Dyar, Gunter, and Tasa. Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy, 2nd Color Edition 2020 print, figures, animations & videos are available on the MSA Website

Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy is a college-level textbook designed for courses in rocks and minerals, mineralogy, and optical mineralogy. It covers crystallography, crystal chemistry, systematic mineralogy, and optical mineralogy. The textbook is organized to facilitate spiral learning, with introductory through advanced chapters on each of these four topics. A chapter on hand sample identification is also included.