Geology
Beesker recommends 'Geology.com' as the world's best website on geology
ABOUT 'GEOLOGY.COM'
The
Geology.com website
is produced by Hobart King PhD, who is an Associate Professor of Geology at
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, USA, and is based in Wellsboro,
Pennsylvania. Dr King worked as a geologist at the West Virginia Geological and
Economic Survey from 1980-1994. He taught Mansfield University's first online
course, and is the author of 'Hazard City: Assignments in Applied Geology', a CD
that accompanies introductory geology textbooks published by Prentice Hall.
The Geology.com website, which contains 260
pages, is organized into the following main sections: Dictionary, News, US Maps,
World Maps, Satellite Images, Careers, Time, and Store. There are also more than
30 general interest illustrated articles on geology. Topics include: Mineral
Rights vs Surface Rights, Meteors & Meteorites, Blood Diamonds, The Causes of a
Tsunami, Legal Ownership of Meteorites, Rock Tumblers, Global Warming, and The
Age of the Grand Canyon.
There is a remarkable zoomable map, based on Google Earth, showing satellite
images of the 50
largest meteor craters worldwide. There is also a map and satellite view of the
San Andreas Fault, showing exactly which streets and houses in Los Angeles lie
on the fault.
The Geology.com website is at this web
address: http://geology.com
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