Geology and Mineral Resources

Links, Books and Places to Visit

Featured links for September - October 2009 :
Windows to the Universe - paleoclimate site
NOAA Paleoclimatology
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Digital Geologic Maps of the United States - USGS Mineral Resources program has compiled all the digital geologic maps of the states.

Vermont Geology Sites
College and University Sites: University of Vermont Geology Dept. Perkins Geology Museum at UVM Landscape Change Program, UVM Middlebury College Field Trips Norwich University - GeoEnvironmental News New England Intercollegiate Geologic Conference (NEIGC) Vermont Mining	Geologic Time Divisions of Geologic Time - Major Chronostratigraphic and Geochronologic Units, USGS Fact Sheet 2007-3015 (170kb pdf file)
General Vermont Geology: Geology of Vermont, Barry Doolan, 1996 (7.4 mb pdf) Download the Geologic History of the Northeast (from PRI) Geology of the Champlain Valley	Glacial Geology of Vermont: Deglaciation and the Champlain Sea Champlain Sea Glacial Lake Hitchcock
Earthquakes: Link to a List of Current Earthquake Activity Why Does the Earth Quake in New England?	USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS & Other Information Historic USGS topographic maps for New England states (15 min. quads) from UNH Free topographic maps may be downloaded through the USGS web site Vermont Geodetic Survey at AOT (Interactive benchmark map)
Mineral Resources & Soils: USGS Mineral Resource Data (select geographic area then download or view as html) Vermont Soils Information Soils Information, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service USGS Geophysical, Geochemical and Mineral Data Sets Private Water Well Data for State of Vermont Stone Quarries and Beyond Structures and Monuments which used Vermont stone (Stone Quarries and Beyond) The Legacy of the Elizabeth Mine	Other: Burlington Gem and Mineral Club Homepage USGS Photo Library Vermont Center for Geographic Information Vermont Geological Society Vermont Geodetic Survey at AOT (Benchmark information) Vermont Agency of Transportation Online Map Center (includes VT County & Town boundary map) Geological Society of New Hampshire Digital Geologic Maps of the United States National Geologic Map Database Catalog REAL-TIME DATA FROM USGS (earthquake, volcano, stream data & bird migration) Slate Valley Museum

Favorite Internet Sites
Rocks, Minerals & Field and Microscopic Identification: Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals and textures, UNC Amethyst Gallery, Inc. Mineral Gallery (Mineral ID, index, properties, photos..) CSU's Rock and Mineral Identification Mineral Information Institute (mineral resource information for teachers and students) Bob's Rock Shop Stone Quarries and Beyond	Virtual Field Trips: A Geologist's Lifetime Field List National Park Service Tour Virtual Field Trips, University of Houston Virtual Field Trips, Thomson Learning High Points Geology Earth As Art - beautiful Landsat 7 satellite views of the planet
Groundwater: USGS Ground-Water Resources Homepage	Plate Tectonics and Structural Geology: Paleomap Project (C. Scotese's projections of Earth through time) Learn Structure, University of Leeds
Energy US Dept. of Energy DOE Geothermal Technologies Site	Dinosaurs and Paleontology: UCMP at Berkeley (paleontology museum/site) Dinosauria
Other Sites to Visit: The Blue Marble - color global images from the NASA Earth Observatory Climate Change- EPA Earth Science World Image Bank Earth Science Picture of the Day EarthScope Intute: Earth Science Gateway - over 5000 links for Earth Science data and education MIRAGE - over 10,000 on-line maps from the Geological Survey of Canada	Other Sites to Visit: Understanding Evolution Volcano World The Talk.Origins Archive (evolution discussion) Degree Confluence Project ( integer degree intersections of the world) Smithsonian Institute Science & Technology Earthworks-jobs US Dept. of Labor Job Outlook

National Organizations/Government

American Geological Institute
Association of American State Geologists
Geological Society of America
United States Geological Survey
USGS Geologic Time
Magnetic Declination from NOAA
National Geologic Map Database, USGS