Geosciences Links
Cave and Karst Science
Climatology
Databases, Glossaries, and Reports
- AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) Datapages. Restricted to UT faculty, students, and staff.
- American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database.
- Center for Research in Water Resources: Online Reports. University of Texas at Austin.
- Clay Minerals Society Glossary for Clay Science Project.
- Collective
Bibliography of North Dakota Geology. From North Dakota State University Libraries and the North Dakota Geological Survey.
- Dinobase. Dinosaur page maintained by the Earth Sciences Department at the University of Bristol.
- Earth Pages. Wiley-Blackwell's Earth Sciences and News from the Geological World.
- First Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Indiana. Made During the Year 1869. Brought to you Indiana University.
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). From topographic maps of U.S. Geological Survey. Maintained by Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.
- Geologic Guidebooks of North America. Geoscience Information Society compiled all editions of the Union List of Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks of North America.
- GeoRef. Restricted to UT Austin students, faculty, and staff.
- Illustrated Glossary of Geological Terms. Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Iowa State University.
- Karstbase. "Current literature on kartology and geospeleology." Speleogenesis.
- Mindat.org. Minerals, mineral collecting, mineral localities and other mineralogical information.
- Office of Scientific and Technical Information OSTI. Science Accelerator Database from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
- Publications Warehouse Basic Search. U.S. Geological Survey.
- RRUFF. Integrated database of Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction and chemistry data for minerals.
- Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary. Over 3600 entries relating to hydrocarbon exploration, development and production.
- Scientific Databases. Venus Crater, Ganymede Crater, and Callisto Crater Databases. Lunar and Planetary Institute.
- Virtual Landscapes of Texas.
Earthquakes:
Geological Surveys: United States and International
Government Agency Resources
Journals and Texts
Maps
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Aerial Photography Field Office. U.S. Department of Agriculture- Farm Service Agengy has over 10,000,000 images, 1955-present.
- AfricaMap. Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University.
- California Geographical
Survey.
- Consol Energy Mine Map Preservation Project.
- Coordinate Systems. Description of local and global systems for use in precise positioning, navigation, and geographic information systems.
- Cornell University: Building the Digital Earth. Geoscience Information System Interactive Map Server.
- David Rumsey Map Collection.
- DeLorme
GPS, Maps and Data.
- Early soil maps of the U.S.D.A. Soil Survey Series, 1899-1962.
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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS). A leading source of land information for exploring our changing planet.
- Geologic Atlas of Texas - 1:250,000 Scanned Sheets. Texas Water Development Board.
- Geologic Atlas of the United States. 227 folios published by U.S. Geological Survey between 1894 and 1945 and digitized by Texas A&M.
- GeoSTAC. GeoSpatial Training and Analysis Cooperative.
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Faunmap. Electronic database for the late Quaternary distribution of mammal species in the U.S. From Illinois State Museum.
- Historic Cities. Department of Geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jewish National and University Library.
- Historic USGS Maps of New England and New York. University of New Hampshire Library Government Information Department.
- Irish historical geological maps. This site displays a range of historical geological maps, sections and memoirs of Ireland, mostly from the 19th century.
- Mapdawg. Old Maps. Organized by collection and locale.
- Map History, History of Cartography : the Gateway to the Subject.
- National Atlas.
- National Geologic Map Database. Geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, and marine geology.
- PALEOMAP Project. Plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea.
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- Rare Map Collection. From the University of Georgia Libraries Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
- Strange Maps.
- TerraServer. Subscription database of maps and aerial photographs of the United States.
- USGS Topographic Maps. U.S. Geological Survey.
Mineralogy
Miscellaneous
- Another Node On the interNet ANON. For those with
interests in Geosciences, Mathematics and Computing.
- Bibliography of Indonesia Geology.
- Big Bend National Park Pointers and Pictures.
