Rocks & Minerals Magazine May-June
2009, vol. 84 #3 - New York State Special Issue III, featuring The
Minerals of New York City, by John H. Betts (lc) $8 |

#54743, Geology of the Schroon Lake Quadrangle,
New York, 1910, by Miller, William J. (lc) $4 |

MinDex 2011-2012-The Mineral Locality Periodical
Index Index to Mineralogical Record, Rocks and Minerals magazine
and Other Mineral Journals $46.40 net |

#57779, The Mining Districts of the Western United
States, 1912, by Hill, James M and Lindgren, W. (lc) $10 |

#57776, Earth's Core and Mantle, Heavy Metal,
Moving Rock, 2007, by Vogt, Gregory V. (lc) $4 |

#57781, A Glossary of the Mining and Mineral
Industry, 1920, by Fay, Albert H. (lc) $10 |

#57783, Virginia Mineral Localities, 1960
edition, by Dietrich, Richard V. (lc) $4 |

#57784, American Journal of Science, Volume 9,
No. 26, March 1850, edited by Silliman, B. and Dana, James D.
(lc) $5 |

#57785, Base- and Precious-Metal and Related
Ore Deposits of Virginia, 1966, by Luttrell, Gwendolyn W. (lc) $6 |

#57782, American Journal of Science, Volume 31,
No. 184, April 1911, edited by Dana, Edward S. (lc) $7 |
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#57786, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Ireland,
1956 reprint of 1922 edition, by Cole, Grenville A.J. (lc) $25 |
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Month |
Year |
Price_Per_Issue |
Comments |
| Rock_&_Gem |
November |
2008 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Field Trip for Keokuk Geodes; Using Geologic Maps; Tumbling Rocks; Light
Sensitive Minerals, Field Trip to Hay Creek, Birdsboro, Pa. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
December |
2008 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecvting at the Copiapo Mine, N.M.; California Tourmaline; Radiactive
Minerals; Rockhound Profile: Harrison Yocum. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting Ruby Corundum at Chunky Gal, N.C.; Vanadinite from Arizona;
Fair Trade Gems; Diamonds from Brazil; Native Elements |
| Rock_&_Gem |
April |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Mineral Names; Travel Channel's treasure Hunter Kirsten Gum; Urban
Stalactires; Jade from Guatemala; Lapidary 101: Cabochons; Native Elements
(Part 2); Collecting Fossils near Bridger, Montana; Investing in Mining Stocks |
| Rock_&_Gem |
May |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting Agate on Woodward and Ritchie Ranches in Texas; Make a Tumbled
Stone Necklace, Collecting Geodes at Rabbit Springs, Idaho; Sea Glass; Copper
from Michigan; Zoisite; Starting a Mineral Collection |
| Rock_&_Gem |
June |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Utah Red Beryl; Moon Rocks; Kyanite; Starting a Mineral Collection (Part
2); Make a Solderless Belt Buckle; Collecting Trips: Burra Burra Mine, Tennessee,
Lake Superior Agates, Zeolites in Washington, Pyrite from Manhattan, Colorado |
| Rock_&_Gem |
July |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Recovering Fine Gold; Minerals of Tiger, Arizona; Panning for Gold; Basic
Mineral Collection (Part 3); Collecting Agate at Bear Canyon |
| Rock_&_Gem |
August |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting Agate at Bullards Beach, Oregon; Artist Profile: Lois Brandt
Phillips; Herkimer Diamond Quartz Crystals; Quartz as a Collectible |
| Rock_&_Gem |
September |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Arkansas Quartz Mines; Colorado Dinosaurs; Amazonite from Colorado; Crystal
Twins; Collecting in Puerto Rico; Mineral Identification. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
October |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting Black Quartz Crystals at Judith Peak; Rockhound Sites in England;
Buying Opal in Hondura; Epidote from Alaska; Opal Inlay |
| Rock_&_Gem |
November |
2009 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Kenticky Agate; Gene Mueller Agate Collector; Artist Profile: Al Troglin;
Field Trip to Stillwell Ranch, Texas |
| Rock_&_Gem |
January |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Profile & Tribute to June Culp Zeitner; New Gold Pan Design; Minerals
of Great Britain; Using the BLM GeoCommunicator Map Database; Tucson Gem
& Mineral Shows; Build a Mineral Reference Library |
| Rock_&_Gem |
February |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Emerald from ZAmbia; Artist Profile: Perry Brent Davis; Beryl from Rhode
Island; Cast Hollow Filigree Bead |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
(A few pages are partially torn) Collecting Carnelian at Lucas Creek,
Washington; Collecting Classic Minerals (Part 2); Artist Profile: Pippa Small;
The Minerals of China; A First Rockhounding Adventure |
| Rock_&_Gem |
April |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Malachite Pseudomorphs after Azurite from the Milipillas Mine, Mexico;
Searching for Keswick Agate; Modern Mineral Classics; Dinosaur tracks in
Denver; Ohio Flintknapper Roy Miller |
| Rock_&_Gem |
May |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Red Tourmaline from Wisconsin; The Minerals of Naica Mexico; Modern Mineral
Classics (Part 2); Darrel "Jake" Jacobitz |
| Rock_&_Gem |
June |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Modern Mineral Classics (Part 3); Illinois Fluorite; Mechanized Flat
Lapping; Field Trip to Sulphur Springs, Texas; Collecting Tourmaline in Maine |
| Rock_&_Gem |
June |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Modern Mineral Classics (Part 3); Illinois Fluorite; Mechanized Flat
Lapping; Field Trip to Sulphur Springs, Texas; Collecting Tourmaline in Maine |
| Rock_&_Gem |
August |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting Petrified Wood at the DoBell Ranch, Arizona; Weinman Mineral
Museum becomes the Tellus Science Museum; Nebraska Mamal Fossils; Chalcedony
