Library
The American Opal Society is pleased to make available a variety of resources of interest to our members. Due to shipping costs, library items are only available to local Southern California members.
| Title | Type |
|---|---|
| A Field Guide To Australian Opals: O'Leary, Barrie. | (Book) |
| Advanced Cabochon Cutting: 1971; Cox, Jack R. | (Book) |
| Andamooka Opal Fields, the Geology Etc.: (report): Carr, Oliver, Conner & Scott | (Book) |
| Australian Opals & Gemstones: 1983: Australian Gem Industry Association Limited. | (Book) |
| Australian Opals in Colour: Perry, N. & R. | (Book) |
| Australian Precious Opal: Kalokerinos, Archie. | (Book) |
| Australian Precious Opal: A Guidebook for Professionals by Andrew Cody | (Book) |
| Barry Davies Oriental Art: Japanese Enamels of the Golden Age | (Book) |
| Beautiful Australian Opals: (2); 1990; Cram, Len. | (Book) |
| Beautiful Lightning Ridge: Home of the World Famous Black Opal: 1991, Cram, Len. | (Book) |
| Beautiful Lightning Ridge: Home of the World Famous Black Opal: special collectors edition, (2), Cram, Len. | (Book) |
| Beautiful Opals of the Desert; Cram, Len. | (Book) |
| Beautiful Opals, Australia's National Gem: Special Collectors edition; (2), Cram, Len. | (Book) |
| Beautiful Opals, Queen of Gems: Cram, Len. | (Book) |
| California Gem Trails: July 1957, Henry, Darold J. | (Book) |
| Chinese Art: revised 1980; R. Soame Jenyns & Watson, William. | (Book) |
| Fortunes From the Lost Sea; Aracic, Stephen. | (Book) |
| Fortunes In Australian Opals; 1979, Aracic, Stephen (signed). | (Book) |
| Gem & Jeweler Yearbook 79: 1977: Kala, Vidya. | (Book) |
| Gem Trails of Arizona: 1967; Simpson, Bessie W. | (Book) |
| Gem Tumbling & Baroque Jewelry Making: 1962; Victors, Arthur Earl & Lila Mae. | (Book) |
| Gem Cutting Shop Helps: 1968: leiper, hugh. | (Book) |
| Gemmological Association of Australia: Vol. 11 #12, Spring Nov. 1973. | (Book) |
| AGems@ The British Lapidary Magazine: Vol. 2 #2, March/April 1970. | (Book) |
| Gems & Gemology: (GIA Magazine); Vol XVII, Winter 1981. | (Magazine) |
| Gems & Gemology: (GIA Magazine); Vol XVIII, Spring 1982. | (Magazine) |
| Gems & Gemology: (GIA Magazine); Vol XVIII, Fall 1982. | (Magazine) |
| Geology: Barnes & Noble. | (Book) |
| Geology Made Simple: 1967; Matthews, William III. | (Book) |
| Gold Wire Craft: 1968, Tow, Jim. | (Book) |
| Grieger's Encyclopedia: Guide for Rockhounding, Gem Cutting, Lapidary and Jewelry Arts; 1966, Grieger, John | (Book) |
| Guide to Glen Innes: 2nd Edition | (Book) |
| How to Know the Minerals & Rocks: Pearl, Richard M. | (Book) |
| Indian Silver-Smithing, Hunt, Wiben | (Book) |
| In Search of Opal: 1967; Kalokerinos, Archie (signed). | (Book) |
| Jewelry Crafts: Winter 1993: Miller Magazines Inc. | (Book) |
| Jewelry Makers Handbook: Geisinger, Iva L. | (Book) |
| Jewelry Making and Design: 1967; Rose, Augustus & Cirino, Antonio. | (Book) |
| Jewelry Making for Beginners: 1973; Soukup, Edward J. | (Book) |
| Lapidary Journal; July 1993. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; June 1994. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; 1985 39th Year Rockhound Buyer's Guide; April 1985. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; August 1985. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; March 1986. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; 1986 40th Annual BuyersGuide; April 1986. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; June 1986. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; August 1986. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; October 1986. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; November 1986. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal; December 1986. | (Magazine) |
| Lapidary Journal Display through 1994; (annual directory of Gem, Bead & Jewelry making supplies). | (Magazine) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 19 May - 1 June 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 16 June - 29 June 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 14 July - 27 July 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 28 July - 10 August 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 11 August - 24 August 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 8 September - 21 September 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 22 September - 21 September 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 22 September - 5 October 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 6 October - 19 October 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lightning Ridge Newspaper; 3 November - 16 November 1988. | (Newspaper) |
