The AHC's Economic Geology collections document the history of hard mining ... His collection includes mining reports, maps, legal agreements, and business correspondence referencing mines all over ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

More than two hundred years ago, a man called William Smith did something extraordinary. He became the first person to map the geology of an entire nation. Not only was this scientifically significant ...

Structural and petrologic development of the Baker terrane, Blue Mountains, NE Oregon. Crustal growth along the southern margin of Laurentia, Sierra Madre, Wyoming, and Park Range, Colorado. Tectonic ...

Simon Winchester - author of The Map That Changed the World ‘O’Hara does a great job of covering both the old (late 1800s) and the new (1960–70) history of geology. Included are informative, but ...

Cemeteries not only provide a peaceful place to contemplate and commemorate the dead. They are also great places for studying ...

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in ...

The Earth doesn’t have seven continents after all. From a young age, we're taught that the world consists of Africa, ...

From petrified forests to a fiery crater burning for 50+ years, these eight geological phenomena reveal Earth's mysterious forces.

The Department of Geological Sciences offers Master of Science (MS) and doctoral (Ph.D.) degree programs. Students interested in graduate work in the geological sciences should carefully read the ...

Work with expert faculty on cutting-edge research in one of the most geologically interesting landscapes in the U.S. The Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering offers research-oriented M.S.