Geology

Recommended resources in geology and geological engineering. [Tips]

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GeoRef -- Scholarly, industry and government publications in geology. International, with emphasis on North and South America.

Geobase -- Scholarly publications in geology, geography and ecology. International.

GeoScience World (GSW) -- E-journals from 25 professional societies.

Petroleum Abstracts -- Includes petroleum geology. Provides access to AAPG's e-journals and e-books.

Find Books

Library Catalog

Prospector (regional catalog)

Open WorldCat

Google Book -- Includes the E-version of many classic works in geology.

Web Sites

U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Publications Warehouse -- For E-documents from the USGS

Colorado Geological Survey and other state surveys

Find Data, Properties, etc.

Atlas of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals & Textures

Mineralogy Database

Geological Evolution of the Earth

Glossary of Geological Terms

U.S. Tapestry of TIme and Terrain

Tips

Search using:

Formation names -- Fountain Formation; Pierre Shale.
Structural or stratigraphic group names -- Paradox Basin; Dakota Group.
Locations -- Jefferson County; Golden quadrangle.
Time periods -- Upper Cretaceous; Precambrian.

Don't ignore older works. Some publications (for example field studies) are still valuable after decades.

Geology has many cross-disciplinary ties. Consider searching the literature of other disciplines such as chemistry, engineering, etc.

Conference proceedings, field trip guidebooks, and state agency publications can be difficult to find. Many times a search using keywords from the pubilcation's title is most effective.