Geology Resources on the Internet

GEOLOGY RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET Merit Badge Scouting with Mr. R...... www.relia.net/~thedane/geology.html U.S. Scouting Service Project...... usscouts.org/mb/mb058.asp

Photos Virtual Field Trips...... www.uh.edu/~jbutler/anon/anontrips.html Earth Science World Image Bank...... http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images Google Images...... images.google.com Type search terms like geology, mineral, rock, fault, volcano, karst, sinkhole, oil, geothermal, drilling

Rocks and Minerals The Franklin Institute...... www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html Maryland Technology Academy...... cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/Rmform.htm Geology of Virginia...... http://www.wm.edu/geology/virginia/ How Volcanoes Work...... www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work Rock Cycle...... www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html Fossils & Minerals...... www.bhigr.com/pages/info/info_main.htm Common Minerals and Their Uses...... www.idahomining.org/minerals.html Texas Minerals and Mining...... www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/gpm1.html Mining Methods...... www.bartleby.com/65/mi/mining.html

Glossaries and Dictionaries Several Geology Dictionaries...... www.glossarist.com/glossaries/science/earth-sciences/geology.asp Houghton Mifflin...... college.hmco.com/geology/resources/geologylink/glossary.html University of California Museum of Paleontology...... www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_2.html U.S. Geological Survey...... wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/parks/misc/glossarya.html WebRef.org...... www.webref.org/geology/geology.htm University of Montana...... gemini.oscs.montana.edu/~geol445/hyperglac/glossary.htm

Earthquakes U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center...... earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic Recent Earthquakes in Tennessee Area...... folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs Tennessee Earthquake Information...... earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states.php?regionID=42 Mount St. Helens...... www.ess.washington.edu/SEIS/PNSN/HELENS/helensep_mo.html Recent Earthquakes in California & Nevada...... quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs Southern California Earthquake Data Center...... www.data.scec.org/index.html Agencies U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...... www.usgs.gov National Park Service, Geology Division...... www2.nature.nps.gov/geology Geology of National Parks...... 3dparks.wr.usgs.gov Geology in the National Parks...... www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/project/home.html USGS Water Watch...... water.usgs.gov/waterwatch Tennessee Division of Geology...... www.state.tn.us/environment/tdg

Organizations UT Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences...... web.eps.utk.edu American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)...... www.aipg.org Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG)...... www.aegweb.org Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society (KGMS)...... www.discoveret.org/kgms East Tennessee Geological Society...... www.discoveret.org/etgs

Topographic Maps & Aerial/Satellite Photos Google Earth (software download)...... earth.google.com NASA World Wind (software download)...... worldwind.arc.nasa.gov TerraServer...... terraserver-usa.com TopoZone...... www.topozone.com USGS Topographic Mapping...... erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/topo/topo.html

Geologic Maps USGS What is a Geologic Map?...... www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/gmap/gmap1.html State Geologic Maps...... geology.about.com/od/stategeologicmaps/Geologic_Maps_of_the_US_States.htm State Geologic Maps...... www.uwgb.edu/DutchS/StateGeolMaps.HTM Tennessee/Kentucky Geologic Map...... www.uwgb.edu/DutchS/StateGeolMaps/Ky-TnGMap.HTM Tennessee Maps...... geology.com/states/tennessee.shtml

Structural Geology Structural Geology Resources...... http://www.uh.edu/~jbutler/anon/anoncoursestructure.html Folds and Faults...... www.homepage.montana.edu/~esci111/MoreStuff/111Struct/ftellisgeol.htm

Geology Careers Geology Careers...... www.wmich.edu/geology/careers.htm Geoscience Careers...... www.earthscienceworld.org/careers Careers in Geology...... jove.geol.niu.edu/deptnews/careers/careers.html Careers in Geology...... www.uwrf.edu/~wc01/GeoJobs.html