- Biogeosciences.org. Intersection of the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
- Degree Confluence Project. Photographs and stories of places across the world where the latitude and longitude integer degrees intersect.
- Dr. Ron Blakey. Professor of Geology introduces teaching and research presentations as well as the geology of the Colorado Plateau and paleogeography.
- Encyclopedia of Earth. Reference source about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society.
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Geology.
- Geology Link Page. Geological Societies, Geologic Surveys, Seismology, Volcanology, Paleontology, Hydrology, Mining, Remote Sensing.
- New York
Geology Resources Forum. Presented by Sand Lake Geoscience.
- Petroleum Technology Transfer Council. Oil and natural gas industry-directed, regionally-focused not-for-profit organization.
- Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest. Photographs and explanations of geology, fossils, soils, plants, and other aspects of the Garland, Texas forest.
- SciVee. Pubcasts, postercasts, and videos of scientific research.
- Virtual Geosciences Professor. John C. Butler's site.
- World Digital Library. Significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
Oceanography
Paleontology
Planets and Space:
Professional Societies and Organizations
- AASG Association of American State Geologists. Represents the State Geologists of the 50 United States and Puerto Rico.
- AEG Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists.
- AGI American Geological
Institute. Nonprofit federation of 45 geoscientific and professional associations.
- AGU American Geophysical Union.
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists AAPG.
- Austin Geological Society AGS.
- CIESIN Columbia University. The
Center for International Earth Science Information
Network.
- Clay Minerals Society CMS. Research and dissemination of information on clay science and technology.
- European
Mineralogical Union EMU.
- Geological Society. Of London, England.
- Geological Society of America GSA.
- Geoscience Information
Society. Exchange of information and cooperation among scientists, librarians, editors, cartographers, educators, and information professionals.
- IASnet.org. International Association of Sedimentologists.
- International Union of Geological Sciences IUGS.
- Mineralogical Association of Canada. Association minéralogique du Canada.
- Mineralogical Society
of America MSA.
- National Speleological Society NSS. Studies, explores, and conserves cave and karst resources.
- On the Cutting Edge. Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty.
- Self-Presentation in the Sciences.
- SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology.
- Society of Economic Geologists.
- Society of Exploration
Geophysicists.
- Texas Speleological Association.
- Texas Speleological Survey TSS. Collects, organizes, and maintains information on Texas caves and karst.
Resources maintained by other Universities
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Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, and Textures. Virtual Geology Project at the University of North Carolina.
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Big Bend National Park Virtual Field Trip. Dr. Bruce Herbert's
Texas A&M site on Big Bend.
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Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections. Stanford University.
- Colorado School
of Mines.
- Department of Geosciences. Stony Brook University, College of Arts and Sciences, State University of New York.
- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. California Institute of Technology.
- Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Free, online course materials from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT Open Courseware.
- Earth Resources Laboratory. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
- Geochemistry on the World Wide Web. Hosted by Cornell University.
- Geologic Book Publishers, Vendors, Dealers, Map Dealers, and Serials Vendors. Maintained by the University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana. Includes geology society publications, maps, and government
publications.
- Geology: Plate Tectonics. History, mechanisms, and animation of plate tectonics. From the University of California
Berkeley.
- Geoscience Departments WWW Directory
- U.S. and Canada.
- IGWMC International
Ground Water Modeling Center. Colorado School
of Mines.
- Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory. The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
- Oversized
Color Images: Addressing Issues of Preservation and Access, New York State Museum Bulletins Project. Columbia University Libraries, Academic Information Systems.
- Space Science and Engineering Center. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Stukenberg Geology Museum. Kazan State University, Russia.
- TCU Department of Geology. Texas Christian
University.
- Teaching Introductory Geoscience Courses in the 21st Century. On the Cutting Edge: Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty. Carlton College and NAGT (National Association of Geoscience Teachers).
- Teaching resources in Structural Geology. Earth Sciences, University of Leeds.
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