Berry, L.G., Mason, B., and Dietrich, R.V. (1983) Mineralogy, Concepts, Descriptions, Determinations: San Francisco, W.F. Freeman, 561p.

Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A., and Zussman, J. (1962) Rock-Forming Minerals: London, Longman, 5 vols. (3 revised volumes in the 1980's)

Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A., and Zussman, J. (1966) An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 528p.

Fleischer, M., and Mandarino, J.A. (1991) Glossary of Mineral Species 1991: Tucson, The Mineralogical Record Inc., 256p.

Frye, K. (1993) Mineral Science, An Introductory Survey: New York, Macmillan, 360p.

Klein, C. and Hurlbut, C.S., Jr., (1998) Manual of Mineralogy, Revised 21st Edition: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 681p.

Nesse, William D. (2000) Introduction to Mineralogy. New York, Oxford University Press, 442p.

Palache, C., Berman, H., and Frondel, C. (1944) Dana's System of Mineralogy: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 3 vols.

Perkins, D. (1998) Mineralogy: Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall, 484p.

Puntis, A. and McConnell, J.D.C. (1980) Principles of Mineral Behavoir: New York, Elsevier, 257p.

Puntis, A. (1992) Introduction to Mineral Sciences: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 457p.

Ribbe, P.H., Series Editor (1974) Reviews in Mineralogy: Washington, Mineralogical Society of America, 27+ vols.

Zoltai, T. and Stout, J.H. (1984) Mineralogy, Concepts and Principles: Minneapolis, Burgess Publishing Co., 505p.

Zussman, J., ed. (1967) Physical Methods in Determinative Mineralogy: New York, Academic Press.

Crystallography, Crystal Chemistry, Crystal Physics

Buerger, M.J. (1956) Elementary Crystallography: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 528p.

Burns, R.G. (1970) Mineralogical Applications of Crystal Field Theory: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 224p.

Bloss, F.D. (1971) Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry: New York, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 545p.

Evans, R.C. (1964) Introduction to Crystal Chemistry: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 410p.

Farmer, V.C. (1974) The Infrared Specra of Minerals: London, Mineralogical Society Monograph 4, 539p.

Griffen, D.T. (1992) Silicate Crystal Chemistry: New York, Oxford University Press, 442p.

Hammond, C. (1990) Introduction to Crystallography: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 101p.

Kittel, C. (1966) Introduction to Solid State Physics: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 648p.

McKie, D. and McKie, C. (1986) Essentials of Crystallography: Boston, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 437p.

Nash, L.K. (1972) Stoichiometry: Reading, Massachusetts, Addison-Wesley.

Nye, J.F., (1957) Physical Properties of Crystals: London, Oxford University Press, 322p.

Smyth, J.R. and Bish, D.L. (1987) Crystal structures and cation sites of the rock-forming minerals: Boston, Allen & Unwin, 332p.

Pauling, L. (1960) The Nature of the Chemical Bond: Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 644p.

Whittaker, E.J.W. (1981) Crystallography. An Introduction for Earth Science (and Other Solid State) Students: New York, Pergamon Press, 254p.

Wycoff, R.W.G. (1963) Crystal Structures: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 4 vols.

Optical Mineralogy

Bloss, F.D. (1981) The Spindle Stage: Principles and Practice: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 340p.

Fleischer, M., Wilcox, R.E., and Matzko, J.J. (1984) Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1627, 453p.

Hartshorne, N.H. and Stuart, A. (1969) Practical Optical Crystallography: New York, American Elsevier.

Hutchinson, C.S. (1974) Laboratory Handbook of Petrographic Techniques: New York, John Wiley and Sons.

Kerr, P.F. (1959) Optical Mineralogy: New York, McGraw-Hill, 442p.

Larsen, E.S. and Berman, H. (1934) The Microscopic Identification of the Nonopaque Minerals: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 848.

Nesse, W.D. (1991) Introduction to Optical Mineralogy (second edition): New York, Oxford University Press, 335p.

Short, M.N. (1940) Microscopic Determination of the Ore Minerals: U.S. Geological Survery Bulletic 914, 314p.

Spry, P.G. and Gedlinske, B.L. (1987) Tables for the Determination of Common Opaque Minerals: New Haven, Economic Geology Publishing Co., 52p.

Stoiber, R.E. and Morse, S.A. (1972) Crystal Identification with the Polarizing Microscope: New York, Chapman and Hall, 358p.

Troger, W.E., Bambauer, H.U., Taborszky, F., Trochim, H.D. (1979) Optical Determination of Rock-Forming Minerals: Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 188p.
 
 

Selected Mineralogy Journals

American Mineralogist (S)

Canadian Mineralogist (S)

Clays and Clay Minerals (FC)

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (S)

European Journal of Mineralogy (FC)

Mineralogical Magazine (S)