ge·ol·o·gy (j-l-j)
n. pl. ge·ol·o·gies
1. The scientific
study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
2. The structure of
a specific region of the earth's crust.
3. A book on geology.
4. The scientific study
of the origin, history, and structure of the solid matter
of a celestial body.
- AGIWEB - American
Geological Institute.
- Amethyst Galleries'
Mineral Gallery - A constantly growing database of
mineral descriptions, images, and specimens. The descriptions
include searchable mineralogical data, plus other information
of interest to students and rock hounds!
- Ask
an Earth Scientist - Answers from Dr. Ken Rubin and
his people in the Department of Geology and Geophysics
at the University of Hawaii.
- Australia's Lost
Kingdoms - Visit Australia as it was millions of years
ago. Take an exciting journey through time from 110 million
years ago to the present and beyond.
- Burke
Museum - Contains nationally ranked collections totaling
over 3 million specimens. These collections are divided
into three main divisions: Geology, Anthropology and Zoology.
- Canadian
Landscapes - Canadian Landscapes and landforms including
brief geological explanations provide insight on how the
features developed.
- Cape Cod Rocks
- Cape Cod Rocks is an Internet e-Museum for exploring
gems, fossils, rocks and mineral specimens.
- Coal Education
Web Site - Presented by Kentucky Coal Council.
- Department of
Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology - California's
State Geological Survey.
- Dinosaurs:Bosco's
RockPile - A Place to share Dinosaur, Geology and
Paleontology sites, photos, information and links.
- Earth Science
World - You can monitor current events, make maps,
do activities and puzzles, compile data, collect ideas
for Earth Science Week, gather career information, and
browse the Book Center.
- Earth's
Beginnings and Archean Life - Studies of meteorites
tell geologists and astrophysicists about the age of our
solar system.
- Encyclopedia
Smithsonian - Features answers to frequently asked
questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian
resources on subjects from Art to Zoology.
- Extreme Science
- Ever wondered what the biggest, baddest, and the best
are in the natural world?
- Fossil
Horse Cybermuseum - The Florida Museum of Natural
History presents this on-line exhibit on fossil horse
(Equidae) paleontology, evolution, phylogeny, relationships,
biology, nomenclature, and geological time sequence in
N America.
- GeoResources
- Geography website and revision guide.
- Geological Survey of the
Czech Republic - Official site.
- Geology and Earth Science - Current Events - Articles - Maps - News.
- Geology and Earth Science Definitions - Consult our geology dictionary for definitions, images and short articles about the most commonly used geological terms.
- Geology
Museum - You can see a western Kansas Cretaceous mosasaur,
a giant ground sloth, a mastodon tusk plus other displays
in the ESU Geology Museum.
- Geo-Mysteries
@ The Children's Museum -With Rex the Dino Detective.
Geologic Timeline, Fast FAQs about rocks and fossils.
Field Tips for Field Trips.S
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Geo-Mysteries @ The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
- Grand
Canyon Explorer - Geology of the Grand Canyon.
- Happy Birthstone
- The Mineral Gallery a database of mineral descriptions, images, and specimens.
- Hope
Diamond - The history of the stone which was eventually
named the Hope diamond began when the French merchant
traveler, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat
diamond.
- Jason
Project, The - A year-long educational program designed
to excite and engage students in science and technology.
- JASON
VIII: Journey From the Center of the Earth - Explore
two of the earth's geologically unique locations, Iceland
and Yellowstone.
- Jason Project - Explore & learn.
- Middle
School Earth Science Explorer - Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA
Classroom of the Future™.
- Mineral Gallery
- Amethyst Galleries, Inc. A constantly growing collection
of mineral descriptions, images, and specimens.
- Mining
History Network .. Homepage - An information
resource for mining historians.
- MSHA Kid's
Page - Our job is to protect those that work at mines,
maybe your father, mother, aunt or uncle. Explore and
learn more about mining.
- NOAA
Paleoclimatology Program - A central location for
paleoclimate data, research, and education at the National
Geophysical Data Center.
- NOAA/NGDC
- World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics,
Boulder.
- Rockhounding
Arkansas - Arkansas quartz crystals, rocks and minerals,
and diamonds are famous around the world. Here is the
authoritative guide to rock and mineral collecting.
- Sand
Web Site - A place where you can learn about sand,
see a variety of different kinds of sand, and look at
sands from different places around the world.
- Savage
Earth - Although it feels solid and hard beneath our
feet, the outer surface of the Earth is a thin crust of
fragile rock, fractured like the cracked shell of an egg.
A PBS series.
- Savage
Planet - While planet Earth sustains life, it also
harbors forces that can instantly destroy us. From PBS...
- St. Louis Science Center
- Serves as a bridge between scientist and lay person,
encouraging an understanding of ecology and the environment,
humanity, technology and the space sciences.
- TheImage.com
- Science, Geology, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Crystallography,
Photography, Digital Photography, Faceting...
- The
Santorini Volcano - Santorini is the most known and
active volcanic island of the Hellenic Arc in the south
Aegean Sea.
- USGS - U.S. Geological
Survey.
- West's Geology
Directory - School of Ocean and Earth Science , Southampton
University, Southampton Oceanography Centre.
- What on Earth is
Soil? - Soil makes up the outermost layer of our planet.
Soil has varying amounts of organic matter (living and
dead organisms), minerals, and nutrients.
- World
Data Center for Marine Geology & Geophysics, Boulder
- Images: Visualizing Data.
 
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