Rock Blog

This site lists and describes quite a few age dating techniques Dating Exhibit

The focus of this site is on techniques used in archeology — so – dating geologically young samples. I’ve always concentrated on techniques associated with rocks, so these techniques are ones that I have a lot to learn about. This site will certainly help with that!

Geological Society – Teaching Resources – Crust and Lithosphere.

Nice succinct explanation of the difference between the lithosphere and crust — > two terms that can confuse students in introductory geology courses.

The Bancroft Collection. Description provided at the site:

“The collection is an international award winning mineral and gem collection donated to the department by Edward Bancroft. The minerals are displayed in a custom case donated by Dr. Peter and Virginia Bancroft. In June, 1999 the collection was updated with 21 new specimens.
The web site provides a wealth of information on the collection’s 67 minerals, including others currently not on display. The information includes a narrative description of the mineral, its complete chemical and physical properties, pictures of the specimen, maps of the specimen’s source area, and pictures of the mine.”

Wycombe High School – Physical Geography Animations.

This web site is developed for the students in Physical Geography at Wycombe High Schoo, UK. The animations at this site are quite good — particularly for visualizing fundamental geological processes.