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The Concise Oxford dictionary of earth sciences.  Edited by Ailsa Allaby and Michael Allaby.  Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1991, c1990.
     Ref. QE 5 .C66 1991 

A dictionary of earth sciences.  2nd ed.  Edited by Ailsa Allaby and Michael Allaby. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
     Ref. QE 5 .D54 1999

The Encyclopaedia of the solid earth sciences.  Editor-in-chief, Philip Kearey. Oxford; Boston:  Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1993.
     Ref. QE 5 .E517 1993 

Klein, Cornelis. Manual of Minerology. New York: Wiley, 1999.
     Ref. QE 372 .K54 1999

Manutchehr-Danai, Mohsen. Dictionary of Gems and Gemology. New York: Springer, 2000.
     Ref. QE 392 .M29 2000

McNeil, Mary.  Earth sciences reference.  Lake San Marcos, CA: Flamingo Press, 1991.
     Ref. QE 5 .M366 1991 

Michel, Jean-Pierre.  Dictionary of earth sciences: English-French, French-English.  3rd ed., rev. and expanded. Chichester; New York:  Wiley ; Paris:  Masson, 1997.
     Ref. QE 5 .M52 1997  

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Alphabetical Mineral Reference
     http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~eps2/wisc/glossary2.html

Guide to USGS publications.  Manassas, Va.: Documents Index, 1996-
     Re. QE 75 .G85

Holden, Martin.  The encyclopedia of gemstones and minerals.  New York:  Facts on File, 1991.
     Ref. QE 392 .H65 1991

Macmillan encyclopedia of earth sciences.  E. Julius Dasch, editor-in-chief.  New York:  Macmillan Reference USA, 1996.
     Ref. QE 5 .E5137 1996

Mineral physics & crystallography: a handbook of physical constants.  Thomas J. Ahrens, editor. Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union, 1995.
     QE3 66.8 .M55

Roberts, Willard Lincoln, Thomas J. Campbell and George Robert Rapp, Jr.  Encyclopedia of minerals.  2nd ed.  New York:  Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990.
     Ref. QE355 .R6

USGS Minerals Yearbook
     http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/myb.html

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Applied Science & Technology Abstracts Full Text.  October 1983- .  WilsonWeb.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated weekly.  Includes full text of every article from almost 100 publications back to 1997 in addition to abstracts for articles back to March 1993 and indexing for over 480 publications back to October 1983. Subject coverage includes engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology. Includes articles, interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and new product reviews/announcements.

GeoRef.  1785-  .  EbscoHost.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated twice monthly.  Covers the geology of North America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present. Indexes all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey and all relevant masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from U.S. and Canadian universities, in addition to books, maps, reports, and appropriate articles from more than 3,500 journals in 40 languages.  Between 4,000 and 7,000 new references are added each month. This is the electronic equivalent of Bibliography of North American Geology, Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America, Geophysical Abstracts [Ref. QE500 .G366] and the Bibliography and Index of Geology [Ref. Z6031 .G4].

GPO (Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications).  1976-  .  FirstSearch.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated quarterly.  The U.S. Government's index to its own publications, the printed counterpart is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.  Free remote access to the Monthly Catalog from 1994 to present is available at http://www.catalog.gpo.gov.

LexisNexis Academic.  LexisNexis.  In-library and remote access.  
     Updated continuously.  Provides online access to full-text of current and historical court cases, current codes and bill tracking for States and the United States, news sources, business and financial information, and international news and company information. Will provide many local papers from around the United States and overseas in full-text.

Mineralogical abstracts
     Ref. QE351 .M35

Web of Science®.  1995-  .  ISI.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated weekly.  Includes thousands of research journals from hundreds of disciplines. Do a Cited Reference search by Cited Author, Cited Journal Title, or Cited Year or do a General Search by Author, Journal Title, or Address such as institution name, city, country, or even zip code.  The Web of Science consists of Science Citation Index Expanded®, Social Sciences Citation Index®, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index®; © Copyright Institute for Scientific Information 2000.

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Pius Library is a depository for United States Government Documents, which are a rich site for geological and mineralogical information. Some, but not all, government documents are listed in our online catalog there are several ways of searching for them.  Many will involve checking with the Reference Department eventually.

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Search the Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog, the SLU electronic library catalog, and MOBIUS, the Missouri Union Catalog, by author, title, keywords, author-title, subject, etc.  Use in the library or by remote access.  The Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog is available from Pius Library's Home Page.  Tip:  Always search Saint Louis University first.  If needed item(s) is/are not found, extend the search to MOBIUS.

Try subject headings like those listed below.

Add a state or country location, such as ROCKS Missouri.  Also try the name of a particular earthquake or fault, such as NEW MADRID.  Please remember that only major earthquakes and faults that have been well research will have their own subject headings.  Not finding a subject heading does not mean that there are no books in the library on your topic. Contact the reference desk if assistance is needed.

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Arkansas Geological Commission
     http://www.state.ar.us/agc/agc.htm

Geology Gems 
     http://www.winona.edu/geology/

Ilinois Geological Survey
     http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/

Index of USGS Web Sites
     http://www.usgs.gov/network/

Iowa Department of Natural Resources:  Iowa Geological Survey
     http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/

Kansas Geological Survey
     http://www.kgs.ku.edu/

Kentucky Geological Survey
     http://www.uky.edu/KGS/home.htm

Mineralogical Society of America
     http://www.minsocam.org/

Missouri Department of Land Resources:   Geology and Land Issues
     http://www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/

Museum of Paleontology 
     http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
From University of California--Berkeley.

National Geophysical Data Center 
     http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/

Oklahoma Geological Survey
     http://www.ou.edu/special/ogs-pttc/

Search the Journals with the GSA Electronic Retrospective Index
     http://www.geosociety.org/pubs/db-query.htm
From the Geological Society of America.

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation:  Geology Division
     http://state.tn.us/environment/tdg/

USGS Mineral Resources Program
     http://minerals.usgs.gov/

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