Internet Geology Resources

General Resources

Earth Fact Sheet : Basic data on earth's size, magnetosphere, orbit, etc. from NASA
Gemology & Lapidary Pages: Physical data on gems as well as information on their classification, cutting and relative value
Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection: Images and brief information about some of the Smithsonian's spectacular gem and mineral holdings
The Virtual Cave: Images of cave features from around the world plus access to other speleology sites
Virtual Geomorphology: An electronic textbook of geomorphology

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Earthquakes world-wide: Location and strength of recent earthquakes
Global Earthquake Response Center: Earthquake resource material
Volcanoes Page: Recent activity and background information on volcanology provided by Michigan Technological University

Water and Arid Land

Office of Arid Land Studies, Univ. of Arizona: Offers information on arid lands as well as a directory of their staff and services
Water Environment Web: From the Water Environment Federation

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Organizations and Agencies

U.S. Geological Survey: Information on earthquakes, volcanoes, coastal change, and more
U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resource Surveys Program: Fact sheets, reference materials, and databases on minerals

Electronic Journals and Newsletters

Arid Lands Newsletter: From the University of Arizona's Office of Arid Land Studies
Geology Journals: Journals of geology by the Geological Society of America

E-mail listservs

GEOED-L: Geology and earth science education discussion forum To join, send a message with a blank subject line to: LISTSERV@AWF.CC.UWF.EDU
In the body, write: subscribe GEOED-L firstname lastname

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