| Lost Wax - The New Modern Craft 2nd Edition; Kerr Manufacturing. | (Book) |
| Making Life Easier for the Rockhound; Gem Tec. | (Book) |
| Model Making for Jewelry Casting; 1978; Austin, Richard. | (Book) |
| Opal Das Edelste Feur Des Mineralreichs | (Book) |
| Opal Adventures; 1990; Downing, Paul PhD. (signed). | (Book) |
| Opal & How to Work it; 1981; Barnett, Frank (signed). | (Book) |
| Opal Cutting Made Easy; Downing, Paul. | (Book) |
| Opal Identification & Value; 1992; Downing, Paul. | (Book) |
| Opal in South Australia; 2 copies, Mineral Information Series. | (Book) |
| Opal Market News; Vol. 2, No. 1, April 1995, Downing, Paul. | (Book) |
| Opal Market News; Vol. 2, No. 2, Oct. 1995, Downing, Paul. | (Book) |
| Opal Report From Honduras; Doubdoub, Tony. | (Book) |
| Opal Spectrum; (pamphlet). | (Book) |
| Opals; Ward, Fred. | (Book) |
| Opals Galore; Coan, Clifford (pamphlet). | (Book) |
| Opals & Gold; 1928; Macdonald, Robert. | (Book) |
| Original National Gem Cutting Magazine Australian Opal; Lapidary Journal, October 1977. | (Book) |
| Practical Gem Knowledge; 1969; Parsons, Charles. | (Book) |
| Pro-Am Gem Knowledge; 1973; Ridge, A. V. | (Book) |
| Rocks & Minerals; 1966; Pearl, Richard. | (Book) |
| Rocks & Minerals; 1957; Aim, Herber W. & Shaffer, Paul R. | (Book) |
| Rocks & Minerals of California; 1963; Brown, Vinson & Allan, David. | (Book) |
| Spark of Opal; Clar, Mavis Thorpe. | (Book) |
| Star Gems | (Book) |
| Struck by Lightning; Taylor, Les. | (Book) |
| The Art of Gem Cutting; Dake, H.C. | (Book) |
| The Australian Gemmologist; Vol. 11, #11, Winter August 1973; Gemmological Association of Australia. | (Magazine) |
| The Australian Gemmologist; Vol. 12, #2, Autumn May 1974; Gemmological Association of Australia. | (Magazine) |
| The Australian Gemmologist; Vol. 12, #3, Winter August 1973; Gemmological Association of Australia. | (Magazine) |
| The Greek Museums-Benaki Museum; 1975; Chatzidakis, Manolis. | (Book) |
| The Opal Book; Leechman, Frank. | (Book) |
| The Week-End Gold Miner; Ryan, A.H. | (Book) |
| The Week-End Silversmith; Ryan, A.H. | (Book) |
| Trade Practice Rules for the Jewelry Industry; November 17, 1959; Federal Trade Commission. | (Book) |
| Treasures from the Earth; The World of Rocks & Minerals; 1975; Ballantine Books. | (Book) |
| Treasures of Tutankhamen; 1976; Ballantine Books. | (Book) |
| Visualized Chemistry; 1947; Lemkin, William PhD. | (Book) |
| Western Gem Hunters Atlas; 1966; Johnson, Cy. | (Book) |
| Australian Opals Lightning Ridge; Polaroid Supercolor | (Video) |
| Cooper Pedy at AOS General Meeting June 1994, TDK Super Avilyn | (Video) |
| Fire Down Under--Super Gem Opals from Southern Australia; by Ferguson, Michael | (Video) |
| Opal to AOS; by Len Cram, Maxell XL HiFi | (Video) |
| Opal Cutting Made Easy; by Paul Downing, 1986 | (Video) |
| Presentation At AOS; by Len Cram, May 12, 1994; TDK HS | (Video) |
| Second Talk at Searchers Meeting, by Len Cram, TDK Super Avilyn (b) | (Video) |
| Second Talk at Searchers Meeting, by Len Cram, July 12, 1994, TDK Super Avilyn (a) | (Video) |
| Talks to AOS & Searchers; by Len Cram, HGX Gold Maxell | (Video) |
| Video 1, Opal Show >91, Opal Cutting Made Easy, Gold Panning, National Geographic, Cooper Pedy | (Video) |
| Video 2, Gold Panning for Fun & Profit | (Video) |
| 1995 Annual Show AOS | (Video) |
| 1996 Talks to AOS; McCondra, Barbara | (Video) |
| 1996 AOS-Diamond Daze Seminar Buying Opal; Thomas, Tim | (Video) |
| 1996 AOS-Diamond Daze Seminar Tour of Australia, Burton, David | (Video) |
| 1996 AOS-Diamond Daze Seminar Opal Cutting & Polishing; Dr. Paul Downing | (Video) |
| 1996 AOS-Diamond Daze Seminar Opal Mining; McCondra, Barbara | (Video) |
| 1996 AOS-Show Seminar, Opal Jewelry Design; Johnson, Walt & Maxrhi | (Video) |
| 1996 AOS-Show Seminar Mining In Yowah; McCondra, Barbara | (Video) |
| 1996 AOS-Show Seminar Opal Mining; Andamooka/Skinner, Walt, TDK | (Video) |
| 1996 AOS-Show Seminar Opal Fossils; Burton, David | (Video) |
| Partial 2nd Visit AOS by Len Cram, Kodak | (Video) |