Mars Meteorite Compendium part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This extensive compilation of data from Martian meteorites is organized rock by rock, with a brief mention of each important paper according to subject (petrology, isotopes, etc.) Chemical and ...

Search for Past Life on Mars: Possible Relic Biogenic Activity in Martian Meteorite ALH84001 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Science magazine article documents possible evidence of nanofossils found on Martian meteorite ALH84001. The research team, led by NASA's David McKay, found carbonate globules that are similar ...

The GRIP Ice Coring Effort part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This NOAA website provides a summary of the Greenland Ice Core Project, which resulted in a 3029 m long ice core drilled in Central Greenland from 1989 to 1992. The core reveals information on past ...

Trace Elements and Isotopes part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This 93-slide PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. The presentation discusses the compatibility of elements, addressing Goldschmidt's Rules, fractionation, and ...

PETDB: Petrological Database of the Ocean Floor part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web page provides an interactive petrological database of the ocean floor. The ultimate goal is to provide a robust, complete reference data library for the petrology and whole earth science ...

Radiometric Dating part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This set of lecture notes covers the concept of radiometric dating. Topics covered include half-life, parent, and daughter isotopes, Rb/Sr systems, and Ur/Th/Pb systems. Determination of the age of ...

Stable Isotopes part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site features a lecture about isotope fractionation from a geochemistry course offered by Dr. Scott Wood at the University of Idaho. Topics include isotopic fractionation and the fundamental ...

Minerals by Chemical Composition part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This interactive periodic table displays a listing of minerals by element, sorted by percent of the element. Clicking on a symbol on the table leads users to information on the element (atomic mass ...

The Stillwater Complex, Montana: Geology and Guide part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This Special Publication contains a geological synthesis of the Stillwater Complex and gives detailed directions to, and descriptions of, outstanding exposures. It is intended to provide the ...

Early Life Recorded in Archean Pillow Lavas part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This Science scholarly article contains information about pillow lava rims from the Mesoarchean Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa. The rocks contain micrometer-scale mineralized tubes that ...