| Below is a listing of mineral magazine back issues and out of print mineral
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 2009 -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

#53876, Geology of the Northern Adirondack Region
(New York), 1905, by Cushing, H. P. (lc) $10 |

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

#53680, Mineral Book: The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania,
1922-1965, published 1969, by Montgomery, Arthur (lc) $15 |

#53879, Geology of the Luzerne Quadrangle (New
York), 1923, by Miller, William J. (lc) $8 |

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

#53881, Guide to the Geology of the Lake George
Region (New York), 1942, by Newland, D.H. and Vaughan, Henry
(lc) $18 |

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

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

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

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

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

#53673, Mineral Book: Rocks and Minerals for
the Collector, Report Paper 66-51, 1967, Eastern Townships and Gaspe,
Quebec and parts of New Brunswick, by Sabina, Ann P. (lc) $12 |

#53865, Surficial Geology of the Hartford South
Quadrangle, Connecticut, 1967, by Deane, R. E. (lc) $5 |

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

#53860, Bedrock Geology of the Ellington Quadrangle,
Connecticut, 1954, by Collins, Glendon E. (lc) $6 |

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

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

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

#53683, Mineral Book: The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania,
A.N.S.P. 1959 reprint, published 1922, by Gordon, Samuel G.
(lc) $15 |

#53869, Connecticut Minerals, Their Properties
and Occurrences, 1951, by Sohon, Julian A. and Winchell, Alex. N.
(lc) $12 |

#53676, Mineral Book: Minerals of New York State,
1978, by Jensen, David E. (lc) $10 |

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

#53875, Physiography of the Quinnipiac-Farmington
Lowland in Connecticut, 1938, by Lougee, Richard J. (lc) $6 |

#53681, Mineral Book: Gem Hunters Guide,
1975, by MacFall, Russell P. (lc) $10 |

#53855, Mineral Book: Minerals and Rocks of
Springfield (Massachusetts) and Vicinity, 1952, by Otis, Leo Derwood
(lc) $4 |

#53851, Mineral Article: Beryl at Mount Mica,
Maine, 1951, by Hurlbut, Cornelius S. and Wenden, Henry E. (lc) $2 |

#53774, Reference Book: American Geological
Literature, 1669 to 1850, published 1980, by Hazen, Robert M and
Hazen, Margaret H. (lc) $65 |

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

#53761, Index to Mineralogical Record volumes
1-14, and Index of Photographs in volumes 1-19, by various contributors
(lc) $5 |

#53840, Mineral Book: Minerals of Vermont and
New Hampshire, A Field Guide, 1977, by Hoisington, W. David
(lc) $10 |

#53842, Mineral Book: New Hampshire Mines and
Minerals, 1941, by Myers, T. R. (lc) $10 |

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

#42729, Mineral Book: Gems, Minerals, Crystals
and Ores - The Collector's Encyclopedia, 1964, by Pearl, Richard
M. (lc) $24 |

#53873, Guide to the Geology of Middletown
Connecticut and Vicinity, 1927, by Rice, William N. and Foye, Wilbur
G (lc) $18 |

#53853, Mineral Book: Vermont Mines and Mineral
Localities, Part 1, Southern Vermont, 1957, by Morrill, Philip and
Chaffee, Robert G. (lc) $16 |

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

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

#53688, Reference Book: Publications of the
Geological Survey, 1879-1961, published 1965, by the Department of
the Interior (lc) $15 |

