Rocks & Minerals (bimonthly). Features articles of interest to students of mineralogy, geology, and paleontology. Includes articles about gemstone localities. Regularly lists announcements of hundreds of mineral, rock, and gem shows (local, State, national, Canadian, and European). Includes media reviews, museum notes and announcements, and classified ads. Published by Heldref Publications, 4000 Albermarle Street, NW., Washington, DC 20016.
Jewelers’ Book Club—Catalog (annual). Catalog of more than 550 jewelry-related publications from more than 250 publishers. Includes video- and audio-cassettes and book reviews. Jewelers’ Book Club—News (quarterly) informs members of new titles and provides book reviews. Published by the Jewelers Book Club, Chilton Way, Radnor, PA 19089.
Videocassettes
Gemstones of America (60 minutes), Smithsonian Institution, 1991, can be ordered for $29.95 from the Museum Shop, Attention: Mail Order Clerk, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20560; (202) 357-1535.
Splendid Stones. This National Geographic Society special details the evolution from raw material to cut and polished gem, outlines many of the steps involved in marketing gemstones, and examines some of the world’s most famous jewelry collections. It can be ordered for $95 from the National Geographic Society, 17th and M Streets NW., Washington, DC 20036.
Acknowledgments
The U.S. Geological Survey is grateful to the following individuals for their assistance:
Harvey E. Belkin, Geologist, Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Reston, VA.
Gordon T. Austin, “Gem Stones,” Mineral Commodity Summaries 1991, Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC.
Robert E. Thaden, “Gem Stones,” in United States Mineral Resources, Geological Survey Professional Paper 820, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1973, p. 247-250.