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MOST EXCELLENT geology links

 
Earth's Dimensions Notes
 
 

Minerals and Rocks

Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals and Textures - cross sections of minerals and rocks

Minerology Data Base- excellent survey
 
General and Purchase Info on Rocks - Rockman McLean Trading Co.
 
Fluorescent Minerals - dark room photo gallery of fluorescent minerals
 
Virtual Microscope for Cross Sections - thin slices of minerals and rocks up close and personal. Cool!

Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom- A-Z look at minerals
 
Mineral Gallery- mineral descriptions, images, and specimens
 
 
 

Quakes and Plates

Virtual Earthquake - find the location of an earthquake by triangulating data
 
Map of Recent Quakes- find out what's shaking!
 
Virtual Dating- find out how the ages of rocks are determined using radioactive isotopes

US Geological Survey: geology homepage - this site is a gateway to ask-a-geologist, earthquake info, water, mapping and much more

US Geological Survey: geologic hazards - the low down on the big, bad and ugly of geology
 
Story of Plate Tectonics - USGS presents the Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics
 
The Cause of Earthquakes- instruction on plates and quakes

National Data Center's Tsunami Database - here you will find everything you ever wanted to know about every tsunami that has ravaged the sea since 49 B.C.
 
All About Tsunamis- another tell all adventure
 
Savage Tsunamis- waves of distruction- surf's up
 
Geology Hazards Slides- Yikes... quakes, volcanoes and tsunamis aftermath
 
Life along the Fault Line - the Exploratorium's online earthquake exhibit includes seismic science information, articles on earthquake-proof engineering, and a look back at the 1906 quake in San Francisco.
 
Global Earthquake Response Center - get information on what's shaking today and terrible earthquakes of the past
 
Real Time Earthquake Data - USGS gives current national earthquake information
 
National Earthquake Data Center - USGS earthquake information and hazards info

Earth's interior- layers and plate tectonics
 
Animation of Earth's Crust- Hell's Crust revealed
 
Hell's Crust in Motion- PBS Story of Plate Tectonics
 
SavageEarthquakes- PBS Restless Planet
 
 

Volcanoes

Volcano World- The Web's Premier Source of Volcano Info
 
Volcanic Eruption Prediction - the Annenbery/CPB project exhibits collection address the question: Can we predict volcanic eruptions. Well organized and interesting video clips.
 
Volcanoes Info from the Learning Web- excellent quick tutorial on volcanoes
 
Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History brings us world volcanoes and preliminary notices on volcanoes
 
Volcano Information Center - brought to you by the geo dept at University of California at Santa Barbara this site features a host of volcano topics such as volcanoes under glaciers, current volcano activity, and a search for that special volcano
 
Michigan Tech Volcanoes Page - contains information on volcano hazards, current activity, volcanic humor, and remote sensing
 
Savage Volcanoes- learn about how volcanoes form and then self-destruct
 
In the Shadow of Vesuvius- world's deadliest volcanoes, volcano SWAT teams and more
 
Volcanoes Online- What is a volcano? How are they are formed? What is the impact of eruptions? Find out here, and then test your knowledge with online games and multiple-choice quizzes.
 
 

Weathering and Landforms

Virtual Cave- check out these amazing photos of cave formations
 
Virtual River Discharge- take a virtual river trip
 
Ice Ages - info on ice ages from the illinois state museum
 
Geology of National Parks - great photos and info on some of the more fantastic geological wonders in America. Includes park tours, hot topics in geologic resources and a photo gallery
 
Virtual Field Trips - take a virtual trip to natural wonders of the world, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes and more
 
Color Landform Atlas of NY- satellite and "3-d" relief images
 
Terra Server Arial Imagery- get detailed maps

 

Miscellaneous

American Museum of Natural History- Hall of Planet Earth - a fantastic virtual exhibit (and onsite too)
 
Science Made Stupid- a pretty clever site for such stupidity
 
Natural Science Photos - stock photos from JLM Visuals

World Lecture Hall on Earth Science - check out some college classes
Michigan Tech Aurora Page - information, links and incredible photos of the Northern Lights. Check out Jan Curtis' shots from Alaska.
 
USGS Water Resources of US Water info galore
 
Realtime Water Data- USGS lastest info on stream levels in US
 
Earth's History- Life through time