Resources

Rock and Mineral Field Guides

Bonewitz, R. L., 2008, Rock and Gem, Dorling Kindersley, NY, 360 pp.
Chesterman, C. W., 1979, National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Knopf, New York, 850 pp.
Dixon, D., & R. L. Bernor, 1992, The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to the Basics of Geology and to Collecting and Identifying Rocks, Simon and Schuster, New York, 160 pp.
Hausel, W.D., 2014, A Guide to Finding Gemstones, Gold, Minerals, and Rocks, Gemhunter Publications: Gilbert, AZ, 370 pp.
Mitchell, J., 2008, The Rockhound's Handbook, revised edition, Gem Guides Book Company, Baldwin Park, CA, 299 pp.
Pellant, C., 2002, Rocks & Minerals, Dorling Kindersley (Smithsonian Handbooks), New York, 256 pp.
Prinz, M., G. Harlow, & J. Peters, eds., 1978, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals, Simon and Schuster, New York, 607 pp.

For additional resources on minerals, see the resources section in Chapter 5: Mineral Resources.

Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals and Textures, University of North Carolina Geology Department.
Raymond, L., 2007, Petrology: The Study of Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks, Waveland Press, Long Grove, IL, 768 pp. [College textbook.]
Rocks, Kentucky Geological Survey and University of Kentucky.
Rock Types, by S. Sepp, Sandatlas.
Vernon, R. H., 2000, Beneath Our Feet: The Rocks of Planet Earth, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 216 pp.

Romaine, G., 2014, Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Southwest, FalconGuides, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press: Guilford, CT, 160 pp.
Rygle, K. & S. Pedersen, 2016, Southwest Treasure Hunter's Gem and Mineral Guide: Where and How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems and Minerals, 6th edition, GemStone Press: Woodstock, VT, 224 pp.

Anthony, J., 1995, Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd edition, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, 508 pp.
Bearce, N., 2006, Minerals, Fossils, and Fluorescents of Arizona: a Field Guide for Collectors, Arizona Desert Ice Press, Tempe, AZ, 401 pp.
Blair, G., 2008, Rockhounding Arizona: a Guide to 75 of the State's Best Rockhounding Sites, Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT, 232 pp.
Kappele, W. & G. Warren, 2014, Rockhounding Utah: a guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites, FalconGuides, Guilford, CT, 208 pp.
Lynch, B. & D. Lynch, 2010, Arizona Rocks & Minerals: a Field Guide to the Grand Canyon State, Adventure Publications, Cambridge, MN, 252 pp.

Eckel, E., R., Cobban, & S. Mosburg, S., 1997, Minerals of Colorado, Fulcrum Publishers, Golden, CO, 676 pp.
Eckel, E.B., & Mendenhall, C., 2015, Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, North Charleston, SC, 484 pp.
Kappele, W. & C. Kappele, 2004, Rockhounding Colorado, Falcon Press, Helena, MT, 256 pp.
Mitchell, J., 2007, Gem Trails of Colorado, Gem Guides Book Company, Baldwin Park, CA, 224 pp.
Romaine, G., 2014, Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Rocky Mountains, FalconGuides, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT, 176 pp.

Lynch, D. & Lynch, B., 2014, New Mexico Rocks & Minerals: a Field Guide to the Land of Enchantment, Adventure Publications, Cambridge, MN, 320 pp.
Mitchell, J., 2010, Gem Trails of New Mexico, Gem Guides Book Company, Baldwin Park, CA, 280 pp.
Rockhounding Guide to New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 111 pp.
Vaskys, R. & M. Freed, 2008, Rockhounding New Mexico: a Guide to 140 of the State’s Best Rockhounding Sites, Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT, 272 pp.
Voynick, S., 1997, New Mexico Rockhounding: a Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils, Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, MT, 309 pp.

Kappele, W. & G. Warren, 2014, Rockhounding Utah: a Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites, FalconGuides., Guilford, CT, 208 pp.
Mitchell, J., 2006, Gem Trails of Utah, Gem Guides Book, Baldwin Park, CA, 232 pp.
Wilson, J. R., 1995, A Collector's Guide to Rock, Mineral, & Fossil Localities of Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication, 148 pp.