The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall (2003, Paperback)

I believe that this book is one of the must-haves for quick referencing. As mentioned in other reviews, it is a bit oversimplified, however, with the size of the book that is to be expected. Nonetheless, the text is concise and thorough. The photographs are most helpful for the purpose of identification. It is an excellent book to have especially for those who are being introduced to crystal healing.

For each crystal the pages contain the attributes of the crystal, healing properties at each of the different levels (psychologically, mentally, emotionally), the healing properties, and best placement and position for the stones.

The pages also reference the physical attributes: color, appearance, rarity, and from which countries the stones are primarily located or mined. There are other books out there that are more detailed, but because of this book's easy referencing and the photographs and other information included, I believe that anyone doing crystal healing should have this as a part of their library.