Karl's Geology Links
General Geology |
Weather |
Local forecast from the NOAA Office in the Twin Cities |
| Local forecast from the Weather Channel | ||
| Local forecast from the Wunderground | ||
| US Satellite Visible | ||
| North Central US Satellite Visible | ||
| North Central US Current Conditions | ||
| Upper Midwest Radar | ||
| Caribbean Region Satellite IR | ||
Current Events |
Links to Earth Today and Geology in the News at Houghton Mifflin | |
| The latest Earth Science Events at EarthWeek | ||
| USGS National Earthquake Information Center | ||
| Michigan TechnologicalUniversity's Volcanoes Page | ||
| Volcano World at University of North Dakota | ||
| Earthcast at University of Maryland | ||
| Earth in Near Real Time from the Smithsonian Institute | ||
| Satellite Images from NASA's Earth Observatory | ||
| Images of Current Earth Science Events at NOAA | ||
Maps |
Relief Maps of the US | |
| Global and Oceanographic Topography from NOAA-NGDC | ||
| Color Landform Atlas of the US | ||
| Maps and Photos from TerraServer | ||
| Generate your own map using Cornell University's Interactive Map | ||
| Digital Elevation Maps of the Globe | ||
General |
Earthscience Links from Central Michigan University | |
Planetary Geology |
Solar System |
Views of the Solar System by Calvin Hamilton |
| Planetary Photojournal from NASA | ||
Mars |
Mars Orbital Camera Images from Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Images and Info from the Mars Global Survey Mission | ||
Astronomy |
Astronomy Picture of the Day | |
| Latest Images from the Hubble Space Telescope | ||
Extrasolar Planets |
The latest on the search for Extrasolar Planets | |
Mineralogy |
Mineral Databases |
WebMineral - an excellent resource for everything about minerals |
| Athena Mineralogy - comprehensive searchable database of mineral info | ||
| Mineral Structures Data Base - 3D models of mineral structures | ||
| Mindat.org - a large collection of images and a searchable database | ||
Chemical Databases |
Web Elements - a periodic table with lots of useful data | |
| Visual Elements Periodic Table - 3D visualizations of the periodic table | ||
| Atomic Radii Tables | ||
| Isotope Explorer - information about isotopes | ||
Mineral Photo Galleries |
Amethyst Galleries - a collection of photographs of minerals | |
| North Carolina Atlas of Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section | ||
| Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - photo galleries | ||
Other |
Mineral Spectroscopy - spectra and information about color of minerals | |
| USGS Digital Spectral Library | ||
| Minerals Under the Microscope from University of Bristol | ||
| Links to Mineralogy Courses at the University of Minnesota - Duluth | ||
| Todd Dunn's Mineralogy Course and HTML Mineral Calculators | ||
| Info on rocks and minerals | ||
Minnesota |
Geology |
Minnesota Geological Survey |
| Map of Bedrock Geology of Minnesota | ||
| Map of Quaternary Geology of Minnesota | ||
| Maps of Aeromag and Gravity of Minnesota | ||
| Map of Combined Aeromag and Gravity of Minnesota | ||
| Minnesota DNR - Division of Land and Minerals | ||
Environment |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) | |
| Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA) | ||
Global Change |
Climate |
Information from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
| News and Events at Greenhouse Gas Online | ||
Learning |
PBL |
Problem-Based Learning at theUniversity of Deleware's ITUE |
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