Links

This page is a constant work in progress…..I will be adding different lists of links as time goes on….stay tuned

Geoblogosphere Reference Posts

The blog Apparent Dip gets credit for starting this list…please pay a visit. These are posts from several of us that deal with a specific or fundamental topic in geology and dive in a bit deeper.

(U-Th)/He Thermochronology by Apparent Dip

Chronology vs. Stratigraphy by Highly Allochthonous

Electron Probes vs. Ion Probes by Lounge of the Lab Lemming

Experimental Sedimentary Systems by Clastic Detritus

Geochronology 1: How Old Is This Rock? by Apparent Dip

Historical Geochronology by Apparent Dip

K-Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Thermochronology by Apparent Dip

Paleomagnetism and the Earth’s Magnetic Field by Highly Allocthonous

Sediment Dispersal and Detrital Geochronology by Clastic Detritus

Sediment Thickness in the World’s Oceans by Clastic Detritus

Sediment Transfer From the Continent to the Deep Sea by Clastic Detritus

SHRIMP Analyses and Odd Zircon Ages by Lounge of the Lab Lemming

Submarine Geomorphology by Clastic Detritus

Terranology by Olelog

The Age Equation by Apparent Dip

The Art of Mineral Separation Part 1 and Part 2 by Apparent Dip

The Composition of the Earth by Highly Allochthonous

Theoretical Stratigraphy 1: Wheeler’s Baselevel by Clastic Detritus

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Categorized List of Geoscience Blogs from geoberg.de-Blog (as of Nov 2008):

General

• About Geology by Andrew Alden – diverse geoscientific news and information
• Earth Learning Idea – every week a new geodidactic idea
• The Accretionary Wedge – Blog collecting the results of geoblog carnivals
• EffJot by Florian Jenn (partly in German)
• geoberg.de-Blog by Lutz Geißler – News and more about geosciences, especially economic geology (in German)
• The GeoChristian by Kevin Nelstead – Blog about geosciences from a view of a Christian
• geolismus.de by Lutz Geißler and guest authors – Blog about public relations and education in geosciences and mining (in German)
• Geological Musing in the Taconic Mountains by John van Hoesen – diverse topics from field works to history of geology
• Geology Happens – experiences and results of the authors field work
• Geology News by Dave Schumaker – geoscientific news
• Geology News by Hobart King – geoscientific news
• Geotripper – geology of the Western USA
• Globosphere – Blog about different geo-topics, mainly climate and geoecology (in French)
• goodSchist – posts from geology to astronomy (inclusive the “podClast”)
• Gunnars Geo-Blog – links to geoscientific papers and news (in German)
• Highly Allochthonous by Chris Rowan – Blog with various geotopics and a liability to tectonics
• The Limonit Blog – diverse geoscientific topics
• The Lost Geologist – geological life and research of a German geology student
• Lounge of the Lab Lemming – Blog of a geochemist and field geologist
• The Musings of a Life-Long Scholar – Blog of a long-life geostudent
• NOVA Geoblog by Callan Bentley – diverse geoscientific topics, especially about education
• Olelog by Ole Nielson from Denmark – from tectonics to volcanism, climate change, mineralogy and more
• Ron Schott’s Geology Home Companion Blog by Ron Schott – Blog about GigaPan (among other topics)
• Terra incognita – diverse geo-topics (in Swedish)

(Palaeo-) Climatology

• James’ Empty Blog by James Annan – Blog about climate research, prediction and policy
• Real Climate – Blog about climate science from climate scientists

Geoecology

• GeoEcology by geologist Tom Bain – topics between geology and biodiversity

Geo-Hazards / Geoengineering

• Dave’s Landslide Blog by David Petley – landslide news and research
• Geomorphic Hazards by Dawn and Dave Nicholson – news and links about geo-hazards
• GeoPrac.net – Blog about geoengineering and related topics
• Landslides under Microscope – a landslide researcher reports abount his scientific work and related landslide topics
• Strike Slip – news about extreme geo-cataclysms
• The Great Southern California ShakeOut – official blog of the Shake Out “event”

Geo-Information (GIS etc.)

