Hawaiian Hot Spot

How did the Hawaiian Islands Form? The power of a moving plate over a stationary hot spot.
Turquoise

Turquoise - A bluish-green gem material that has been used for over 6000 years.
Dangerous Mines

Abandoned Mine Accidents kill several people every year. Education can prevent deaths.
What Is The Moho?

What Is The Moho? The Mohorovicic Discontinuity is the mantle/crust boundary.
Emerald

Emerald is the most popular green gemstone in the United States and most of the world.
Ant Hill Garnets

Ant Hill Garnets - tiny gems that ants haul to the surface and discard on their anthill. Honest!
Largest Diamonds

World*s Largest Diamonds Records for the largest rough, faceted and carbonado diamond.
Google Earth - Free

Free Google Earth software allows you to browse seamless world satellite images. Free.
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The Unsung Mineral Hero - and the commodity upon which almost everything is built.
Wall Maps

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Cave of the Hands

Cave of the Hands is a cave where ancient people painted hands about 9000 years ago.
Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite - The most important ore of copper for over five thousand years.
Geodes

Geodes look like ordinary rocks on the outside but can be spectacular inside!
Diamonds

Diamonds - Learn about the properties of diamond, its many uses, and diamond discoveries.
Geology News

Geology News - News about geology, earth science, energy, and more. Updated daily.
Granite

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The Brewery Rock ?

The Rock Used to Make Beer - Geologists are beer experts and should know about this rock.
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Hardness Picks

Hardness Picks - Test for hardness with precise and easy-to-use hardness picks.
Fluorescent Minerals

Fluorescent Minerals and rocks glow with spectacular colors under ultraviolet light.
Rock and Mineral Kits

Rock & Mineral Kits The best way to learn about rocks and minerals is with specimens!
DeLorme Atlas

Topo Maps - The DeLorme Atlas is an entire state of topo maps in one convenient book.
Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood is a fossil that forms when silica replaces and infills the cavities of wood.
Meteorites

Meteorites - Rocks that were once parts of planets or large asteroids.
Geology Tools

Geology Tools Rock hammers, field bags, hand lenses, maps, hardness picks, gold pans.
Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics - Articles and maps about plate tectonics and the interior of Earth.
Gemstones

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Tallest Waterfall

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall in the world - it is 3212 feet tall.
Fireworks & Minerals

The Science of Fireworks Learn how the colors and shapes are created.
Copper vs COVID-19

Copper Kills COVID-19 and many other pathogens to limit the spread of disease.
Grape Agate

Grape Agate is a popular mineral specimen with the color and the shape of a bunch of grapes.
The British Isles

Names Used for Great Britain, British Isles, United Kingdom, and Ireland. What they mean.
Rocks

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Minerals - Descriptions, photos, articles, properties and uses for common minerals.
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能上picacg的梯子 - Explore some of the most popular types of maps that have been made.
Rhyolite

Rhyolite An extrusive igneous rock with a high silica content, produced from granitic magma.
Colored Diamonds

Colored Diamonds are diamonds with a noticeable body color. They can sell for over $1M/carat.
Coal Close Up

Coal Through a Microscope - Coal is more than a black rock. It is THE most interesting rock.
Peridotite

Peridotite is a chromite host rock, a source of diamonds and a possible carbon dioxide sink.
100+ Gemstones

100+ Gems - Photos of over 100 beautiful gems ranging from the popular to the obscure.
Largest Hurricanes

Largest Hurricanes Are they determined by wind speed, value of damage, most deaths?
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Herkimer Diamonds

Herkimer Diamonds Doubly-terminated quartz crystals used as specimens and gems.
Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli - a metamorphic rock and the most popular blue opaque gemstone in history.
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Extraterrestrial Gems - A number of materials from space are used as attractive gems.
Uses of Marble

The Uses of Marble are numerous and diverse. You will be surprised by how it is used.
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Volcanoes - Articles about volcanoes, volcanic hazards and eruptions past and present.
Quartzite

