Textbook of Geology Part I—Physical Geology. 4th Edition,
by C. R. Longwell, A. Knopf, and R. F. Flint,
1939, John Wiley and Sons. A standard text on
geology.
Field Geology. 4th Edition, by F. H. Lahee, 1941,
McGraw-Hill Book Co. Recognition and interpretation
of geologic structures and topographic forms as
they are observed, and methods of geologic work.
PRECIOUS STONES
A Book of Precious Stones. By J. Wodiska, 1910, G. P.
Putnam’s Sons. Written for jewelers, but of general
interest.
The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. By G. F. Kunz,
1913, Lippincott. Legends and stories of the gem
minerals.
The Magic of Jewels and Charms. By G. F. Kunz, 1915,
Lippincott.
Popular Gemology. By R. M. Pearl, 1948, John Wiley
and Sons. Scientific and industrial uses of gems,
current information about their locality and production.
FOSSILS
An Introduction to the Study of Fossils. By H. W.
Shimer, 1933, Macmillan Co. An introductory textbook
about fossil plants and animals.
Invertebrate Paleontology. By W. H. Twenhofel and R.
P. Shrock, 1935, McGraw-Hill Book Co.
Textbook of Geology Part II—Historical Geology. 4th
Edition, by C. Schuchert and C. O. Dunbar, 1941,
John Wiley and Sons. The story of the development
of life through the ages.
INDEX
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- A
- Actinolite, 120
- Adobe, 210
- Agate, 107
- Agate, moss, 73, 108
- Alabaster, 152
- Albertite, 229
- Albite, 110, 113, 115
- Almandine, 97
- Almandite, 122, 123
- Aluminum bronze, 74
- Aluminum group, 73
- Amazon stone, 114
- Amber, 223
- Amethyst, 104
- Amethyst, Oriental, 75
- Amianthus, 120
- Amphibole group, 119
- Amygdoloid, 194
- Amygdoloidal, 176
- Analcite, 141
- Andesite, 113, 187
- Andradite, 122, 124
- Anglesite, 62
- Anhydrite, 149
- Anorthite, 110, 113
- Anorthosite, 183
- Anthracite, 218, 222
- Antimony, 81
- Antimony, gray, 81
- Apatite, 160
- Aquamarine, 125
- Aragonite, 147
- Argentite, 35
- Argillite, 242
- Arkose, 206
- Arsenic group, 78
- Arsenopyrite, 79
- Asbestos, 120, 140
- Augite, 118
- Aventurine, 104
- Azurite, 46
- B
- Barite, 154
- Barium group, 154
- Basalt, 188
- Batholith, 174
- Bauxite, 77
- Beryl, 125
- Beryl, golden, 125
- Beryllium, 125
- Bibliography, 270
- Biotite, 129, 130
- Bitumen, 228
- Black jack, 65
- Bloodstone, 106
- Bog lime, 213
- Bombs, 191
- Boracite, 164
- Borax, 165
- Bornite, 41
- Brass, 64
- Breccia, 191, 198
- Brittania metal, 81
- Bronze, 38
- Bronze Age, 38
- Bronzite, 118
- Bytownite, 113
- C
- Calamine, 68
- Calaverite, 30
- Calcite, 144
- Calcium, 143
- Carbon, 156
- Carbonite, 222
- Carbuncle, 124
- Carnelian, 106
- Carnotite, 90
- Cassiterite, 93
- Cat’s eye, 104
- Celestite, 153
- Cerargyrite, 37
- Cerrusite, 61
- Ceylonite, 97
- Chalcedony, 104, 106
- Chalcocite, 42
- Chalcopyrite, 40
- Chalcotrichite, 45
- Chalk, 213
- Chert, 107
- Chlorite, 140
- Chlorospinel, 98
- Chromite, 87
- Chromium, 86
- Chrysocola, 47
- Chrysolite, 134, 140
- Chrysoprase, 106
- Cinnabar, 91
- Cinnamon stone, 123
- Citrine, 103
- Clay, 207
- Clay, ball, 208
- Clay, brick, 209
- Clay, china, 208
- Clay, fire, 208
- Clay, paving brick, 209
- Clay, sewer-pipe, 209
- Clay, slip, 209
- Clay, stoneware, 209
- Clay stones, 250
- Cleavage, 21
- Cleavage, slaty, 234
- Coal, 217
- Coal, bituminous, 212, 220
- Coal, cannel, 221
- Coal, hard, 222
- Coal, soft, 220
- Cobalt, 84
- Cobalt bloom, 85
- Cobalt glance, 85
- Cobalt gray ore, 85
- Cobaltite, 83
- Coke, 220
