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Bibliography of Washington State Rock/Fossil Collecting Books.

Below is a list of books and publications that are useful in locating rock and fossil collecting sites. Although many are now out of print most are available at the Washington State Library and may also be available at other libraries throughout the state.

• Wagonmaster Maps (2004) - Washington State Mineral Council .
  (Available at most Mineral Council Field Trips or contact wsmc@mineralcouncil.org )

• Inventory of Washington Minerals Part I Nonmetallic Minerals. Valentine, Grant M.
  Bulletin No. 37. Division of Mines and Geology,
  Department of Conservation and Development, State of Washington: GPO, (1949).
  (Available at Washington State Department of Printing General Store $9.98 or the Washington State Library )
  
• Inventory of Washington Minerals Part II Metallic Minerals. Huntting, Marshall T.
  Bulletin No. 37. Division of Mines and Geology,
  Department of Conservation and Development, State of Washington: GPO, (1960).
  (Available online from the Washington Department of Natural Resources)
  
• GEMS and MINERALS Of WASHINGTON. 3rd ed. Ream, Lanny.
  Renton WA.: JACKSON MOUNTAIN PRESS, 1994.
  (Still in print. You can order it from Amazon.com)

• The rockhound's guide to Washington Volumes I-IV Jackson, Bob
  Seattle : Jax Products, 1974-87
  (Currently out of print. Available at the Washington State Library)

• Mineral sites of King County, Washington Claude, Ray
  Sedro Woolley, WA (623 Fruitdale Rd, Sedro Woolley 98284) : GeoTrek, c1995
  1st ed
  (Currently out of print. Available at the Washington State Library)

• Mineral sites of Snohomish County, Washington Claude, Ray
  Sedro-Woolley, WA (623 Fruitdale Rd., Sedro Woolley 98284) : GeoTrek, c1995
  1st ed
  (Currently out of print. Available at the Washington State Library)

• Mineral sites of Island, San Juan, and Skagit counties, Washington Claude, Ray
  Sedro-Woolley, WA : GeoTrek, c1995
  1st ed
  (Currently out of print. Available at the Washington State Library)

• Paleontology of the marine tertiary formations of Oregon and Washington
  Weaver, Charles E. (Charles Edward)
  Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1942
  (Currently out of print. Available at the Washington State Library)

 

Several good publications are available online at the Washington Department of Natural Resources Division of Geology and Earth Resources. (All files are in PDF format)

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands inventory—Roy and Barnum–McDonnell mines, Morton Cinnabar mining district, Lewis County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 7 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands inventory—Apex Mine, Money Creek mining district, King County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 8 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands inventory—Azurite Mine, Whatcom County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 2002. 8 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands inventory—Sunset Mine, Snohomish County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 2002. 9 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands—Spada Lake and Cecile Creek Watershed Analysis Units, Snohomish and Okanogan Counties, Washington, by R. W. Phipps, D. T. McKay, Jr., D. K. Norman, and F. E. Wolff. 2003. 36 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands inventory—Mystery and Justice Mines, Monte Cristo Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 13 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands inventory—New Light and Mammoth mines, Slate Creek mining district, Whatcom County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 11 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands—United Copper Group mines, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 12 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands—Red Mountain Mine, Chiwawa mining district, Chelan County, Washington, by D. T. McKay, Jr., F. E. Wolff, and D. K. Norman. 11 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands—Sierra Zinc Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 9 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands—Great Excelsior mine, Mount Baker mining district, Whatcom County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., D. K. Norman, and M. I. Brookshier. 18 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands—Alder Mine, Twisp mining district, Okanogan County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 12 p.

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands—Talisman Mine, Orient mining district, Ferry County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 9 p. \

• Inactive and abandoned mine lands—Gladstone and Electric Point Mines, Northport mining district, Stevens County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, Jr., and D. K. Norman. 12 p.

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