Laboratory or field work in earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. To be arranged with department faculty. Consult with department Education Office. This course introduces students to the basic concepts of Medical Geology/Geochemistry. Medical Geology/Geochemistry is the study of the interaction between abundances of elements and isotopes and the health of humans and plants.

These lecture notes cover types of metamorphic reactions. Topics discussed include univariant and divariant reactions, mineral compatibility diagrams (AFM ternary), metamorphic reaction mechanisms, and metamorphic field gradients. The notes contain many ternary diagrams and graphs illustrating the relationship between pressure, temperature, and mineral composition. This resource is part of the Teaching Petrology collection. http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology03/index.html

Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum/Geology of National Parks module. Students calculate the amount of rock removed and the value of copper produced at the great Keweenaw District up to 1925.

Free Textbook for College-Level Mineralogy Courses

CHAPTERS
1 Introduction
2 Mineral Chemistry
3 Mineral Properties
4 Crystals and Crystallization
5 Optical Mineralogy
6 Igneous Rocks and Silicate Minerals
7 Sedimentary Minerals and Sedimentary Rocks
8 Metamorphic Minerals and Metamorphic Rocks
9 Ore Deposits and Economic Minerals
10 Crystal Morphology and Symmetry
11 Crystallography
12 X-ray Diffraction and Mineral Analysis
13 Crystal Structures

This graduate level course presents theories, methodologies, and applications of seismic imaging for solving the shallow near-surface (0 - 500 m) effects on the seismic data processing for oil and gas exploration on land. It introduces both conventional and advanced imaging technologies that have been developed in academia and the seismic industry.

The goal of this course is to obtain knowledge of the origins of petroleum and gas. An overview is given on the conditions that are needed for oil and gas to accumulate in reservoirs. Moreover, techniques to find and exploit these reservoirs are highlighted. The focus always is on the task of the petroleum geologist during the different phases of oil and gas exploration and production. After an introduction to the course including typical numbers and historical developments, essential terms and concepts like biomolecules and the carbon cycle are explained.

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada, especially British Columbia, and also includes a chapter devoted to the geological history of western Canada. The book is a collaboration of faculty from Earth Science departments at Universities and Colleges across British Columbia and elsewhere.

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada, especially British Columbia, and also includes a chapter devoted to the geological history of western Canada. The book is a collaboration of faculty from Earth Science departments at Universities and Colleges across British Columbia and elsewhere.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Geology
Chapter 2 Minerals
Chapter 3 Intrusive Igneous Rocks
Chapter 4 Volcanism
Chapter 5 Weathering and Soil
Chapter 6 Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 7 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 8 Measuring Geological Time
Chapter 9 Earth's Interior
Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics
Chapter 11 Earthquakes
Chapter 12 Geological structures
Chapter 13 Streams and Floods
Chapter 14 Groundwater
Chapter 15 Mass Wasting
Chapter 16 Glaciation
Chapter 17 Shorelines
Chapter 18 Geology of the Oceans
Chapter 19 Climate Change
Chapter 20 Geological Resources
Chapter 21 Geological History of Western Canada
Chapter 22 The Origin of Earth and the Solar System

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada, especially British Columbia, and also includes a chapter devoted to the geological history of western Canada. The book is a collaboration of faculty from Earth Science departments at Universities and Colleges across British Columbia and elsewhere.

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada. It is adapted from "Physical Geology" written by Steven Earle for the BCcampus Open Textbook Program. To access links to download PDF files, click the Read Book button below.

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada, especially British Columbia, and also includes a chapter devoted to the geological history of western Canada. The book is a collaboration of faculty from Earth Science departments at Universities and Colleges across British Columbia and elsewhere.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Geology
Chapter 2. The Origin of Earth and the Solar System
Chapter 3. Earth's Interior
Chapter 4. Plate Tectonics
Chapter 5. Minerals
Chapter 6. The Rock Cycle
Chapter 7. Igneous Rocks
Chapter 8. Weathering, Sediment, and Soil
Chapter 9. Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 10. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 11. Volcanism
Chapter 12. Earthquakes
Chapter 13. Geological Structures and Mountain Building
Chapter 14. Streams and Floods
Chapter 15. Mass Wasting
Chapter 16. Earth-System Change
Chapter 17. Glaciation
Chapter 18. Geological Resources
Chapter 19. Measuring Geological Time

Welcome to Physical Geology Laboratory: Interactive Diagrams and Questions!

The purpose of this “book” is to help students practice skills to master learning objectives for physical geology laboratory.