Park, Arizona; Lapidary Dust Hazards; Minerals of India |
| Rock_&_Gem |
September |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting Feldspar Phenocrysts at red River, New Mexico; Modern Mineral
Classics (Part 4); X-ray Fluorescence Analyzers, Turquoise from Silver Bell,
Arizona |
| Rock_&_Gem |
November |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
How Agates Form; Collecting Fluorescent Minerals; Rockhounding with
Grandchildren; Gemstones of the Zodiac; Artist Profile: Helen Serras-Herman,
Using Ropes to Collect Minerals |
| Rock_&_Gem |
December |
2010 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Quartz Carvings of Harold Van Pelt; Chrysanthemum Stone; Charoite from
Russia, Mining History of Aspen, Colorado |
| Rock_&_Gem |
January |
2011 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
51 Pound Gold Nugget from Australia; Psammophiles; Quartz Crystals; Tribute
to Harrison Yocum; Gold Panning on the Yuba River, California |
| Rock_&_Gem |
February |
2011 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Mineral Exhibition in China; California Mineral treasures; Handmake a
Turquoise Ring; Opalized Fossils near Rincon, New Mexico; Collecting Benitoite |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
2011 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Secondary Minerals from Cornwall; Caerhqay's Castle, Cornwall; Mining
in Brazil; Eighteen Mile Creek Fossils, New York |
| Rock_&_Gem |
April |
2011 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Azurite from the Milipillas Mine, Mexico; Finding Diamonds in Arkansas;
Collecting Minerals in North Vietnam; Classic Agates, Baltic Amber; Fossils
near Yellow Water Reservoir, Montana |
| Rock_&_Gem |
May |
2011 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Pyromorphite from Idaho; Collecting Elements; Spodumene from Afghanistan;
Artistic Gems; Vanadinite from Morocco, Field Trip to the Bush Fam, New York |
| Rock_&_Gem |
June |
2011 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting Sunstone at the Dust Devil Mine in oregon; Banded Ornamental
Gemstones; Serpentine from Hoboken, New Jersey; Jasper from Willow Creek,
Idaho, Build an 18" Lapidary Drop Saw. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
August |
2011 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Connecticut museum of Mining and Mineral Science; Pricing Gem Artwork;
New Hampshire Collecting |
| Rock_&_Gem |
September |
2011 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting Augite in the Doty Hills of Washington; Dinosaur Mines in
Morocco; Mineral Museum at the Colorado School of Mines |
| Rock_&_Gem |
February |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Tucson Gem Shows; Arizona Minerals Part III; Mission Copper Mine in Arizona;
Field Trips to Arizona Localities; Hector Carillo Lapidary collection. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Disdero agated from British Columbia, Canada; 10th Anniversary of the
discovery of Sue T.Rex; Paul Bronte Museum; Terms for describing
minerals;Collecting at Crystal Park, Montana; Coprolites |
| Rock_&_Gem |
April |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting minerals underground Part I; Munich's Imnternational Agate
Fair; Ivory; Obituary of Harry Wain, founder of Raytech UV lamps; Amber;
collecting chrysocolla in norther Nevada |
| Rock_&_Gem |
May |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Fire Agate and Precious opal;Collecting minerals in Elba, Italy; Collecting
minerals underground Part II; Turquise from Kingman, Arizona; restoring period
gems; Collecting at the Ray Mine in North Carolina |
| Rock_&_Gem |
June |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
London Natural History Museum; White Gypsum Dunes of New Mexico; Agates
and Geodes from Luna County, New Mexico; Fossil locations in India,;Chalcedony |
| Rock_&_Gem |
July |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Ruby Mountain Colorado Garnet locality; Celestial Origin of Gold; Color
in Minerals PartI; Sluice boxes for collecting gold; Cruziero Tourmaline
Mine in Brazil; Fossil collecting at Big Snowy Mountain, Montana |
| Rock_&_Gem |
August |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Denver Museum of Science; Azurite through the Ages; Color in Minerals
Part II; Portable water supply for your shop; Brazil's amethyst mines; Natural
History Museums in Greece |
| Rock_&_Gem |
September |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Minerals of Africa Part I; Collecting Thundereggs; Color in Minerals
Part III; Turquoise Mosaics; Dinosaur tacks at Red Gulch, Wyoming |
| Rock_&_Gem |
October |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Collecting opals; Minerals of Africa Part II; Sapphires; "Big Red" jasper
from Arizona; East African Gem Mining; Exotic Common Opals |
| Rock_&_Gem |
November |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
A.E Seaman Museum in Michigan; Agate; Magnetic boulders in Guatemala;
Peridot from the Lunar Crater volcanic field in Nevada |
| Rock_&_Gem |
December |
2012 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Mineralogy of Glass; Swapping Rocks; Sphalerite; Mining golden barite
in the Cascade Mountains, Oregon; Mine tours in Loughlin, Nevada, more Agates |
| Rock_&_Gem |
January |
2013 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Red rhodonite; Mineral shows in Tucson and Quartzite, Arizona; Beryl;
Collecting gold at Union Flat, in the Tahoe National forest; Collecting quartz
and Pyrite at the Spruce Claim, Washington; Collecting precious opal in Spencer,
Idaho |
| Rock_&_Gem |
February |
2013 |
$4.99 $3.00 |
Chinese mineral exhibition in Tucson; Fluorite; Agate from Idar-Oberstein,
Germany; collecting at the Rockport Quarry, Michigan |
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