• The Geo Factor by Ron Exler – Blog about GIS, GPS etc.
• Geologic Froth – blog about geoscientific data-processing with focus on GPS and GIS
• MiGeo – Blog from Peru about web-based geoscientific applications (in Spanish)

Geomorphology

• Arctic and Alpine by Dawn and Dave Nicholson – news, discussions and links about geomorphology in cold climates

Geophysics

• A Long Way To Go – a geophysics student reports about his student life, scientific questions and, in general, about his way to become a geophysicist (in German)
• Green Gabbro by Maria Brumm – diverse geophysical and general geoscientific topics
• Harmonic Tremors – articles about seismic and seismology
• Hypo-theses by Dr. Ian G Stimpso – blog of a British seismologist, geophysicist and structural geologist about earth quakes and more
• Industry Seismology and Stuff by Walter Kessinger – links to news about mostly oil-related geophysical topics (”the longest-runnig geoblog out there“)
• Sismordia by Alessa Maggi and others – seismology in the Antarctic

Hydrogeology / Hydrology

• Ordinary High Water Mark – experiences from water research
• Pools and Riffles – hdyrology of Nevada and other regions

Palaeontology

• Alberta Vertebrate Palaeontological Association-Blog – vertebrate palaeontology of Arizona
• Ask Dr. Vector by Matt Wedel – palaeontology and biology of mainly flying animals
• Bio/Rocks by Sarah Werning – vertebrate palaeontology and biology
• Chinleana – discussions about Late Triassic palaeontology
• Coherent Lighthouse – mainly a dinosaurs-blog
• Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings by Dave Hone – palaeontology of dinosaurs
• Dinochick by Rebecca Foster – palaeontology and other stuff
• Dino Frey’s Weblog by Dr. Eberhard Frey from Germany – Blog about dinosaurs (especially Pterosaurs)
• Dinosaur Home – blog-community about dinosaurs
• Dracovenator by Adam Yates – mainly articles about dinosaurs
• Echinoblog by Christopher L. Mah – vertebrates and collection work
• Ediacarian by Chris Nedin – articles about Early Precambrian palaeontology, palaeoecology and taphonomy
• The Ethical Palaeontologist – some palaeontological articles
• eTrilobite – Blog about trilobites, partly with funny trilo comics
• Geologia online – mainly palaeontological posts (in Italian)
• The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Big Lie by Sherry Konkus – articles about the controversial creationism and the role of dinosaurs
• The Hairy Museum of Natural History by Matt Celeskey – blog about vertebrates, especially dinosaurs
• Investigación GeoPaleoBiológica en Somosaguas – as the title says: blog about geological and palaeobiological research in Somosaguas in Spain (in Spanish)
• Laelaps by Brian Switek – Blog about evolution
• The Life of Madygen by Michael Buchwitz – research and general information about the fossil deposit Madygen in Kyrgyzs
• The Loom by Carl Zimmer – Blog about life, past and future
• Más Allá de Somosaguas – Blog about palaeobiological research in Somosaguas in Spain (in Spanish)
• Nimravid – blog about palaeontology and evolution
• Nölogic – blog of an ichnology-interested palaeontologist from Freiberg (Saxony, Germany) about his field and research work
• The Open Source Paleontologist – Blog about open source software for Geoscientists
• Palaeoblog by Michael J. Ryan – diverse palaeontological topics
• Palaeoentomology & Insect Evolution by Sam W. Heads – articles about the topics written in the blog title
• Paleozapping – collected palaeo-news from internet resources (in Spanish)
• Panda’s Thumb – Blog about evolution and creationists
• Sarah at KU by Sarah Spears from Kansas, USA – a palaeontology graduate student reflects on her new knowledge gained in her classes
• Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week by Darren Naish, Matt Wedel and Mike Taylor – every week a new picture and additional articles about sauropods
• Self-designed Student – blog of a student who wants to became a palaeontologist
• The Dragon’s Tales by Will Baird – mainly articles about dinosaurs and their extinction
• Tierra de Dinosaurios – blog about dinosaurs and the sediments they are found (in Spanish)
• Triloblog – Blog about trilobites
• When Pigs Fly returns by Zachary Miller – diverse palaeo topics, mostly with relation to arts
• Why I hate Theropods – Blog about Mesozoic reptiles and evolution

