Gemstone and Mineral Nonfiction
Nonfiction books about individual gems, crystals, and minerals, also a few books about multiple minerals that I would recommend.
created by Storyteller
last updated June, 2026
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This rocks 🪨
The crystal collector in me wants to conquer this list. 😩
The crystal collector in me wants me to add more books. :D
wait this list is so cool, I’ve never thought about reading about this topic and now 👀 adding to my tbr asap
Yay! :) The rubies one was a great read. And Jewels is a great intro with shorter chapters on each gemstone.
thank you! I just put a hold on Jewels on Libby!!
New interest unlocked 😮. Do you recommend anything as a good intro to minerals?
I think Jewels is a lovely first read on this topic. Crystal Healing is definitely cynical about the healing part (written by a psychologist and the geologist) - which I enjoyed - but it does have a lot of interesting info on the most common types of minerals and how they are being marketed.
Thank you for the rec!
