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Geology Frequently Asked Questions (Score: 3.000)

Geology Homepage about the Geology Discipline with links to whats new, publications, real-time hazards information, GEODE - Geologic Data Explorer, partnerships, fellowship program, and major science programs. (Score: 2.070)

Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Homepage of the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) initiative programs supporting actions to remedy contaminations associated with hard rock mining. Includes data from the Upper Animas River and Boulder River, bibliography of reports, and pictures. (Score: 1.380)

Mineral resources online spatial data Website for geospatial data on mineral resources of the U.S. or the world that users can locate by geographic area, view, and download. (Score: 1.380)

Central Energy Team The Central Energy Team, Denver, in the USGS Energy Resources Program, provides assesssments of energy resources (coal, oil, natural gas). Site links to world and national assessments, publications and products, and Methane Field Conference. (Score: 1.376)

Western Mineral Resources Western Mineral Resources home page with links to projects to assess the mineral resources and mineral related environmental problems of the western region of the United States. Also links to products, offices, facts, FAQs and newsletter. (Score: 1.335)

Central Region Entry to USGS Central Region programs with links to Biological Resources, Geology, National Mapping, Water Resources, Office of Central Region Services, emergency information,and records of a Rockies field trip, and clickable map to state programs. (Score: 1.261)

Additional oil and natural gas research Brief descriptions, contacts, and links to other information and products for research programs of the USGS Central Energy Team on gas hydrates, petroleum expulsion, unconventional natural gas, petroleum systems, and reserve growth. (Score: 1.000)

Central Energy Team publications Catalog of USGS publications on energy resources of the U.S.including online publications, paper publications, and geospatial products (interactive maps and GIS data) (Score: 1.000)

Commodity statistics and information Searchable database of mineral and material commodities with descriptions, contacts, and historical and current statistics of worldwide supply, demand, production and trade in Mineral Commodity Studies, Minerals Yearbooks, and special publications. (Score: 1.000)

Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team Crustal imaging and characterization home with links to projects on earth science technologies including geophysical, geochemical, and isotope studies, online publications and data, and newsletter Minerals News. (Score: 1.000)

Eastern Energy Resources Team (EERT) Links to overview, major programs, products and publications on coal, oil & gas, environment & human health, and resource economics, and special applications (Geo-Data Explorer (GEODE) and Kidzone) (Score: 1.000)

Global inventory of natural gas hydrate occurrence This updated global inventory reports on natural gas hydrate recovered or inferred from geophysical, geochemical, or geological evidence. Includes links to world locational maps, inventories, references and posters. Also in PDF format files. (Score: 1.000)

Mineral deposit models Publications by the USGS on mineral deposit models converted to digital files that can be downloaded. Some are Pdf files requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and download text (Score: 1.000)

Minerals information Statistics and information on worldwide supply, demand, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, national security, and protection of the environment. Links to publications, recyling, and historical statistics. (Score: 1.000)

Minerals publications and data products Site for publications on minerals resources with links to those online. Includes reports in series, CD-ROMS, spatial data, statistics and commodity information, and mineral resources publications of regional Mineral Resources Teams. (Score: 1.000)

Natural gas hydrates: vast resources, uncertain future Factsheet (PDF format) on gas hydrates occurrence, recovery, and use as an energy source. (Score: 1.000)

World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI) Homepage of the World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI) with sample collection procedures. (Score: 1.000)

World Petroleum Assessment 2000: description and results World Petroleum Assessment 2000 provides estimates of the quantities of conventional oil, gas, and natural gas liquids outside the United States that have the potential to be added to reserves in the next 30 years (1995 to 2025). (Score: 1.000)

World energy resources The USGS World Petroleum Assessment provides a rigorous geologic foundation for estimating world undiscovered energy resources. Links to world energy resources text and maps (PDF format),total petroleum system (TPS), and world geologic maps. (Score: 1.000)

Geology, geochemistry and geophysics of sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits in P.R. China Second report of a joint project with the Tianjin Geological Academy to study sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits in China. Links to text in PDF format with appendices in .pdf,.xls,.csv, jpg, and tiff formats. Also readme file of CD-ROM version. (Score: 0.730)

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Definition: Study and analysis of geologic bodies and materials that can be profitably used, including fuels, metals, nonmetallic minerals, and water; the application of geologic knowledge and theory to the search for and the understanding of mineral deposits. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]