• CanGeoRef - The ultimate Canadian Geosicence Literature Database http://www.agiweb.org/georef/cangeoref/index.html
• Fiction
• Field Guides
• Field Trip Guides
• Geology Books - Ontario
• Introductory Books on Rocks & Minerals
• Magazines
• Pamphlets & Misc. Publications
• Reference Books

• Most rockhounds start out by just looking at rocks and getting to know them. But after a while, you're going to want to know more.
• Field Guides are a great source of information. There are a number of other field guides available including specific guides to fossil and gemstones. Some excellent field guides are:
  • Eyewitness Handbooks Rocks & Minerals (ISBN 0-7737-2575-X), a fabulous book for the beginning rockhound.
  • Dorling Kindersley Handbooks  Rocks & Minerals by Chris Pellant (ISBN 0-7513-2741-7)
  • Firefly Guide to Minerals Rocks & Fossils by A.C. Bishop  (ISBN 978-1-55407-054-1)
  • Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals (ISBN 0-671-24417-5)

This is a super book that explains how Ontario rocks came to be and why Ontario looks the way it does.

Everybody Needs a Rock
Byrd Baylor

ROCK & GEM MAGAZINE  http://www.rockngem.com/

This is great magazine which has a Kids Section every month. Lots of pictures, articles on rocks & minerals.

• They have awesome articles about rocks, minerals, erosion, the rock cycle, volcanoes, earthquakes, mining, landscapes, fossils and how humans use our natural resources.
• National Geographic Magazines are also very easy to obtain. Many people have subscriptions and old copies can be bought cheaply in thrift stores.
• National Geographic is not just a fabulous magazine, it also has some great web sites.
• Check out the National Geographic KIDS site http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
• The following magazines have articles related to rocks & minerals. The list is by no means complete. If you come across an article I have missed, please email me. Thanks. E2B2

• 1972 Oct. Mercury, Man's deadly servant p. 507

• 1974 January  Gold  p.1

• 1974 Feb. The Glittering World of Rockhounds p.276

• 1974? Feb.  Questing for Gems p.835

• 1977 Sept. Salt - The essence of life p.381

• Sept. 1977 Amber, Golden Window on the Past p. 423

• 1978 Aug. Aluminum, The Magic Metal p.186

• 1983 Nov. The miracle metal - Platinum p.686

• 1984 Sept. Do we treat our soil like dirt? p.350

• 1985 Aug. Our restless planet Earth p.142

• 1985 Aug. Fossils: Annals of life written in rock p. 182

• 1988 Oct. Clovis Cache Found: Weapons of Ancient Americans p.500 (stone tools)

• 1990 May  Earthquake  p.76

• 1990 July The timeless Mystique of Emeralds p.38

• 1990 July Hawaii's Volcanic Cradle of Life p.70

• 1991 October  Rubies & Saphires p.100

• 1998 May Physical World p.2 (earthquakes, volcanoes)

• 1998 May Map - Physical Earth

• 1998 Dec. Petra Ancient City of Stone p.116

• 1998 Dec. Dinosaur Embryos p.34 (fossils)

• 1999 April Copper Age p.70

• 1999 June A Dinosaur named Sue p.46 (fossils)

• 1999 June Sahara Rock Art p.98

• 1999 Oct. Rubies and Sapphires p.100

• 1999 Sept. Preserving Sahara Art p.82 (rock art)

• 2000 Mar. Hard Rock Legacy p.76 (mining)

• 2000 May Mount St. Helens p. 106 (volcano)

• 2000 July Earthquake in Turkey p. 32

• 2000 July Slot Canyons p. 118 (landscape)

• 2000 Oct. Sky-high over the Sonoran p. 31 (landscapes, deserts, dunes)

• 2002 March Diamonds The Real Story p. 2

• 2002 March U-Dig Diamonds, Murfreesboro, Arizona p.118

• 2003 Jan. Strangest Volcano on Earth? p. 34

• 2004 April It's All good in the Badlands p. 78 (landscape)

• 2004 Oct. Red Hot Hawaii p. 2 (volcanoes)

• 2005 May Dinosaurs for Sale p. 48 (fossils)

• 2005 Aug. Cave Art Mystery p. 32

• 2005 Aug. China Fossil Marvels p.86

• 2006 March The High Cost of Cheap Coal p. 96