- Colemanite, 165
- Collecting, 5, 7
- Color, 23
- Concretions, 248
- Concretions, flint, 253
- Concretions, lime, 251
- Concretions, other, 255
- Concretions, sandstone, 253
- Conglomerate, 202
- Copper, 37, 39
- Copper, blushing, 42
- Copper, glance, 42
- Copper, grey, 43
- Copper, peacock, 42
- Copper, plush, 45
- Copper, purple, 41
- Copper, red, 44
- Copper, variegated, 42
- Copper, yellow, 40
- Coquina, 213
- Coral, 146
- Coral rock, 214
- Corundum, 75
- Crude oil, 227
- Cryolite, 78
- Crystal balls, 101
- Crystal formation, 14
- Crystal rock, 103
- Crystal structure, 11
- Crystal systems, 13-18
- Cuprite, 44
- Cyanite, 128
- D
- Dacite, 187
- Dense, 176
- Diamond, 157
- Diamonds, Matura, 127
- Diamonds, slave’s, 133
- Diatoms, 231
- Dikes, 174
- Diorite, 182
- Dog-tooth spar, 145
- Dolomite, 99
- Dry bone, 68
- E
- Earth, diatomaceous, 23
- Elements, listed, 267
- Emerald, 125
- Emerald, Oriental, 75
- Emery, 76
- Enstatite, 117
- Epidote, 134
- Equipment, 7
- Erubescite, 42
- Extrusive, 173
- F
- Feldspar, 110
- Feldspar, alkalic, 111
- Felsite, 186
- Felsitic, 176
- Ferromanganese, 70
- Flagstone, 207
- Flint, 106
- Fluorine, 162
- Fluorite, 162
- Fossils, 266
- Fragmental, 176
- Franklinite, 69
- Freestone, 207
- G
- Gabbro, 183
- Galena, 60
- Garnet group, 121
- Garnet, Sirian, 123
- Geodes, 255
- German silver, 82
- Gilsonite, 229
- Glassy, 176
- Glucinum, 125
- Gneiss, 237
- Goethite, 51, 52
- Gold, 31
- Gold foil, 64
- Gold group, 29
- Gossan, 50
- Granite, 178
- Granite, graphic, 179
- Granitoid, 176
- Graphite, 156, 219
- Gravel, 201
- Graywacke, 206
- Grit, 206
- Grossularite, 122, 123
- Guano, 230
- Gumbo, 210
- Gypsum, 150
- H
- Halite, 163
- Hardness, 20
- Hardpan, 216
- Heavy spar, 154
- Heliotrope, 106
- Hematite, 53
- Hemihedral forms, 19
- Hercynite, 98
- Hexagonal system, 18
- Hornblende, 121
- Hornstone, 107
- Hyacinth, 127
- Hypersthene, 118
- I
- Ice, 167
- Iceland spar, 145
- Ice stone, 78
- Ilmenite, 94
- Intrusive, 174
- Iron, 47
- Iron, bog, 50
- Iron, chromic, 87
- Iron, magnetic, 54
- Iron pyrites, 56
- Iron, spathic, 55
- Iron, specular, 53
- Isometric system, 13
- J
- Jacinth, 127
- Jargons, 127
- Jargoons, 127
- Jasper, 106
- Jet, 222
- K
- Kaolin, 137, 208
- Kaolinite, 137
- L
- Labels, 5
- Labradorite, 113, 116
- Laccolith, 174
- Lapilli, 191
- Lava, 173
- Lead, 59
- Lead glance, 60
- Lead, green ore, 63
- Lead, white ore, 61
- Lepidolite, 129, 130
- Lignite, 218, 219
- Limestone, 212
- Limestone, encrinal, 214
- Limestone, hydraulic, 214
- Limestone, lithographic, 214
- Limonite, 49, 51
- Loess, 210
- Luster, 23
- M
- Magma, 173
- Magnesite, 98
- Magnesium group, 96
- Magnetite, 54
- Malachite, 45
- Malanite, 124
- Malta, 229
- Manganese group, 70
- Manganite, 72
- Marble, 243
- Marble, Suisun, 146
- Marcasite, 57
- Marl, 211
- Mercury, 90
- Meteorites, 262
- Mica group, 128
- Microcline, 113, 114
- Millerite, 83
- Mineral tables, 25
- Minerals, defined, 10
- Molybdenite, 81
- Molybdenum, 80
- Monoclinic system, 17
- Monzonite, 181
- Morion, 103
- Mother-of-pearl, 148
- Muscovite, 129
- N
- Natrolite, 142
- Natural gas, 227
- Needle iron stone, 52
- Niccolite, 83
- Nickel, copper, 83
- Nickel group, 82
- O
- Obsidian, 191
- Ochre red, 54
- Ochre yellow, 49
- Oligoclase, 113, 115
- Olivine, 134
- Olivine-gabbro, 183
- Onyx, 108
- Onyx, Californian, 146
- Onyx marble, 215
- Onyx, Mexican, 146
- Oolites, 254
- Opal, 108
- Opal-agate, 109
- Opal, common, 109
