Geology & Earth Science  Tags: geology earth_science  

This guide links to geology sites about specific topics.

Geochemistry

• GEOROC
  • Geochemistry of Rocks of the Oceans and Continents; database of sample analyses (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry).
• Geochemistry on the World Wide Web
  • links to sites on geochemistry (Cornell).

Geophysics

• Geophysical Data Products
  • resources for geophysicists from the USGS Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team.

Mineralogy, Metals, and Mining

• Mineralogy Database
  • contains descriptions and properties for over 4,000 individual mineral species.
• Minerals Yearbook
  • includes information and statistics on the domestic and foreign minerals and materials industries. (USGS)

Paleontology

• Internet Resources in Paleontology
  • UCSB guide to research on this topic.

Other

• Earth Impact Database
  • information on Earth impact craters by crater name, diameter, or location.
• Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
  • guide to naming of physical features from the USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
• Geomorphology from Space
  • includes photographs taken from space of various landforms (NASA).
• Offshore Technology
  • website for the offshore oil and gas industry.
• Web Resources for Sedimentary Geologists
  • links to a variety of sites with information on sedimetary geology (University of Oregon).

• Dept. of Earth Science
  
• Institute for Crustal Studies
• Marine Science Institute