Earth & Space Sciences: General Geology Web Sites

The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) is a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University

Supported by the National Science Foundation

Information from the American Geological Institute, including Image Bank and interactive Geologic Time Scale

A video instructional series on geology for college and high school classrooms and adult learners

From the U.S. Geological Survey

USGS National Geologic Lexicon Database

An interactive timeline from the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

3D and photographic tours of park geology and natural history from the U.S. Geological Survey

This database is a comprehensive collection of published analyses of volcanic rocks and mantle xenoliths; maintained by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz.

A web site of the Goddard Space Flight Center

MCOR is part of the Penn State Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) which coordinates University research and outreach on gas shales and their impacts, including environmental, economic and sociological aspects.

Government sponsored web resource offering high-quality geological, environmental, and geographical information on a planetary scale

Over 90,000 maps and reports by more than 600 publishers compiled by the USGS and the AASG (Association of American State Geologists).

Direct portal to the various energy programs of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Welcome to the largest earth science library in the world!

A web-based focal point and resource for 3-D visualizations of molecules and minerals from the University of Wisconsin.