- Opal, fire, 109
- Opal, precious, 109
- Ophicalcite, 246
- Ophiolite, 246
- Orpiment, 80
- Orthoclase, 110, 113
- Orthorhombic system, 16
- P
- Paste, 103
- Pearls, 148
- Pearlstone, 193
- Peat, 218, 219
- Pebbles, 256
- Pegmatite, 179
- Peridot, 134
- Peridotite, 184
- Perlite, 193
- Petroleum series, 224, 227
- Pewter, 60
- Phenocrysts, 189
- Phlogopite, 129, 131
- Phosphate, 160, 230
- Phosphorus, 159
- Phyllite, 242
- Picotite, 97
- Pisolite, 255
- Pitchstone, 193
- Plagioclase, 111
- Plasma, 106
- Platinum, 95
- Plumbago, 156
- Porous, 176
- Porphyritic, 176
- Porphyry, 189
- Prase, 104
- Prousite, 36
- Psilomelane, 72
- Pumice, 193
- Pyrargyrite, 35
- Pyrite, 56
- Pyrite, capillary, 83
- Pyrite, magnetic, 58
- Pyrite, white, 57
- Pyritohedron, 56, 318
- Pyrolusite, 71
- Pyromorphite, 63
- Pyrope, 122, 123
- Pyroxene group, 116
- Pyroxenite, 185
- Pyrrhotite, 58
- Q
- Quartz, 100
- Quartz-diorite, 181
- Quartz, milky, 103
- Quartz, rose, 104
- Quartz, smoky, 103
- Quartzite, 239
- Quicksands, 204
- Quicksilver, 90
- R
- Radium, 89
- Realgar, 80
- Rhinestones, 101
- Rhodochrosite, 73
- Rhyolite 185
- Rock, phosphate, 230
- Rocks, 170
- Rocks, defined, 10
- Rocks, igneous, 172
- Rocks, igneous, classified, 177
- Rocks, metamorphic, 232
- Rocks, metamorphic, classified, 236
- Rocks, sedimentary, 194
- Rocks, sedimentary, classified, 196
- Rubicelle, 97
- Ruby, 75
- Ruby, Balas, 97
- Ruby mica, 52
- Rutile, 94
- S
- Salt, 163
- Sand, 202
- Sandstone, 205
- Sapphire, 75
- Sapphire, Oriental white, 75
- Sardonyx, 108
- Satin spar, 146
- Schist, 240
- Schistosity, 234
- Scoria, 192, 193
- Septeria, 252
- Sericite, 130
- Serpentine, 139, 245
- Shale, 210
- Shale, oil-bearing, 225
- Sheet, 173
- Siderite, 55
- Silica, 99
- Silicates, 99
- Silicon, 99
- Sill, 174
- Sillimanite, 128
- Silver, 34
- Silver, dark red, 35
- Silver, German, 65
- Silver glance, 35
- Silver group, 32
- Silver, horn, 37
- Silver, light red, 36
- Silver, ruby, 35
- Sinter, 110
- Slate, 241
- Smalt, 84
- Smaltite, 85
- Smithsonite, 68
- Soapstone, 244
- Sodalite, 126
- Soil, 198
- Solder, 60
- Specific gravity, 22
- Speigeleisen, 70
- Spelter, 64
- Spessartite, 122, 123
- Sphalerite, 65
- Spinel, 97
- Spinel-ruby, 97
- Stalactites, 146
- Stalagmites, 146
- Staurolite, 133
- Steatite, 244
- Stellite, 84, 88
- Stibnite, 81
- Stilbite, 143
- Stock, 174
- Streak, 23
- Strontianite, 152
- Strontium group, 152
- Sulphur, 166
- Syenite, 180
- Sylvanite, 30
- T
- Talc, 138
- Talus, 197
- Tetragonal system, 15
- Tetrahedrite, 43
- Tile ore, 45
- Till, 215
- Tillite, 217
- Time chart, 268
- Tin, 92
- Tin stone, 93
- Titanium, 93
- Tonalite, 181
- Topaz, 131
- Topaz, false, 103
- Topaz, Oriental, 75
- Topaz, Saxon, 132
- Topaz, Scotch, 132
- Topaz, smoky, 132
- Topaz, Spanish, 132
- Tourmaline, 135
- Trachite, 186
- Trap, 188
- Travertine, 146, 215
- Tremolite, 120
- Triclinic system, 18
- Tripolite, 110
- Tufa, calcareous, 147
- Tuff, 190
- Tungsten, 87
- Turgite, 51
- Turquois, 161
- Twinning, 19
- Type metal, 60
- U
- Uintaite, 229
- Uranium, 89
- Uvarovite, 122, 123
- V
- Vanadium, 89
- Verde antique, 247
- Volcanic ash, 190
- Volcanic blocks, 191
- W
- Water, 167
- White metal, 64
- Willemite, 67
- Witherite, 153
- Wolframite, 88
- Wood, agatized, 108
- Wood, opalized, 109
- Wood, silicified, 108
- X
- Xanthosiderite, 51
- Z
- Zeolites, 141
- Zinc, 63
- Zinc blende, 65
- Zinc red ore, 66
- Zinc, ruby, 65
- Zincite, 66
- Zircon, 127