Quartzite is metamorphic rock formed when sandstone is subjected to heat and pressure.
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What Is Earth Science? The study of Earth and its neighbors in space. Learn more!
Molybdenite

Molybdenite is the primary ore of molybdenum which is used in superalloys and as a lubricant.
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Tourmaline - an extremely colorful mineral and gem material.
Teacher Resources

Teacher Resources - K-12 resources for teaching about earth science.
Crater of Diamonds

Crater of Diamonds - The only diamond mine in the world where you can be the miner.
Great Rift Valley

The East Africa Rift System - The extensive fault system that is tearing Africa apart.
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Rare Earth Elements

Rare Earths - Special materials used in electronics, defense, medical & many other products.
Hand Lens

Hand Lens A 10-power folding magnifier in a metal case. A frequently used lab and field tool.
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How Are Hurricanes Named? There is a plan for naming tropical storms.
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Know the Rules before removing rocks, fossils or minerals from public or private property.
Mount Cleveland

Mount Cleveland is an active volcano in the Aleutian Islands and a threat to air traffic.
Gem Silica

Gem Silica is a blue chalcedony colored by copper. It is the rarest and most valuable chalcedony.
Geology Books

Geology Books - A variety of books for reference, field trips, reading and more.
What is Geology?

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Rock Tumblers

Rock Tumblers - All about rock tumblers and rock tumbling. Read before you buy a tumbler.
Charoite

Charoite is a purple silicate mineral, found only in Russia, used as a gem material.
Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius - geology, history, maps, facts and more about the Vesuvius eruptions.
UV Mineral Lamp

Portable UV Lamp - Short and long wave UV for fluorescent mineral viewing.
What is a Maar?

What is a Maar? The second most common volcanic landscape feature on Earth.
San Andreas Fault

What is the San Andreas Fault? Map, photos and description of the fault.
Gold Pans

Gold Pans and Panning Kits - classifiers, snuffer bottles. Learn how to pan for Gold.
Birthstones

Birthstones are gems assigned to the month of a person*s birth. They are popular gifts in the U.S.
Bear Attacks

哔咔漫画用免费加速器 - Knowing how to react to a bear encounter or attack could save your life.
Sliding Rocks

Sliding Rocks Mystery - What causes these rocks to slide across a playa in Death Valley?
Ilmenite

Ilmenite - The primary ore of titanium and source of most titanium dioxide.
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Fool*s Gold is a name used for pyrite when its brassy color fools people looking for gold.
Mars Meteorites

Mars Meteorites Mars rovers have found dozens of meteorites traveling around the red planet.
Chalk

Chalk is a variety of limestone formed from fine-grained marine sediment known as ooze.
Ruby and Sapphire

Ruby and Sapphire are the 2nd and 3rd most popular colored stones in the United States.
Mineraloids

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Fire Opal

Fire Opal is a transparent to translucent opal with a yellow, orange or red background color.
Waterproof Paper

Waterproof Paper - Don't take chances with your field notes and maps. Use waterproof paper.
Novarupta

Novarupta - The most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century occurred in the U.S.A.
Horizontal Drilling

Horizontal Drilling has opened new resources and significantly improved productivity.
Sand

Sand is a diverse material. This gallery includes photos of sand from around the world.
Greatest Ocean Depth

Deepest Point in the Ocean The deepest point in the ocean is in the Mariana Trench.
Field Courses

能上picacg的梯子 - Over 80 field courses for undergraduate geology students.
Shale

Shale - The rock that has quickly transformed the oil and gas industry.
Corundum

Corundum is the third hardest mineral. It is also the mineral of ruby and sapphire.
American Gemstones

Mined in America - Small mines in the United States produce a diversity of beautiful gemstones.
Largest Earthquake

Largest Earthquake ever recorded - Magnitude 9.5. Chile, 1960.
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Debris Flows are moving masses of loose mud, sand, soil, rock and water.
Gifts That Rock

