LibGuides: Earth &amp; Environmental Sciences Guide: Websites

Denison Virtual Earth Material Gallery

Digital collection of rocks and minerals.

Geology Search Engine
A Google search that gives moderate preference to geology websites.
Science.gov
Gateway to government science information and research results.

Here are a few web sites you might find useful:

Bivalve Mollusks (Assembling the Tree of Life)
Geologic Atlas of the United States
The Geologic Atlas of the United States is a set of 227 folios published by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1894 and 1945.
Geology.com
Google Earth
View satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, galaxies far in space, and the deepest depths of the ocean.
IMA Database of Mineral Properties
Mindat : Mineralogical database
Mineral collecting, localities, mineral photos and data.
Mineralogy database
Museum of Paleontology- Berkeley
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Geographic
National Oceanographic Data Center
NEIC - National Earthquake Information Center
NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSIDC Glacier Photograph Collection
The Glacier Photograph Collection is an online, searchable collection of photographs of glaciers.
Ohio Maps
Online Courses
Over 500 free online classes from the world's leading universities.
RRUFF
website containing an integrated database of Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction and chemistry data for minerals.
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center
includes information on earthquakes, volcanoes and other geologic hazards.
USGS Publications Warehouse
Search for all types of USGS publications to download: maps, imagery and publications.
USGS Water Resources of the United States
West's Geology Directory