- Athro, Limited: Rock Types
Provides an overview of the major rock types and how they form.
www.athro.com/earth_science/rock_fr.html
- British Geological Survey (BGS) Rock Classification Scheme
Provides classification schemes for igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, and superficial rock types. Download individual reports or search the database.
www.bgs.ac.uk/bgsrcs/download.html
- Experimental Petrology - California Institute of Technology
Provides information about the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project and Experimental Petrology Facilities.
expet.gps.caltech.edu
- Geochemistry of Rocks of the Oceans and Continents (GEOROC)
Database serving the international geochemical community with chemical and isotope data of igneous rocks and minerals, together with metadata about samples and analytical procedures.
georoc.mpch-mainz.gwdg.de/georoc
- GeoMan's Mineral and Rock Charts
Offers simple charts for the identification of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/MinRockID/MinRockIndex.html
- Igneous, Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rock Info
Offers an introduction to intrusive and extrusive volcanic rocks, sedimentary processes, and metamorphic forces.
www.eos.ubc.ca/courses/eosc221/petrology/rock.html
- Museum of Victoria Mineralogy and Petrology
Responsible for the geological collections (excluding fossil material) of the State of Victoria.
www.museum.vic.gov.au/mineralogy/welcome.html
- Petrogenesis of Rocks and Minerals, The
Examines the means by which a rock or mineral deposit is formed. Outlines igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary process as well as vein environments.
dave.ucsc.edu/myrtreia/petrogene.html
- Petrology at the University of Calgary
Contributing to the fundamentals of igneous petrology, metamorphic petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and the understanding of ore deposits.
www.geo.ucalgary.ca/tmg/petrology.html
- Teaching Petrology in the 21st Century
Clearinghouse for a variety of educational and supporting materials for teaching igneous and metamorphic petrology.
serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology/index.html
- Visions of Earth
National Geographic feature about the work of Bill Atkinson, capturing the beauty of intense close-ups of rock cross-sections.
www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0507/voe_extra/index.html
- Wikipedia: Rock (Geology)
Hyperlinked article overview of the study of rocks. Includes definitions of the three main rock types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_(geology)
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