Geology
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- Perlite
- Pictures, links, and a brief description of the properties and applications of this siliceous rock.
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- Rakovan, John
- Professor in the Department of Geology at Miami University, Oxford, OH. Includes information on Dr. Rakovan's research and teaching in mineralogy and geochemistry.
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- The Rock, Mineral, and Fossil Reference
- Contains over 100 pictures of minerals, rocks and fossils, as well as information about classification, identification, the Science Olympiad Rocks and Minerals event and related topics.
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- YupRocks
- High-resolution pictures of rocks and minerals, taken from personal collections, as well as the Calvin College Geology Department, Michigan, USA.
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- Boudinage, Ore Deposits, and Crustal Tectonics
- Information about how boudinage structures control the location and formation of ore deposits, and an analogue model for crustal tectonics.
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- Giovanni Guglielmo's Research Page on Salt Tectonics
- Contains free computer animations, 3-D visualization, and interpretations of physical and finite element models of salt tectonics. These materials are useful for geological research, teaching, brainstorming, and seismic interpretation.
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- Interactive Geologic, Geohydrologic and Geochemical Database and Model for the Little Snake River Drainage Basin, Wyoming
- Provides new baseline data to the oil and gas industry, water planners, water-well drillers, geologists, engineers and hydrologists. Online Geologic, hydrologic and geochemical database for the Little Snake River Drainage Basin in Wyoming.
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- Patrice Rey's Teaching Portfolio
- Lecture notes, slides, and related resources on structural geology, tectonics, geodynamics and petrophysics.
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- An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
- Plates movements. The theories that scientists have used to explain these movements.
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- Applied Paleomagnetics, Inc.
- Offering Paleomagnetic core orientation and paleomagnetic services including paleomagnetic fracture orientation, fracture studies in fractured reservoirs, and paleomagnetic orientation of in-situ stress.
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- Broadband Seisimic Data Collection Center
- Real time seismic data for view or download from the Anza network in Southern California.
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- Cecil and Ida Green Piñon Flat Observatory
- Set up to measure crustal deformation in a tectonically active area, improve estimates of the earthquake hazard in southern California, and serve as a testing ground for new geophysical instrumentation.
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- GPS Time Series
- Measurements made with the Global Positioning System are sensitive enough to detect motion of the Earth's tectonic plates.
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- Peter Bird's Programs for Tectonic Modeling
- Tectonic modeling with finite elements: programs, publications, figures, and abstracts by Peter Bird of UCLA.
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- Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Cocos-Nazca Spreading Center
- This article is about Plate Tectonic Evolution written by Martin Meschede and Udo Barckhausen. [PDF]
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- Plate Tectonics
- This site provides useful information about tectonics: the origin of plate tectonics, indications of tectonic activity, age of the sea floor.