Why Books?
Scholarly books contain authoritative information and this can include comprehensive accounts of research or scholarship, historical data, overviews, experts' views on themes/topics. Use a book when you require background information and related research on a topic, when you want to add depth to a research topic or put your topic in context with other important issues.
Book Suggestions
Messages in Stone: Colorado's Colorful Geology by Call Number: QE91 .M47 2009ISBN: 1884216080Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Geology Underfoot along Colorado's Front Range by Call Number: QE92.F7 A23 2012ISBN: 0878425950Publication Date: 2012-10-30
Minerals of Colorado by Call Number: QE375.5.C65 E28 1997ISBN: 1555913652Publication Date: 1997-08-28A record of the mineralogy of the state of Colorado that spans nearly 140 years and includes 774 different mineral species.
Search Books
Includes classic works in mining engineering
Browsing Geology Books by LC Call Number
QE -- Geology. Includes:
QE 20's -- Introductions to geology; field geology
QE 91 -- Colorado geology
QE 351-499 -- Mineralogy, petrology
QE 500-639 -- Dynamic geology (earthquakes, volcanoes), structural geology
QE 640-699 -- Stratigraphy
Requesting Books Through ILL
If a book you need for your research is not available in our collection, we can get it for you!
Just request it though Interlibrary Loan.
Please note: it can take up to 12 days to receive a book through interlibrary loan.