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)
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)
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)
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)
Deserts, geology and resources
Online edition of booklet describing desert geology and mineral resources.
(Score: 1.000)
Geoscience Data Catalog
A catalog of earth science data produced by the U.S. Geological Survey with documentation and links to the data files. Catalog is searchable by geographic location and publication series number. Includes link to information on metadata and its use.
(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)
Spectroscopy Lab
Links to Spectroscopy Lab projects to identify and map materials through spectroscopic remote sensing (imaging spectroscopy, hyperspectral imaging, imaging spectrometry, ultraspectral imaging, etc),on the earth and in space.
(Score: 1.000)
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS)
MRDS is a worldwide data base of metallic and industrial mineral sites. Links to portions of the database that are available online.
(Score: 0.690)
Mineral resources spatial data
Geochemical, geological, geophysical, mineral, and genereal reference spatial datasets that users can locate and download.
(Score: 0.690)
Minerals Resources Program
Homepage of the Mienral Resources Program that provides current, impartial information on the occurrence, quality, quantity, and availability of mineral resources with links to projects, publications, spatial data, teams, issues, and news.
(Score: 0.690)
Pathways of metal transfer from mineralized sources to bioreceptors
A synthesis of the Mineral Resources Programs past and future research directions in the western U.S. on metal contamination due to mineral deposits and mining and the environmental effects on living organisms. Chapters 1, 4, and 6 as PDF files.
(Score: 0.690)
State minerals statistics and information
Links to mineral statistics from annual Mineral Yearbooks for each state in the United States and Puerto Rico, with contacts for further information, and means to apply for e-mail subscription service for regular updates.
(Score: 0.690)
Western Region Mineral Resources Project listing
Links to ongoing mineral resources projects in the Western Region of the United States plus links to offices and staff of the Western Mineral Resources Team.
(Score: 0.668)
Definition:
Mass of naturally occurring mineral material, e.g. metal ores or nonmetallic minerals, usually of economic value, without regard to mode of origin. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
