Useful Web Sites for Teaching Sedimentary Geology

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Virtual Microscope for Earth Sciences part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Virtual Microscope was developed for undergraduate teaching of petrology and geoscience at the Open University in the United Kingdom, allowing students to explore rock hand specimens and thin ...

Photos of structural geology part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains four categories of structural geology photos: brittle structures, ductile structures, active tectonics, and unconformities. All photos are freely downloadable and are at ...

Geology photo search page part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains a search engine to locate specific photos by keyword. All photos are freely downloadable and are at resolutions sufficient for power point.

Turbidity Currents part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website provides information and photographs of current laboratory models of turbidity currents. Photographs include pictures of the flume and the movement of turbidity currents in that flume.

Monterey Canyon Turbidity Flow part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website describes two turbidity events flowing down Monterey Canyon. The flows were recorded in December 2002 by a benthic mooring device located at1300 m depth. The website contains a detailed ...

USGS Bedform Sedimentology part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site presents a collection of photographs, short movies, classifications, and computer-generated images for identifying various types of bedforms. Viewing of movies and 3D dynamic ...

Sir Charles Lyell part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Sir Charles Lyell collection at Bartleby.com contains scientific papers authored by Lyell such as The Progress of Geology and The Uniformity of Change. Users may follow links to other Harvard ...

Tanya Atwater Homepage part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Tanya Atwater, professor of geosciences at the University of Santa Barbara, hosts this homepage. The homepage contains information regarding Atwater's teaching, research, publications and ...

Marble Bar, Western Australia Virtual Field Trip part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Marble Bar Chert of Western Australia, is one of the earliest sedimentary deposits on Earth. The Marble Bar Chert, along with the presence of pillow basalts, could be an important part of ...

Exploring the Grand Canyon, USA Virtual Field Trip part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This immersive virtual field trip provides the opportunity to explore the geology of the Grand Canyon, via a virtual field trip. Users can explore the immersive field trip on their own or take a ...