Source: DLESE Paleontology Introduction to Fossils (From Agiweb)

Geology Links Short List (from DLESE)

Paleontology
Introduction to Fossils (from agiweb)
http://www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk/schools/cabinet01/cabinet01.htm
A Guide to the Orders of Trilobites
http://www.aloha.net/~smgon/ordersoftrilobites.htm
Trilobites and their Evolution through time
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/geology/8361/1998/kirsty/trilo.html
Fossil Timeline
Nice overview of each time period. Plots animal types on globe.
http://fossils.valdosta.edu/home_time.html
Continental Drift and timeline. Nice definitions for each time period.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/anim1.html
Geologic Timelines
http://gallery.in-tch.com/~earthhistory/geologic%20timepage.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Invertebrate Fossils
http://paleo.cortland.edu/tutorial/index.html#phylumlist
Glossary from AGI's 'Evolution & the Fossil Record'
http://www.agiweb.org/news/evolution/glossary.html
UCMP Glossary
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary.html
USGS Fossils, Rocks, and Time
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/contents.html
LOTS of LINKS here - pursue later
http://geologylinks.freeyellow.com/invarth.html
http://members.cox.net/jdmount/paleont.html
Virtual Silurian Reef
http://www.mpm.edu/reef/intro.html
Vermont-specific
Piedmont/Appalachian fossils (pdf)
http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/NE/fossils/ne_fossils_main.htm
Rocks & Minerals
http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/NE/ne_main.htm
Minerals & Rocks
Mineralogy Database - definitions by class, mineral composition, more - good site
http://webmineral.com/

http://webmineral.com/chemical.shtml

Large mineral database – chemical properties, etc.

http://www.mindat.org/

Rockhounds – Intro. To Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systems

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/xtal/index.html

USGS Gemstones paper

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/gemstones/

USGS Rocks and Minerals – Intro to Ig/Sed/Met

http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/docs/usgsnps/rxmin/content.html

Minerals by Class

http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by_class.htm

Rock Cycle Processes

http://oscar.ctc.edu/geology/ProcessesProducts.html

Metamorphic Rock Classification

http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/metamorphic/metaclass.htm

Igneous Rock Classification

http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/igneous/igclass.htm

Minerals of Igneous Rocks (describes Plagioclase, Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Muscovite, Biotite, Amphibole, Pyroxene, Olivine)

http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/igneous/igmin.htm

Minerals – General definition and physical properties

·  Color

·  Streak

·  Luster

·  Cleavage/Fracture

·  Hardness

·  Crystal Shape

·  Specific Gravity

·  Other Properties

http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/mineral/minerals.htm

How Volcanoes Work

http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/index.html

Geology Links Expanded List

Paleontology
Introduction to Fossils (from agiweb)
http://www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk/schools/cabinet01/cabinet01.htm

Fossil Timeline. Plots animal types on globe.
http://fossils.valdosta.edu/home_time.html

Continental Drift and timeline. Provides definitions for each time period.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/anim1.html

USGS Fossils, Rocks, and Time
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/contents.html

A Guide to the Orders of Trilobites
http://www.aloha.net/~smgon/ordersoftrilobites.htm

Trilobites and their Evolution through time
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/geology/8361/1998/kirsty/trilo.html
Geologic Timelines
(same as above) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html

http://www.geo.arizona.edu/geo3xx/308/brachiopod.html

http://www.earth.rochester.edu/ees207/Brachiopoda/hardman_brach5.html

Invertebrate Fossils (GOOD STUFF)

http://paleo.cortland.edu/tutorial/index.html#phylumlist

Virtual Silurian Reef
http://www.mpm.edu/reef/brachiopod.html

Invertebrates & Arthropods

http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/default.htm

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/brachiopoda/brachiopodamm.html

LOTS of LINKS here

http://geologylinks.freeyellow.com/invarth.html
http://members.cox.net/jdmount/paleont.html
Vermont-specific
Piedmont/Appalachian fossils (pdf)

http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/NE/fossils/ne_fossils_main.htm
Rocks & Minerals
http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/NE/ne_main.htm

Plant Fossils – Algae, Angiosperms, Gymnosperms

Cretaceous Angiosperm Diversity

http://www.colby.edu/~ragastal/Paleobotany/Kangiodiversity.htm

History of Paleozoic Forests

http://www.uni-muenster.de/GeoPalaeontologie/Palaeo/Palbot/ewald0.htm

Fungi (Berkeley)

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/fungi.html

Berkeley Paleobotany

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/IB181/VPL/Dir.html

GYMNOSPERMS IN THE MESOPHYTIC

http://www.colby.edu/~ragastal/Paleobotany/mesogymnosperms.htm

Evolutionary History of Green Plants

http://www.palaeos.com/Plants/

The First Forests – Devonian Times

http://www.mdgekko.com/devonian/opportunity/forests.html

Minerals & Rocks
Mineralogy Database - definitions by class, mineral composition, more - good site
http://webmineral.com/

http://webmineral.com/chemical.shtml

Rockhounds – Intro. To Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systems

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/xtal/index.html

USGS Gemstones paper

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/gemstones/

USGS Rocks and Minerals – Intro to Ig/Sed/Met

http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/docs/usgsnps/rxmin/content.html

What are Rocks? British Columbia government site

http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Publications/InfoCirc/Ic1987-5/rockwhat.htm

Minerals by Class

http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by_class.htm

Rock Cycle Processes

http://oscar.ctc.edu/geology/ProcessesProducts.html

Metamorphic Rock Classification

http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/metamorphic/metaclass.htm

Igneous Rock Classification

http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/igneous/igclass.htm

Minerals of Igneous Rocks (describes Plagioclase, Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Muscovite, Biotite, Amphibole, Pyroxene, Olivine)

http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/igneous/igmin.htm

Minerals – General definition and physical properties

·  Color

·  Streak

·  Luster

·  Cleavage/Fracture

·  Hardness

·  Crystal Shape

·  Specific Gravity

·  Other Properties

http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/mineral/minerals.htm

How Volcanoes Work

http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/index.html

Glossaries

UCMP Glossary
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary.html
http://www.geotech.org/survey/geotech/dictiona.html

Physical Geology Glossary Terms

http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/physgeoglos/glossary.html

American Heritage Dictionary – Geology (very cool)

http://www.bartleby.com/61/catpages/Geology.html

http://www.utexas.edu/students/geo/ggtc/gloss.html

http://www.geosurv.gov.nf.ca/education/gloss.html

Glossary from AGI's 'Evolution & the Fossil Record'
http://www.agiweb.org/news/evolution/glossary.html