New York has a variety of caves as a part of this state’s geological wonders, and there’s more than just Howe’s Caverns! Head out to go spelunking this summer:
Tips from World of Caves on caving gear & safety
Gems & Gemology reference site for gem collectors, jewelry & lapidary artists.
Fluorescing minerals resource including those with luminescence, phosphorescence, tenebrescence, triboluminescence, and thermoluminescence.
Geological & Mineralogical reference on New York's most beloved ‘Diamond' from HerkimerHistory.com
(Site is resourceful but not maintained).
Open database on minerals, rocks, meteorites and localities. From the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Mineralogy reference site similar to mindat. Browse lists of minerals, photos, localities and mineralogical articles from around the world.
This site provides detailed information and excellent photos of each mineral and gemstone cataloged in their database.
USMIN's objective is to develop a national-scale, geospatial database that is the authoritative source of the most important mines, mineral deposits, and mineral districts of the United States. From USGS.gov.
Mineralogy database where each mineral has a page linked to tables devoted to crystallography, crystal structures, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana's New classification, and more.
From Paleontological Research Institute
Extensive database on fossils of all kingdoms from PRI’s digitized museum collection.
Open access to data about all types of life on Earth.
A literature-based record of the scientific names of all fossil plants, algae, fungi, and more. It's an open access, community-generated registry of fossil plant nomenclature as a service to the global scientific community.
The world's largest archive of climate and paleoclimatology data. Access tools such as interactive map, Paleodata search and more. From NOAA & NCEI
Dive into the world of Volcanology! This site is packed with everything for you to learn about volcanoes and volcanism. From the Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University.
Do volcanoes only happen on our planet? Find out where volcanoes exist throughout the solar system.
Cryovolcanoes are very exotic, extremely rare on Earth but common on other worlds
A handy Reference chart on New York's geological & paleontological timelines spanning over a billion years.
EARTH AT HOME:
Get into the drivers seat on exploring geology, paleontology, and the connections of Earth’s different systems with PRI's incredible educational app. From The Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca NY.
EARTH SCIENCE REFERENCE TABLES (ESRT):
Chart-lovers, enjoy a set of teacher-created Earth Science Reference Tables with a section on New York State. From Christopher Sheehan, New York Science Teacher.
MINERAL STUDY GUIDE
LOADED with a variety of study guides, videos, activities, instructions and hands-on learning tools to dig into and begin building your skills in mineral and rock identification. From The University of Birmingham at Alabama, USA Dept. of Chemistry.
OPEN GEOLOGY:
Online textbooks (with quizzes!) that cover Geology, Petrology and Geologic History for the budding self-learner. Free course from Salt Lake Community College & University of Arizona.
PALEOBOTANY:
Fascinated by plant fossils? PaleoPlant is for the botanically-curious, students, and teachers studying plant evolution and paleobotany. By Jamie Boyer, Ph.D., educator and botanist from The New York Botanical Garden (Bronx).
Awesome beginner lesson on ways volcanics solidify and crystalize into different types of rock like granites & obsidian By London Jenks
Learn how to describe a variety of crystal textures in igneous rocks and what they tell you about the rock, by Geology Professor Shawn Willsey
Geologist Mike Kaplan shares clues in the state’s geology showing evidence of the last Ice Age
By the Paleontology Research Institution in Ithaca NY
What happens when continental crustal plates collide? How are mountains made? What‘s an orogeny? Earth.Parts explains the process.
Mountains take can take millions of years to form, but the Adirondack Mountains got ahead by recycling itself.
Easy to understand description of mineral properties and how to use them to identify a mineral specimen.
Who knew jelly beans could explain rock types and the rock cycle?
Lecture starts at 15:55. What do the different types of fossils and rocks in our area tell us about our geologic history? By Professor Bruce Oldfield SUNY Broome & Kopernick Observatory
LENDING LIBRARY CATALOG:
Physical Reading Materials to borrow on your next visit at the Clubhouse: Freely browse our catalog on New York’s statewide & local - geology, fossils, mineralogy and places to rock hound throughout the state.
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Lending from the Library is exclusive to current GMSS members but everyone's invited to see our catalog!
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