Organizations, Museums

 

 

U.S. Geological Survey

Dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us.

http://www.usgs.gov/

 

Mineralogical Association of Canada

Information on Canadian minerals.

http://www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/

 

Mineralogical Society of America

Information on meetings, publications, and mineralogical resources.

http://www.minsocam.org/

 

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences

The mineral and gem collection consists of approximately 350,000 mineral specimens and 10,000 gems, making it one of the largest of its kind in the world. The collection is used for scientific research, education programs, and public exhibitions. Site includes photos of recent acquisitions.

http://mineralsciences.si.edu/index.htm

 

Michigan Karst Conservancy

The MKC is an all volunteer corporation which works throughout the state of Michigan to preserve karst landforms. Karst is the general name for areas where water flows underground through dissolved limestone, and where the related processes are present.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~ranecurl/mkc/mkc.html

 

Seaman Mineral Museum

Information and photos from the Mineral Museum of Michigan, on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton.

http://www.museum.mtu.edu/

 

Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines: Mines and Minerals Division

The Mines & Minerals Division works to support responsible land use management and mineral resource development by administration of the Mining Act, providing public geoscience information and client services.

http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/mines/default_e.asp

 

Geology, General

 

Geologynet

Site for Geology Software and Information, including many of useful web links.

http://www.geologynet.com/geologylinks.htm

 

Smithsonian Center for Earth and Planetary Studies

CEPS conducts an active research program in planetary and terrestrial geology and geophysics using remote sensing data from Earth-orbiting satellites and manned and unmanned space missions. It houses an extensive collection of images of the planets and their satellites and serves as a repository for Space Shuttle photographs.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/

 

Rocks and Minerals

 

Bob’s Rock Shop

Online publication for rock collectors and lapidary hobbyists.

http://www.rockhounds.com/

 

Rockhounds Information Page

Has many web links to rock shops and galleries, collection sites and trips, photos, earthscience related groups, publications, software sources, etc.

http://www.infodyn.com/rockhounds/rockhounds.html

 

Philatelic Mineralogy

Postage stamps that feature gems, rocks, or minerals.

http://stampmin.home.att.net/

 

Dinosaurs and Vertebrate Paleontology

Dino Russ’s Lair

Software, web resources, geology databases, information about dinosaur sites and exhibits, etc.

http://www.dinoruss.com/

 

GPS, Geocaching, Geology Software

 

Geocaching

“The official global GPS cache hunt site.” Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices.

http://www.geocaching.com/

 

GPS Information.Net

Collection of reviews, FAQs and articles.

http://gpsinformation.net/

 

Caris

Sells GIS and geology mapping software

http://www.caris.com/

 

RockWare

GIS and Earth Science software

http://www.rockware.com/

 

Geology Education

 

Digital Library for Earth Systems Education

DLESE is a distributed community effort involving educators, students, and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels. DLESE supports Earth science education by providing access to high-quality collections of educational resources; access to Earth data sets and imagery, including the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use in educational settings; support services to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources; and communication networks to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education

http://dlese.org/library/index.jsp

 

LSSU Geology

In addition to information about the LSSU geology program, this site includes information and links on the geology of Michigan and Ontario.

http://www.lssu.edu/geology/

 

Other

 

Google Earth

Satellite photos and maps of any place on Earth.

http://earth.google.com/

 

The Volcano Information Center

Informs the user about general volcanology in an organized way, including features of volcanoes, volcanic eruptions, and volcanic hazards. Provides links to websites that are resources for data not contained in VIC.

http://volcanology.geol.ucsb.edu/