"Rock" in the New Year!

Interested in rocks, minerals, and gemstones? These books contain everything you need to know, as well as ideas for crafts, using rocks in gardens and landscaping, history, fossils, and more!

Updated November 24, 2025
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The hour of land : a personal topography of America's national parks
Williams, Terry Tempest.
Paper Book
America's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the environmental classic Refuge and the beloved memoir When...

333.78 W675 2016

Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Mortenson, Greg.
Paper Book
From the author of the #1 bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian's efforts to promote peace through education In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003,...

371.822 M842s 2009

4th rock from the Sun : the story of Mars
Jenner, Nicky
Paper Book
Everything you ever wanted to know about the red planet revealed in an up-close and personal tour of MarsMars is ingrained in our culture, from David Bowie's extra-terrestrial spiders to H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. The red planet has inspired hundreds of scientists, authors and...

523.43 Jenner 2017

The Firefly guide to minerals, rocks & gems
Hochleitner, Rupert
Paper Book
Step-by-step Questions and Answers with detailed color photographs for easy identification. The Firefly Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Gems is designed for easy and reliable identification of minerals, gems and rocks. The identification process begins with the stone's streak color,...

549 Hochleitner 2019

Encyclopedia of minerals
Roberts, Willard Lincoln.
Paper Book
The first edition (1974) was cited in Sheehy. An essential reference on every accepted mineral species, revised and updated to reflect new information in the science of mineralogy. This edition contains: some 3,200 alphabetical entries, 1,000 of which are entirely new; 338 photos, most in color,...

549 R544 1990

A dictionary of geology and earth sciences
Allaby, Michael.
Paper Book
This leading dictionary - now in its fourth edition - offers wide-ranging and authoritative coverage of the earth sciences and related topics in over 7,500 clear and accessible entries. Coverage includes geology, planetary science, oceanography, palaeontology, mineralogy, and volcanology, as well as...

550.3 AL51 2013

McGraw-Hill dictionary of geology and mineralogy
Paper Book
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. THE LANGUAGE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Derived from the world...

550.3 M178

A brief history of Earth : four billion years in eight chapters
Knoll, Andrew H.
Paper Book
Harvard's acclaimed geologist "charts Earth's history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Booklist, STARRED review How well do you know the ground beneath your feet  Odds are, where you're standing was once cooking...

551 Knoll 2021

Rocks and minerals
Bonewitz, Ra.
Paper Book
Did you know culinary salt is the mineral halite? Or that the pigment vermillion is powdered cinnabar, a mineral whose name comes from the Persian for "dragon's blood"? Discover the extraordinary mineral treasures that form our planet and that today we use in everything, from...

552 B641 2012

Rocks and minerals
Pellant, Chris.
Paper Book
The DK Handbook of Rocks and Minerals combines 600 vivid full-color photos with descriptions of more than 500 specimens. This authoritative and systematic photographic approach, with words never separated from pictures, marks a new generation of identification guides. Each entry combines a precise...

552 P363r 2014

Modern rockhounding and prospecting handbook
Romaine, Garret
Paper Book
This volume gives you the basic tools to transition from "pebble pup" to expert rockhound and explains everything from geology basics, identification tips, tools of the trade, how to record your findings, and how to set up a lab or gem shop. Before you know it, you'll be driving the open roads and...

552 R66 2014

National Geographic pocket guide to the rocks & minerals of North America
Garlick, Sarah
Paper Book
A handy beginner's field guide to geology, identifying 160 minerals, rocks, fossils, and geological formations. With photos, fact boxes, and descriptive text for each item, plus a useful introduction to geology basics. Compact, comprehensive, and easy to use,...

552.0973 G184 2014

Gem : the definitive visual guide
Raden, Aja
Paper Book
Prepare to be dazzled by this shining and sumptuous visual guide to the world's greatest treasures.  Feast your eyes on glittering gemstones, kaleidoscopic minerals, and famous trinkets in this comprehensive exploration of Earth's finest jewels. Following a...

553.8 Gem 2016

Dinosaurs rediscovered : the scientific revolution in paleontology
Benton, M. J.
Paper Book
Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previously predicted. We can now work out the color of dinosaurs, the force of their bite, their top...

567.9 Benton 2019

Evolution : what the fossils say and why it matters
Prothero, Donald R.
Paper Book
Over the past twenty years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, including fossils that mark the growth of whales, manatees, and seals from land mammals and the origins of elephants, horses, and rhinos. Today there exists an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we...

576.8 Prothero 2017

Rock gardening : reimagining a classic style
Tychonievich, Joseph
Paper Book
AHS Book Award winner   Rock gardening --the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop--has been surging in popularity. Time and space constraints, chronic drought in...

635.9672 Tychonievich 2016

Outdoor stonework
Saville, Laurel.
Paper Book
The wonderful, timeless, practical, aesthetic value of stone This book will contain a brief history of how and why stone has been used in structures throughout the world. It discusses stonework projects for the home and how to create them, whether they are do-it-yourself projects or ones...

693.1 Sa94

The Cartiers : the untold story of the family behind the jewelry empire
Brickell, Francesca Cartier
Paper Book
"A dynamic group biography studded with design history and high-society dash . . . [This] elegantly wrought narrative bears the Cartier hallmark."--The Economist The captivating story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the three brothers who turned their...

739.2709 Cartier Brickell 2019

Art on the rocks : more than 35 colorful & contemporary rock painting projects, tips, and techniques to inspire your creativity
Bac, F. Sehnaz
Paper Book
Grab your colors, head outside, and start painting beautiful works of art on stones. Art on the Rocks, an all-inclusive instruction book, is packed with creative ideas, step-by-step projects, and endless inspiration for creating masterpieces that are truly one with nature....

745.723 Bac 2017

Stonehenge : a new understanding : solving the mysteries of the greatest stone age monument
Parker Pearson, Michael
Paper Book
Stonehenge stands as an enduring link to our prehistoric ancestors, yet the secrets it has guarded for thousands of years have long eluded us. Until now, the millions of enthusiasts who flock to the iconic site have made do with mere speculation--about Stonehenge's celestial significance,...

936.2 P229 2013

Blood diamonds : tracing the deadly path of the world's most precious stones
Campbell, Greg.
Paper Book
Journalist Greg Campbell leads the reader down the international diamond trail of brutality, horror, and profit - providing an on-the-ground and in-the-mines story of global consequenceFirst discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in...

966.404 C152

Ghost town living : mining for purpose and chasing dreams at the edge of Death Valley
Underwood, Brent
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to passup, but it turned into much more-a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing impractical dreams. "Inspiring and meditative-the...

979.487 Underwood 2024


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