Geology Web LInks
USGS Natural Hazards - Natural Hazards Information
USGS Earthquake Information - National and Worldwide Earthquake Information Center
The Earth Institute Climate Change - Columbia University
Ask
an Earth Scientist -
University of Hawaii
Ask-A-Geologist
- Your
Questions Answered by a Geologist, USGS
Dictionary
of Mining, Mineral and Related Terms - Infomine
Earth
- All About the
Earth's Geology.
Includes Other Planets also.
Geologic
Time - Introduction
by The USGS
Geological
Time Scale - Short
Explanation and Diagram
The Inside of
the Earth -
Introduction to the Earth's Structure and Composition by the USGS
Inside
Geology -
Introduction to Geology at
Geologylink.com
Introduction
to the Earth -
Physical Geology from U of Houston
Introduction
to Rocks and
Minerals
- A
Classic Introductory Text to Rocks and Minerals
Introduction
to Petrology -
Introduction to Petrology and Rocks
Time
and Geology
Links
to
More Information
Geology.com -
Geology Information
Sci.geo.geology
- Q&A Newsgroup for General Geology
Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Geology
Atoms,
Elements - U of
Colorado
Fluid
Inclusions - Fluid
Inclusion Resources and Information
Fundamental
Physical Constants and Atmospheric
Composition
GERM
-
The Geochemical Earth
Reference Model
Geochemistry
- Online Text on
Geochemistry by W.White
GeoRoc
- Geochem Database of
Ocean Floor and Continental Rocks
GeoKem
- Geochemistry of Igneous Rocks by Bernie Gunn
GeoTrack
International -
Fission Track Analysis
Isotopes
- Using Isotopes
to Date and Understand Earth Processes, Berkeley Laboratory.
The
MELTS Supplemental
Calculator - Calculates Thermodynamic Properties of
Minerals
NGDC
Geological Databases -
National Geophysical Data Center Geological Databases, Mostly
Geochemical, Lithological, Mineralogical and Paleontological Data
of Ocean Floor Rocks.
NIST Spectra Database - Atomic and Molecular Spectra Databases
Noble
Metal Database - PGE
Concentrations in
Meteorites, Os-Isotope Database
Periodic
Table on the Web
PetDB
- Geochem Database of Ocean Floor Rocks
Practical
Aspects of Mineral Geothermobarometry - Introduction to
Mineral Geothermobarometry
Virtual
Dating - Introduction
to Radiocarbon and Radiometric Age Determination
Links
to
More Information
Geochemistry
Web Links -
Cornell University
Alaska
Volcano Observatory -
Alaskan Volcanoes
Bowen
Reaction Series-
Explanation and Diagram
Emplacement
and Origin of Granite
Geokem
- Geochemistry
Database of Igneous Rocks
Igneous
Rocks - Guide
to their Identification
Mantle Plumes
-
Hot Spots, Tectonics and Mantle Plumes
Myrmekite amd
Metasomatic
Granite
-
Detailed Analysis of These Rocktypes
Online
Rock and Geochemistry Databases - Geologynet.com
Petrography Page - Almost 200 Photomicrographs of Rocks and Minerals
Polarizing Microscopes - About Polarizing Microscopes
Pyroclastic
Deposits - Text About Pyroclastics
Rob's
Granite Page - All About Granites
Textures
of Igneous Rocks - Duke University
Thin Section Atlas - Rocks and Minerals, School of Oceanography, Southhampton
Thin Sections Tutorial - About Petrographic Microscopes and Thin Sections
Volcanism
and Volcanoes - U of Colorado
Volcanoes
- Text on Volcanoes
Volcano
Information Center -
Lots of Reference Material on Volcanoes from the U. of
California, Santa Barbara
Volcano
Live -
Volcano News and Information
World
Volcano Center -
Current Activity
Computer
Contouring -
Description of Implemention of Contouring/Gridding Algorithm in
Surface III
Computer
Contouring -
Publications by Betty
Gibbs
Geosciences,
Mathematics and Computing - ANON Web Site
MathTools.net
- Mathematic Tools for Science and Engineering
International
Association for Mathematical Geology
Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Graphite
Page - All About
Graphite
Metamorphism
& Metamorphic Rocks - U of Colorado
Metamorphic
Petrology Links -
Oxford University
Metamorphic
Rocks - Guide to their Identification
Metamorphic
Rocks -
Introduction, James Madison University
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database - Database
Aster
Spectral Library
-
Thermal Emission Spectral Library of > 2000 Minerals
Athena
Mineralogy - List of
Mineral Names, Mineralogy
Atlas
of Rocks, Minerals and Textures - Thin Section Photographs of
Rocks and Minerals
CCP14
- Single Crystal and Powder Diffraction Directory
Colour
Birefringence Chart
Handbook of Mineralogy - Mineral Database, Mineralogical Society of America
International
Mineralogical Association, Commission
on
New Minerals and Mineral Nomenclature
International