Gifts That Rock - What are the most popular gift items in the Geology.com store?
Record Lightning

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Tallest Mountain

Tallest Mountain - Everest has rivals in tallness, altitude and distance to the center of Earth.
The Acid Test

The Acid Test - Geologists use dilute hydrochloric acid to identify carbonate minerals.
Tanzanite

Tanzanite was unknown until a few decades ago but it has erupted into wide popularity.
Obsidian

Obsidian - the volcanic rock that cools so quickly that it becomes a natural glass.
Kyanite

Kyanite is a metamorphic mineral used to make porcelain, abrasive products and gems.
Watch out for Ticks!

Ticks are a problem for geologists in some areas. Learn to recognize and avoid them.
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US Diamond Mines

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Rock Art

Rock Art - People have been marking on rocks for thousands of years.
Rock-Forming Minerals

Rock-Forming Minerals - most of Earth*s crust is made-up of a small number of minerals.
Phytoplankton Blooms

Phytoplankton Blooms - Satellite images of explosive marine plankton blooms.
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Expansive Soil

Expansive Soil causes more damage than floods, hurricanes & tornadoes combined.
Rhodochrosite

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Labradorite

Labradorite is a feldspar mineral that sometimes exhibits an iridescent play-of-color.
Soapstone

Soapstone is a metamorphic rock with properties that make it suitable for a variety of projects.
Blue Flames

Blue Flames and the largest highly acidic lake in the world at Kawah Ijen Volcano.
Azurite

Azurite - Used as an ore of copper, a pigment, ornamental stone and gem material.
Misconception

Diamond Misconception - Many people think that diamonds form from coal. Not True!
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Tallest Tsunami - A wave with a run-up height of 1720 feet occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska.
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Uses of Talc

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Ethiopian Opal

Ethiopian Opal - The new opal heavyweight that might give Australia a run.
Diabase

Diabase - the rock selected for Stonehenge and transported 240 miles in 2100 BC.
Mount Etna

Mount Etna - The most active volcano in Europe continues an eruption that started in 2001.
Cinnabar

Cinnabar - the only important ore of mercury. Used in pigments until its toxicity was realized.
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Mohs Hardness Scale is a set of reference minerals used for classroom hardness testing.
Hematite

Hematite - The most important ore of iron. A source of mineral pigment since prehistory.
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Lightning Strikes Map by NASA shows the worldwide distribution of lightning activity.
Morganite

Morganite is an orange to pink gemstone, a variety of beryl, that is growing rapidly in popularity.
Pyroxene Minerals

Pyroxene Minerals are a group of chain silicate minerals found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
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E.T. Volcanoes

Solar System Volcanoes - Earth is not the only location of volcanic activity.
Uses of Gold

The Many Uses of Gold - Unique properties make gold one of the most useful metals.
What is a Geyser?

What is a Geyser? Photos and information about geysers in many parts of the world.
Earthquake Maps

California Earthquake Maps - A collection of isoseismal maps for earthquakes in California.
Utica Shale

Utica Shale is a major source of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in PA, OH and WV.
Bear Map

Range of Bear Species - Where you might encounter different types of bears.
Methane Hydrate

Methane Hydrate deposits contain more fuel value than all other fossil fuels combined.
Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic Fracturing increases well yield by fracturing the reservoir rock with fluid injection.
Coquina

Coquina - A porous limestone composed almost entirely of fossil debris.
Zircon

Zircon is the primary ore of zirconium and a gemstone that is available in many colors.
Frac Sand

Frac Sand - A specialty sand used to maintain porosity in hydraulic fracturing.
Olivine

Olivine - Abundant in Earth*s mantle. A constituent of meteorites. The gem peridot.
Diamond Producers

Diamond Production leaders include: Botswana, Russia, Angola and Canada.
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Salt Domes - Salt structures that are often associated with oil and natural gas accumulations.