Once you have placed an order with MS Book and Mineral Company by e-mail, you will receive email notifications of promotions, special sales or updates when select new material has been added to the website.  If you would prefer to not receive future emails please let me know at any time. 

Once your email address is in our system, it will never be used for any purpose other than notifying you of something I think you might want to know concerning books, rock, minerals, or fossil specimens. 

All email notifications are sent "blind" which means that your email addresses, and that of other customers, will not appear on the screen in a long list. 

I respect your privacy as I wish others would respect mine.

In the event you change your mind, you can ask me at any time to remove your email address from the distribution list.

Under normal circumstances, I will save your personal information, address, phone number, email address and credit information following an order for a period of five years. 

This allows you to order in the future with great ease as I will have your information and shipping labels already prepared when your order arrives.  It is especially helpful for customers from other countries.

My name is Mel Schmidt; my initials were use to name the company.  I am a retired University Professor with a specialty in paleontology and mining history.

My goal is to provide you with good, clean books, research quality fossils, and high-quality mineral and ore specimens at reasonable prices. 

To place an order or ask a question please contact us by e-mail at: