GEOLOGY– RELATED LINKS
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This web sites were collected by students in The Earth (GEOL 1100) during the Fall 1999 semester. This course is an introductory geology course aimed at non-science majors. The student identified at the end of the entry is the person who found and recommended the site. Neither Richard Stockton College nor the instructor is responsible for evaluating the contents of these sites. The reader is encouraged to read all web sites with a critical eye, searching for bias, errors, and deliberate misstatements.
What Can I Do with a Degree in
Geology?
This site discusses some of the options available to geology graduates and supplies links
to educational and career opportunities for graduates.
Submitted by Chris Raab (Spring 1999)
U.S. Geological Survey Homepage
This is a government site of the Department of the Interior. This site provides a good
deal of resource information. I recommend this site to all, but especially for those
interested in research. It also provides a good deal of links to other sites loaded with
information.
Submitted by Brian Ellsworth (Spring 1999)
Virtual Geology Labs
On-Line
This is a great site that gives the viewer a hands on Geology lesson in topics such as
plate tectonics earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and more.
Submitted by Lisa Dougherty
Geology.com
This site will help you find whatever it is you need in the field of geology. This site
includes many links in areas ranging from earthquakes, floods,minerals, volcanoes and many
more. It will also give you links to geologic organizations and links to companies for
help finding a job.
Submitted by Jay Dieterich
Earth Introduction
This site introduces you to basic facts about the Earth and provides satellite views from
different positions. This site also has some interesting animations.
Submitted by Eun Kyoung Kim
An Introduction to Geology
and Geologic Time Periods
This site offers a some basic information dealing with Geology and Geologic Time.
Submitted by Lisa Dougherty
Although this site concentrates on the 1906 California Earthquake, it also is a good resource for earthquake information from measuring and predicting earthquakes, to accounts of the destruction they caused. It provides a lot of information on earthquakes worldwide (both recent and in the past), including a glossary of terms commonly associated with earthquakes and links to additional earthquake resources.The 1978 Santa Barbara Earthquake
This web site describes the earthquake in Santa Barbara in 1978 and its effects.
Submitted by Eun Kyong KimThe 1812 Santa Barbara and 1857 Fort Tejon Earthquakes
This site provides information about both of these quakes.
Submitted by Eun Kyong KimKIE Evidence: Seismic Waves
This web site is perfect because it explains everything that we have been going over in class for the last couple of days. It explains the differences between surface waves and body waves. [This site is a student generated web page with links to two really good sites. You might use it as an example of what should be included in your web page. I'd prefer a bit more student explanation before linking to the other sites—MJH]
Submitted by Gina C. MaglioEarthquakes
This site provides answers to the questions: What is an earthquake? Where are they found? and, How are they predicted?
Submitted by Jessica Rozmus
The 1902
Los Alamos Earthquakes
This site describes a series of earthquakes and the wildly exaggerated descriptions of
what happened.
Submitted by Eun Kyoung Kim
Volcanic and Seismic Hazards on the Island of Hawaii
This USGS site tells us about volcanic hazards of Hawaii, including excellent photography.
Submitted by Eun K. KimVolcano World
This site offers extensive information on volcanoes, from the different types to how to become a volcanologist. In addition, it offers constantly updated information on volcanoes around the world, and on Venus, Mars, the Moon, and Io.
Submitted by Joy MattiviVolcanoes Online
This is a great site the has lots of information about volcanoes. Many of the topics found on this site are
a good reference tool because they go over much of what we discussed in class. This is a site created by pre-college students.—mjh
Submitted by Lisa DoughertyMt. St. Helens
This is a great web site dealing with Mount Saint Helens. It is extremely thorough, containing information not only after its eruption but also before, during, and MORE.
Submitted by Jessica RozmusMt. St. Helens Eruption
This site provides the reader with information on volcanic activity with #focus on the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. It gives good pictures to view and it has other links throughout the site to help you better understand the topic of discussion. There are also online resources provided for you to view.
Submitted by Lori Saggese
Earthquakes and Plate TectonicsPlate Tectonics: A Whole New Way to Look at Your World
This interactive site explores plate tectonics, tectonic features, and leads you to many other interesting links.
Submitted by Jessica RozmusThe ABC's of Plate Tectonics
This site explains the basics of the Continental Drift Theory and the processes that make up Plate tectonics. It also provides information about some of the author's other interests, which are Paleoclimate, Dinosaurs, and Herpetology.
Submitted by Lisa Dougherty
The San Andreas
Fault
The site gives details of the San Andreas fault published by the USGS.
Submitted by Lori Saggese
PlateTectonics:
The Cause of Earthquakes
This site explains the three plate boundaries and gives explanations of each as well as
descriptive, color photos.
Submitted by Gina C. Maglio
Deep
Crustal Seismology of Continental Margins
This site gives details and reviews types of margins. It discusses the rifted and
passive margins, transform margins, and convergent margins in teail, and gives the results
of recent studies.
Submitted by Lori Saggese
Earth's
Interior and Plate Tectonics
This site introduces the interior of the Earth and its relationship to plate tectonics.
It has useful illustrations.
Submitted by Eun Kyoung Kim
Plate
Tectonics
This site gives information on the lessons covering the chemical and physical layers of
the Earth. It also provides you with historical development of the theory of plate
tectonics, and descriptions of the locations and tyupes of plate boundaries.
Submitted by Lori Saggese
Minerals
This site is one of the many pages produced by the US Geological Survey. It deals with the importance of minerals and the role they play in the world economy.
Submitted by Lisa DoughertyThe Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill
This site gives the composition of the minerals and how they are formed. It
also shows the crystal structure of the minerals.
Submitted by Jenifer GreeneMineral and Gemstone Kingdom
This site is very extensive and includes everything that you ever wanted to know about minerals and more. The site has over twenty links to related sites. The minerals discussed in the page are conveniently sorted by alphabetical order, chemical groups, color, streak, hardness, crystal group, and elemental affiliation.
Submitted by Gina C. MaglioSilicates
This is a web site put up by the students of the University of Kentucky. It defines what silicates are as well as the different groups of them including pictures.
Submitted by Gina C. MaglioBowen's Reaction Series
This web site gives detailed information on Bowen's Reaction Series. It also provides the reader with extensive details on the minerals and concepts expressed throught the series.
Submitted by Lori SaggeseSedimentary Rocks
This web site gives you details on sedimentary rocks. It discusses the formation, properties and profiles of sedimentary rocks. It also provides the viewer with interesting pictures to view.
Submitted by Lori SaggeseChemical Sedimentary Rocks
This is a professor generated web site that has everything needed to be known about Sedimentary Rocks. The author of the site has many tables as well as photographs to understand the metamorphic processes. It also includes links that will be helpful to the students in our geology class.
Submitted by Gina C Maglio
Grand Canyon Explorer
This site explores the Grand Canyon in a way that any person interested in geology would appreciate. Everything is discussed from the creation of the canyon to the rock types seen in the rock sequence. There are even some overview maps of the area and photos showing some of the more interesting sites (example is the granite rapids and adjacent beach).
Submitted by Sarah Ebersold
Groundwater and Related Features
WyoJones' Geyser Site
This site focuses primarily on geysers in Yellowstone National Park, but also offers extensive general information on the formation, and natural behaviors of geysers.
Submitted by Joy Mattivi
International Marine Global Change Studies (IMAGES)
This is a site that looks carefully at the oceanic sedimentary record to see the effects of climatic changes.
Submitted by Lisa Dougherty
USGS Center for Coastal Geology
This site will allow you to keep up on the current research going on at the Center for Coastal Geology, along with plenty of other information concerning hurricanes, beach erosion, etc.
Submitted by Jay DieterichRip Currents
This site contains information about rip currents. What you may expect to see when entering this site is the headline "drowning machine,"a picture of a man in the water, the msnbc rainbow on center-left, and a chart describing and recognizing rip currents. If this site doesn't prove to be satisfactory, links to about 8 more websites are listed on the bottom of the page.
Submitted by Avi Benshitrit
Links for Structural Geology
This page provides many links for information dealing with Structural Geology. It was created by a professor at St. Mary's University in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada.
Submitted by Lisa DoughertyStructural Geology
This web site is intended for a geology class in Southern Florida. It has an outline and pictures that enable you to understand this topic easier. Don't forget to check out the cool graphics about faults.
Submitted by Gina C. MaglioStress, Faults, and Plate Tectonics
This page contains a whole lot of information on geology related topics. It includes Earthquakes/ Volcanoes to Plate Tectonics and everything in between. It has animated pictures for each topic for easier understanding. Also, the site has a glossary to define terms and an outline of what is covered. The web links are useful as well. This is a professor- generated web site.
Submitted by Gina C. Maglio
A Fresh-water Contaminant Guide
This site provides ou with a list of common fresh-water contaminants and information about each one.
Submitted by Jessica Rozmus
NASA/USGS Planetary Geologic Mapping Program
This is a great site that describes some of NASA's research dealing with the Geologic mapping of our Solar System. Along with the general background about the research is a profile of each planet and its Geologic makeup. There are also many links to more information on each planet.
Submitted by Lisa Dougherty
Glaciers and Glaciation
Description: This web site was created by Professor Stephen A. Nelson from Tulane University for his physical geology class. It gives details on glaciers and glaciations. It primarily focuses on concepts and definitions that relate to this topic.
Submitted by Lori Saggese
University of British Columbia Geology 100 Sediments Home Page
This site gives examples, charts, and breakdowns of sediments in geology. This site also provides the viewer with ol,d exams from Professor W.K. Fletcher's geology class at the Univeristy of British Columbia.
Submitted by Lorie Saggese
Landslide Susceptibility in the Tully Valley Area, Finger Lakes Region, New York
This USGS site tells us about a landslide that occurred in glacial lake sediments in the Tully Valley area of New York. It provides insight into landslide processes, and analyzes the landslide risk in the area.
Submitted by Eun Kyoung Kim
Chemical Weathering Reactions
This web site provides the viewer with everything you need to know about chemical weathering reactions. It provides a lot of details on how minerals can be converted to new minerals through chemical reaction pathways. It also gives some pictures to view.
Submitted by Lori SaggeseWeathering
This website has been provided by the University of Michigan and applies to mechanical and chemical weathering. The site provides a bar with three levels of understanding: beginner; intermediate; or advanced levels. It also discusses the importance of water to weathering processes, as well as the importance of the minerals olivine and spinel to the earth's interior. The site also provides pictures and links to other sites related to chemical and/or mechanical weathering.
Submitted by Avi BenshitritEverything There is to Know About Soils
Click on this site, to find all the dirt on soil. This photo site contains the list of soil orders, including maps of where in the U.S. the different soils can be found. There are soil profiles with photos of the soil showing its depth. Find out about state soils. Just like a bird or a flower, NJ and other states have official soils. There are links to other soil sites including global effects on soil. In addition, even photos of landscapes that can be used as wall paper.
Submitted by Barbara Branderbit