#42742, Mineral Book: Mineral Recognition,
1967, by Vanders, Iris and Kerr, Paul (lc) $10 |
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#53662, Mineral Book: Mineral Names - What Do
They Mean?, 1979, by Mitchell, Richard Scott (lc) $10 |
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#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 |
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MinDex 2009-The Mineral Locality Periodical
Index Index to Mineralogical Record, Rocks and Minerals magazine
and Other Mineral Journals $46.40 net |
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| Magazine |
Month |
Year |
Price |
Comments |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
1979 |
$3 |
collecting petrified wook in Yakima, Washington; jasper from Nevada;
concretions from the Salton Sea, California; update on Silverton |
| Rock_&_Gem |
August |
1979 |
$3 |
Growing crystals; zeolites; simple castings; prong settings; quartz twins
from Copper Creek, Arizona; coprolites from Henry Mountain, Utah |
| Rock_&_Gem |
June |
1981 |
$3 |
How to file mineral claims; classic US minerals; secrets of inlay technique;
amazonite from Kern Knob, California; Graham Pass sagenitic agate |
| Rock_&_Gem |
February |
1981 |
$3 |
Collecting fossils in Ohio, Setting small gemstones; Field trip to Copper
Mountain, California; Fire Agate Skull; Tungsten Minerals; Hot to do Line
Inlay; Collecting in California Gold Country; Color in Gems and Minerals |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
1983 |
$3 |
Field trip for gold in Virginia; synthetic gemstones; metal weaving;
fossil collecting in Socorro, New Mexico; Top 20 collector minerals |
| Rock_&_Gem |
October |
2008 |
$3 |
Field trip to Wilburforce, Ontario; Manganese as a coloring agent in
gems and minerals, Make an Opal Pendant; Artist Profile: John Winston; Jasper
from Biggs, Bruneau and more; Field trip to Bishop Cap, N.M. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
November |
2008 |
$3 |
Field Trip for Keokuk Geodes; Using Geologic Maps; Tumbling Rocks; Light
Sensitive Minerals, Field Trip to Hay Creek, Birdsboro, Pa. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
December |
2008 |
$3 |
Collecvting at the Copiapo Mine, N.M.; California Tourmaline; Radiactive
Minerals; Rockhound Profile: Harrison Yocum. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
January |
2009 |
$3 |
University of Arizona Mineral Museum; Price of Gold; Profile of Facetor
Chris Snelling; Vanadinite, Azurite and Erythrite from Morocco; Field Trip
to Quartzite; Collecting at Gold Hill, N.M. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
February |
2009 |
$3 |
Collecting at Bruce Mines, Canada; Artists Randy & Kitsana Polk;
Poland Mining Camps Collecting in Maine; Pseudomorphs |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
2009 |
$3 |
Collecting Ruby Corundum at Chunky Gal, N.C.; Vanadinite from Arizona;
Fair Trade Gems; Diamonds from Brazil; Native Elements |
| Rock_&_Gem |
April |
2009 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
Recovering Fine Gold; Minerals of Tiger, Arizona; Panning for Gold; Basic
Mineral Collection (Part 3); Collecting Agate at Bear Canyon |
| Rock_&_Gem |
August |
2009 |
$3 |
Collecting Agate at Bullards Beach, Oregon; Artist Profile: Lois Brandt
Phillips; Herkimer Diamond Quartz Crystals; Quartz as a Collectible |
| Rock_&_Gem |
September |
2009 |
$3 |
Arkansas Quartz Mines; Colorado Dinosaurs; Amazonite from Colorado; Crystal
Twins; Collecting in Puerto Rico; Mineral Identification. |
| Rock_&_Gem |
October |
2009 |
$3 |
Collecting Black Quartz Crystals at Judith Peak; Rockhound Sites in England;
Buying Opal in Hondura; Epidote from Alaska; Opal Inlay |
| Rock_&_Gem |
November |
2009 |
$3 |
Kenticky Agate; Gene Mueller Agate Collector; Artist Profile: Al Troglin;
Field Trip to Stillwell Ranch, Texas |
| Rock_&_Gem |
December |
2009 |
$3 |
Arizona State museum Minerals; Yale Universirty's Contribution to Mineralogy;
Flintknapping by Randy Beach, Collecting Classic Minerals |
| Rock_&_Gem |
January |
