Geology
Indexes | Course-Specific Guides | Guides | Electronic Journals | Ready Reference | Educational Resources | Organizations | Related Topics
Indexes
GeoRef (1785– [North American]; 1933– [International]) International database of journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters covering geology and earth sciences. Produced by the American Geological Institute.
Web of Science (on campus only) (1984-present) Online version of Science Citation Index, an interdisciplinary database to journal articles in the sciences. Tracks cited references to locate more recent articles. For cited reference searching for older articles, please contact us.
MinABS (1982-present) Online version of Mineralogical Abstracts, covering the fields of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, and environmental mineralogy
GEOBASE (1980–present) Records covering the worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology. Produced by Elsevier; via FirstSearch.
Spatial Odyssey: GIS Literature Databases (1991–present)
Course-Specific Guides
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Guides (Metasites)
Intute: Science, Engineering & Technology: Earth Sciences Academic web resources in earth sciences selected by a network of UK universities.
Hydrology Web: hydrology and related Internet resources
Links for Mineralogists
Selected Web Sites for Geoscientists
Science.gov Gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies
WINDandSEA: the oceanic and atmospheric sciences Internet locator.
Electronic Journals
Please check the Journal Locator for more information about specific titles.
Annual Review of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Applied Geochemistry
Chemical Geology
Contributions to Mineralogy & Petrology
Earth & Planetary Science Letters
Earth-Science Reviews
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Geological Magazine
Geophysical Research Letters
Global & Planetary Change
International Journal of Earth Sciences:Geologische Rundschau
Journal of Geology
Journal of Petrology
Journal of Structural Geology
Lithos
Marine Geology
Palaeontologia Electronica
Physics & Chemistry of the Earth, Part A: Solid Earth & Geodesy
Physics & Chemistry of the Earth, Part B: Hydrology, Oceans & Atmosphere
Physics & Chemistry of the Earth, Part C: Solar, Terrestrial & Planetary Science
Precambrian Research
Quaternary Science Reviews
Science
Sedimentary Geology
Ready Reference
Ask USGS U.S. Geological Survey's information resource.
ATHENA: Mineralogy List of minerals according to chemical formulas and classes.
EurekAlert Reference Desk links to a variety of online ready reference tools.
Illustrated Glossary of Geology is an alphabetical list of basic geologic terms.
Historic USGS Maps of New England UNH has scanned in regional maps from 1890–1959 and indexed them by town.
Martindale's Reference Desk is a collection of ready reference sources from all disciplines.
Educational Resources
EROS Data Center: Earth resources observation systems.
Mineralogy Database Excellent data site including information on chemical composition, x-ray diffraction data, and photos.
National Geographical Data Center
National Geophysical Data Center
Paleontology Without Walls University of California Museum of Paleontology online exhibits.
Plate Tectonics Animations of continental drift based on paleogeographic maps by Christopher Scotese of UT Arlington.
The Virtual Geosciences Professor A collection of online courses.
Organizations
Geological Society of America (GSA)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Geoscience Information Society (GIS)
American Geological Institute (AGI) site includes list of homepages of member societies.
Related Topics
Amherst College Geology Department
General Science Resources
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