Petrology/Mineralogy/Economic Geology

• AAPG GEO-DC Blog by Dave Curtiss – blog of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists about energy geosciences and policy
• Antimonite – palaeontological and archaeological articles
• GeoCosas from Chile – Blog with focus on metallogeny and tectonics (in Spanish)
• Looking for Detachement by Silver Fox – articles about field work and exploration
• Mineraland Chile – Blog about Chilean minerals with many photographs (in Spanish)
• Naturstein News – daily updated blog of the journal “Naturstein” about news in the dimensional stone industry (in German)
• Rocks & Minerals – a kind of encyclopedia about rocks and minerals

Quarternary Geology

• Cryology and Co. – geology of ice
• En Morrenas – Blog about geodynamics, climate, glaciers and their relicts (in Spanish)

Regional and Local Geology

• Arizona Geology by Allison – diverse geo-topics about Arizona and neighbouring states
• Oakland Geology by Andrew Alden – geological outcrops in Oakland
• proreg news by Michael Hahl – articles about the geology of the German Odenwald (in German)

Sedimentology

• Active Margin by Jim Repka – sedimentology and geoscientific education
• Clastic Detritus by B. W. Romans – blog with comprehensive articles
• The Dynamic Earth – Blog with mainly sedimentological topics
• Hindered Settling by Zoltán Sylvester – comprehensive geo-articles
• In Terra Veritas – Blog of a sedimentologist about the geo-world
• Ramblings of a Geologist by Katherine Allen – Blog about the sediments of Lake Erie and climate change
• Reporting on a Revolution by Suvrat Kher – climate change, evolution and more
• Ripples in Sand – Blog by a graduate student from the Rocky Mountains
• Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology by Paul Wilson – comprehensive geoscientific articles
• Stratamodel Blog by Tom Bell – Blog about the field work of the Stratamodel Inc.
• Stratigraphy.net Internals by Jens Klump and Robert Huber – official blog of stratigraphy.net about various aspects of stratigraphy
• Ten Million Years of Solitude – sedimentological, Quarternary geological and climate-related topics
• Wyomingpaleo’s Sedline News by Dave M. Lovelace – Blog about vertebrates (mainly dinosaurs) and their sedimentary environment in Wyoming (USA)

Structural Geology/Tectonics

• Al my faults are stress related by Kim Hannula – articles about geoscientific education and climate (besides structural geology)
• Apparent Dip – useful articles about geo- and thermochronology
• Chuck Bailey’s Blog – structural geologist and professor Chuck Bailey reports mainly about his work with geostudents in the classroom and the field

Vulcanology

• ECRIS & CEVP – comprehensive articles about the European Cenozoic Rift System (ECRIS) and the Central European Volcanic Provence (CEVP) (in German)
• Eruptions by Dr. Erik W. Klemetti – Blog about active volcanos worldwide
• Magma Cum Laude – blog about volcanos and their molten and solidified products
• Volcano Summer – Blog about a research stay of a geology student at Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
• The Volcanism Blog by Dr. Ralph Harrington – Blog about worldwide volcanos, especially Chaitén, Llaima, Kilauea and Tungurahua

Miscellaneous

• Accidental Remediation – articles about environmental geology and remediation
• A Thin Section – Blog of a former economic geologist with spradic posts
• Branner Blog by the Branner Library (Standford University) – News about geo-libarary work
• Christie at the Cape – Blog about the experiences of a geological emigrant
• The Chronicles of the Angry Geologist – diverse topics, minor about geosciences
• Earth Insight Cache by Tom Bain – Blog, which wants to guide the reader to interesting geological sites and landscapes by posting photos, descriptions and GPS-coordinates
• Earth Sciences and Maps Library Blog of the University of California in Berkeley – Blog about maps
• Geo/Arch/Sci Blog by Ellery Frahms – articles about geoarchaeology
• GeoLibros by Make Stannen from Chile – normal and e-books are presented (in Spanish)
• Geology Joe – diverse topics, partly about geosciences
• Geo Slice – Blog of the Arizona Section of the “Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists”
• Ontario-geofish by Harold Asmis – diverse topics
• Natural History Now! by the Utah Museum of Natural History – geological, geographical and biological topics from Utah, USA
• Reel Geology – Blog about geologists and geology in movies
• Rising to the Occasion – Blog about field trips and education experience
• SEG Geo-Mentoring – Blog about the mentoring-program of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists
• Slightly Diktytaxitic by Tom Hinterberger – reports about research, education and university life of a student
• Southern Exposure – Blog about geological education
• Uncommon Vistas – Blog about a travelling geologist (not really geoscientific articles)