Table of Contents:
MINERALS
Physical Properties of Minerals
Mineral Identification

IGNEOUS ROCKS
Bowen’s Reaction Series
Igneous Rock Textures
Igneous Rock Identification

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Sedimentary Rock Textures
Sedimentary Rock Identification

METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Metamorphic Rock Textures
Metamorphic Rock Identification

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
Introduction to Topographic Maps
Topography and Bathymetry
Contour Lines
Topographic Features
Latitude and Longitude
Scale and Slope
Applications: Plate Tectonics

PLATE TECTONICS
Motion at Plate Boundaries
Global Positioning System
Azimuth
GPS Data and Plate Motion
Plate Motion Vectors
Plate Boundaries
What Type of Plate Boundary?

GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
Original Horizontality and Superposition
Tilted Beds and Strike and Dip
Faults
Folds
Plunging Folds
Domes and Basins
Geologic Structures and Plate Tectonics

GEOLOGIC TIME
Principles of Relative Dating
Unconformities
Worked Example: Relative Geologic Time
Relative Ages 1
Relative Ages 2
Relative Ages 3
Relative Ages 4
The Geologic Time Scale

GEOLOGIC MAPS
Plate Motion Through Geologic Time
Geologic Map of North America
Reading a Geologic Map
California
Michigan
Utah
Pennsylvania
The Grand Canyon

This syllabus is for the class "GEOL1001: Physical Geology" at Louisiana State University, which is the course CGEO 1103 on the statewide common course matrix.

The Physical Geology Workbook is a companion workbook to the Physical Geology introductory textbook. It contains learning outcomes, vocabulary, and review questions that students can use to enhance their learning experiences in 100-level university geology courses.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Geology
Chapter 2. The Origin of Earth and the Solar System
Chapter 3. Earth's Interior
Chapter 4. Plate Tectonics
Chapter 5. Minerals
Chapter 6. The Rock Cycle
Chapter 7. Igneous Rocks
Chapter 8. Weathering, Sediment, and Soil
Chapter 9. Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 10. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 11. Volcanism
Chapter 12. Earthquakes
Chapter 13. Geological Structures and Mountain Building
Chapter 14. Streams and Floods
Chapter 15. Mass Wasting
Chapter 16. Earth-System Change
Chapter 17. Glaciation
Chapter 18. Geological Resources
Chapter 19. Measuring Geological Time
Chapter 14 (Earle, 2015). Groundwater
Chapter 21 (Earle, 2015). Geological history of Western Canada

In this course we will explore topics from disciplines within the solid Earth sciences. In each lesson, we'll also touch on some ways the topic links to other scientific disciplines. Each unit is designed to present both the cutting-edge science as well as the background a secondary-school student (or her teacher) would need to place the research in context. Gaining an appreciation of how scientists choose the subjects they study is as fundamental to Earth science as the discovery of the facts themselves. You will learn appropriate state-of-the-art scientific content relevant to each topic by performing basic data analysis using publicly available data so that you will be able to use the data and lessons in any courses you teach.

The principles of rock mechancis explains the fundamental concepts of continuum mechanics and rheology as applied in studies of rock deformation. A thorough understanding of rock behavior is essential for strategic planning in the petroleum and mining industry, in construction operation, and in locating subsurface repositories. The formation of geological structures or rock deformation patterns, studied by geodynamicists and tectonicians, is, also governed by the mechanical principles outlined in this textbook. The aim of the present book is obvious: to inspire a new generation of positively forward-thinking geoscientists and engineers, skillful in and favorable to the practical application of mechanics to rock structures.

  This is a review of "An Introduction to Geology", a free textbook for college-level introductory geology courses, by Dr. Achim Herrmann (Department of Geology and Geophysics, LSU).The textbook is here: https://louis.oercommons.org/courses/an-introduction-to-geology-free-textbook-for-college-level-introductory-geology-courses 

This is a review of an OER biology textbook.This resource was reviewed by Dr. Achim D. Herrmann (Department of Geology and Geophysics, LSU).This resource is available here: https://louis.oercommons.org/courseware/6 

This is a review of an assignment that can be used in a variety of introductory geology classes to introduce students to the geologcial time scale. This review is by Dr. Achim Herrmann (Department of Geology and Geophysics, LSU).The resource is here: https://louis.oercommons.org/courses/starting-out-with-earth-history

Survey of the important aspects of modern sediments and ancient sedimentary rocks. Emphasis is on fundamental materials, features, and processes. Textures of siliciclastic sediments and sedimentary rocks: particle size, particle shape, and particle packing. Mechanics of sediment transport. Survey of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks: sandstones, conglomerates, and shales. Carbonate sediments and sedimentary rocks; cherts; evaporites. Siliciclastic and carbonate diagenesis. Paleontology, with special reference to fossils in sedimentary rocks. Modern and ancient depositional environments. Stratigraphy. Sedimentary basins. Fossil fuels: coal, petroleum.