Union of Crystallography -
Crystallography World Wide and Sincris
Introduction
to Minerals - U
of Colorado
Introduction
to Rocks and
Minerals
- A
Classic Introductory Text to Rocks and Minerals
MinCryst -
Crystallographic Database for Minerals Using Calculated X-ray
Patterns
MinDat.org -
Mineralogy Database
Mineral
Spectroscopy Server - Mineral Spectroscopy Data
Mineral
Structure Data - University of Colorado
Minerals
Under the Microscope - Optical Mineralogy
Mineralogy Database
- HTML Mineral Database
Online
Geology Databases -
Mineral and Rock Reference Databases
Optical
Mineralogy - Introduction
Petrographic
Concepts
- Descriptive Terminology and Theory
Spectra Online - Spectra Databases, Thermo Fisher
Spectrum
Petrographics -
Section Preparation and Petrographic Services, USA
Thermal Emission
Spectroscopy Library - ASU Spectral Library of > 150
Rock
Forming Minerals
University of Arizona Raman Spectroscopy Database (RRUFF Project)
USGS Spectroscopy Lab
- Mineral
Spectroscopy Data
Web Mineral - Mineral Database
Links
for Mineralogists - Reviewed Links
sci.geo.mineralogy
- Q&A Newsgroup
Bob's
Rock Shop - Mineral
Collecting and Mineralogy
Crocoite.com
- Australian and New Zealand Minerals
Fluorescent
Mineral Society -
Images and Information on Fluorescent Minerals
Gemology
and Lapidary Pages -
Gemology
Gemology Online - Guide to Gemology
Gemology Project - Gemology, Wki
Gemstone
Calculators - Various
Calculators Online to Calculate Carats, SG and Precious Metal
Weight
International
Colored Gemstone Association
- Lots of
Information about Gemstones
Burgess Shale
-
Information About This Famous Fossil Locality
Canadian Fossil
Discovery - Museum and Research Center
with the Largest Collection of Marine Fossils in Canada
The
Diatom Home Page
DINOBASE
- Online Dinosaur Database,
University of Bristol
DinoData-
Database of
Dinosaurs in Several Languages
Dinosauria
- Dinasaur Information
Dinosaur
Provincial Park - Alberta
Ediacara
- Study of Ediacara
Foraminifera
- Short Description
Fossil Algae
-
Fossil Algae
Fossil
Preparation and
Conservation - University of Florida
Impact
Craters and Mass Extinctions
Index
Fossils - Index Fossil Chart by The
USGS
NOAA
Modern and Fossil
Pollen Data - Database of Pollen Data
Paleontological Research
Institute
- Research Institute and Museum
Palaeos.com -
Palaeontology Information
Plant
Fossil Record
- Database of Fossil Plants,
International Organisation of Paleobotany
Plesiosaurs
-
A Site Dedicated to the Study of Plesiosaurs
Preserving
Fossils - University of Nebaraska
State Museum
Riversleigh
Fossil Centre
- Information
About Riversleigh, Queensland, A World Heritage Fossil Locality
Royal Tyrell Museum - Famous
Museum of Paleontology Near Calgary, Canada
Trilobites
- All About Trilobites
U
of California Museum of
Paleontology -
Paleontology Online
U
of California Museum of Paleontology
Collections -
Online
Databases of Fossils
Bedform Sedimentology
-
Images and Examples of Various Bedforms
Black Shales
-
The Black Shale Net. Information Resource for Organic Rich Black
Shales
Carbonate
Petrology - USC Sequence
Stratigraphy Web
Coal Information -
University
of Kentucky
Etymology
of Geologic Time
Units
- Nomenclature etc.
Geologic
Time - Introduction by
The USGS
Jurassic Reef Park
- Introduction to Ancient
Reefs
Luminescence Dating
Laboratory. -
University of Wales
Petrographic
Atlas of Coals
Petrology
of the Sedimentary
Rocks -
R.L. Folks Classic Text on Sedimentary
Rocks
Sediments
&
Sedimentary Rocks - U of Colorado
Sequence
Stratigraphy - University of Georgia
Shale
Research - University of Texas
Sci.geo.petroleum
- Q&A Newsgroup for
Petroleum Geology
ABC's of Plate
Tectonics - Introduction
to Plate Tectonics
Apparent
Dip - Explanation of Apparent Dip
Cross Section from Map data - Construct Cross Section from Map Data
Digital
Tectonic Activity Map - Global Map Showing
Current Tectonic
Activity, NASA
Geologic
Structures- Folds
and Faults -U of
Colorado
Geological
Structures
-
Introduction
Ocean
Floor Database - Searchable
Database of Over 4000 References on Ocean Floor Tectonics
Plate
Tectonics and The Expanding Earth
Plate
Tectonics Reconstructions
- Reconstructions from the Cambrian to Recent
Stereographic
Operations - Using the Stereograph to Solve Structural
Geology Problems
Strain
Determination in Conglomerates
Structural
Geology Notebook -
Some Notes on Ramps and Flats, Sand Box Modelling, Brittle
Faulting etc.
World
Data Center for Seismology
- Earthquake
Information Center by the USGS
World-Wide
Earthquake Locator
- University of Edinburgh