Handbook of Mineralogy
The Handbook of Mineralogy series is a Five Volume set authored by John W. Anthony, Richard A. Bideaux, Kenneth W. Bladh, and Monte C. Nichols, and published by Mineral Data Publishing.
In 2001 the copyright for the Handbook of Mineralogy was given to the Mineralogical Society of America by Kenneth W. Bladh, Richard A. Bideaux, Elizabeth Anthony-Morton and Barbara G. Nichols and the remaining volumes were shipped to the MSA warehouse in Chantilly, VA.
Along with the copyright, MSA was given pdf files of each page of the handbook. These are freely distributed to the public on this website.
| Volume I, 1990 reprinted 2003 | Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. | $100 |
| Volume II, 1995 reprinted 2003 | Silica, Silicates (in two parts). | Only available in the five volume set |
| Volume III, 1997 | Halides, Hydroxides, Oxides. | $100 |
| Volume IV, 2000 | Arsenates, Phosphates, Vanadates. | $108 |
| Volume V, 2003 | Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates. | $130 |
| Full Set | Volumes I+II+III+IV+V | $588 |
In 2002, the MSA council established an editorial office, headed by Dick Bideaux, for the purpose of updating and maintaining the mineral database of the Handbook of Mineralogy and to continue converting the text files to PDF files for on-line access through the MSA website.
After Dick Bideaux's untimely death in 2004 the MSA council organized an editorial committee in 2006 headed by Frank Dudas (MIT) to complete the task. This website is being organized to that end.