2010 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
Emerald from ZAmbia; Artist Profile: Perry Brent Davis; Beryl from Rhode
Island; Cast Hollow Filigree Bead |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
2010 |
$3 |
(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 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
Red Tourmaline from Wisconsin; The Minerals of Naica Mexico; Modern Mineral
Classics (Part 2); Darrel "Jake" Jacobitz |
| Rock_&_Gem |
June |
2010 |
$3 |
Modern Mineral Classics (Part 3); Illinois Fluorite; Mechanized Flat
Lapping; Field Trip to Sulphur Springs, Texas; Collecting Tourmaline in Maine |
| Rock_&_Gem |
June |
2010 |
$3 |
Modern Mineral Classics (Part 3); Illinois Fluorite; Mechanized Flat
Lapping; Field Trip to Sulphur Springs, Texas; Collecting Tourmaline in Maine |
| Rock_&_Gem |
July |
2010 |
$3 |
Gold Power Sluice; Zeolites from New Jersey; Radioactivity, Radiation
Detectors from Mineral Collectors; Lost Wax Casting; Gaithersburg, Maryland
Mineral Show, Six Sites in Souther Arizona |
| Rock_&_Gem |
August |
2010 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
Collecting Feldspar Phenocrysts at red River, New Mexico; Modern Mineral
Classics (Part 4); X-ray Fluorescence Analyzers, Turquoise from Silver Bell,
Arizona |
| Rock_&_Gem |
October |
2010 |
$3 |
Collecting red Beryl in Utah; 12 uncommon Collecting Sites in Bancroft,
Ontario, Canada; Slab Saw Blade Repair; Modern Mineral Classics (Part 5);
Collecting Azurite in the Sacramento Mountains, Colorado Yule Mountain Marble |
| Rock_&_Gem |
November |
2010 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
Quartz Carvings of Harold Van Pelt; Chrysanthemum Stone; Charoite from
Russia, Mining History of Aspen, Colorado |
| Rock_&_Gem |
January |
2011 |
$3 |
51 Pound Gold Nugget from Australia; Psammophiles; Quartz Crystals; Tribute
to Harrison Yocum; Gold Panning on the Yuba River, California |
| Rock_&_Gem |
February |
2011 |
$3 |
Mineral Exhibition in China; California Mineral treasures; Handmake a
Turquoise Ring; Opalized Fossils near Rincon, New Mexico; Collecting Benitoite |
| Rock_&_Gem |
February |
2011 |
$3 |
Mineral Exhibition in China; California Mineral treasures; Handmake a
Turquoise Ring; Opalized Fossils near Rincon, New Mexico; Collecting Benitoite |
| Rock_&_Gem |
March |
2011 |
$3 |
Secondary Minerals from Cornwall; Caerhqay's Castle, Cornwall; Mining
in Brazil; Eighteen Mile Creek Fossils, New York |
| Rock_&_Gem |
April |
2011 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
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 |
$3 |
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 |
July |
2011 |
$3 |
Central Arizona Gold; Coconut Geodes from Mexico; Condor Agates;
Photomicrography on a Budget; Missouri Lead Mines, Lone Mountain Mine
Turquoise; Western Maine Mineral Adventures |
| Rock_&_Gem |
August |
2011 |
$3 |
Connecticut museum of Mining and Mineral Science; Pricing Gem Artwork;
New Hampshire Collecting |
| Rock_&_Gem |
September |
2011 |
$3 |
Collecting Augite in the Doty Hills of Washington; Dinosaur Mines in
Morocco; Mineral Museum at the Colorado School of Mines; Coral Caverns in
Pennsylvania |
| Rock_&_Gem |
October |
2011 |
$3 |
Collecting Fluorite and Feldspar at the Lyda K Mine, New Mexico; Welo
Opal from Ethiopia; Mines of Cobalt, Ontario; Using Copper in Gemstone Jewelry |
| Rock_&_Gem |
November |
2011 |
$3 |
Six Factors in Selecting Fine Mineral Specimens; Brochantite from
the Milipillas Mine, Mexico; Copper Agates from Michigan; Mines and Minerals
in Leadville, Colorado; Fossil Park, Ohio |
| Rock_&_Gem |
December |
2011 |
$3 |
Agate and Geode Collecting in Morocco; Calandria Agate in the Sierra
Madre; Arizona Minerals (Part 1); Mineral Collecting in Arizona; Faceting
Rhodolite Garnets |
| Rock_&_Gem |
January |
2012 |
$3 |
Collecting in Arizona; panning for gold on the Bear River, California;
touring volcanos in Italy; Arizona Minerals (Part 2); placer gold nuggets;
collecting picture jasper in Oregon |
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