 | Iron Meteorites: Learn about iron meteorites in this interesting article by Geoffrey Notkin of Aerolite Meteorites. Lots of great photos. |
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What Does a Geologist Do?
Learn about the interesting work of geologists and watch two short videos about the relevance of geology today.
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What is Earth Science? It is the study of Earth and its neighbors in space. It includes geology, astronomy, meteorology & oceanography. |
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Diamond: Articles, news, videos, production data, graphs, and information related to gem and industrial diamond worldwide. |
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Marcellus Shale: The most overlooked resource in the eastern United States! |
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Roadside Geology Guides:
Learn about the geology of your favorite state as seen along the highway. Filled with maps, photos, park locations and detailed descriptions. Get one before your next trip. |
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Herkimer Diamonds: Learn how to find these doubly terminated quartz crystals at Herkimer, NY. |
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Volcanoes! A page that links to all of our volcano articles and to the best volcano information that we could find. |
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The Many Uses of Gold: Learn how the unique properties of gold make it extremely suited for a large number of industrial uses. |
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Mount Vesuvius: Photos, maps, eruption history, geologic hazards, plate tectonics and more. By Jessica Ball. |
 | | Uses of Copper: One of the first metals widely used by people. Now it is used in almost every industry around the world. |
 | | Landslides: A USGS fact sheet explains different types of landslides and the kind of events that might trigger them. |
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| Water Ice on the Moon: Protected by permanent sun shadow, over 600 million tons of water ice has been found on the Moon. |
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Volcano Monitoring: Protecting the US military, commercial air traffic and residents near the Northern Mariana Islands. |
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Asilisaurus kongwe: A newly-discovered dinosaur-like animal is challenging the age of the oldest dinosaur. |
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Abydosaurus: A new species of sauropod dinosaur has been found in Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. |
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Mineral Show Photos: We recently attended the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase. Here are a few photos! |
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Asteroid Collision: Hubble Space Telescope discovered a streak of debris that is probably a collision of two asteroids. |
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Gamburtsev Mountains: Hidden beneath Antarctica's ice for millions of years, the Gamburtsev Mountains are being mapped with radar. |
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Venezuela Heavy Oil: USGS determined that the Orinoco Oil Belt contains one of the world's largest oil accumulations. |
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What is a Tombolo?: An astronaut photo of the Giens Peninsula of France - which has been formed by two tombolos. |
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The Impact of Toba: A new study suggests that the eruption of Toba 73,000 years ago deforested much of central India. |
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Ocean Rifting on Land: Researchers in Ethiopia now have evidence that a new rift there is analogous to an ocean basin rift. |
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Galeras Volcano is Colombia's most active volcano and threatens 300,000 in the city of Pasto. Article by Jessica Ball. |
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Maupiti Island: Spectacular satellite image showing the central volcanic island, shallow lagoon and fringing coral reefs. |
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Bathyscaphe Trieste: On January 23, 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh explored the depths of the Mariana Trench. |
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Heavy Snow in China: This snow highlights features on satellite images that would ordinarily blend into the landscape. |
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Harmful Algal Blooms: HABs are becoming more common and cause public health, environmental and economic problems. |
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"Starburst Galaxies": Gamma-ray space telescopes detect galaxies producing new stars at a very rapid rate. |
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Daily news for geology and earth science. Delivered to you free by RSS or email. |
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Geology Dictionary:
Look up definitions in our free geology dictionary. Hundreds of geology term definitions at your fingertips. |
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Uses of Granite: The rock used for everything from kitchen counters to street curbing to the facing stone of skyscrapers. |
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Homeowners Insurance: The typical homeowners policy does't cover natural hazards. It is simply a fire and liability policy. |
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Expansive Soil: Causes more damage than earthquakes, floods, hurricanes & tornadoes combined. |
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