SJSU Research Guides: Affordable Learning Solutions: Open Educational Resources by College: Geology

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Minerology Database
The Mineralogy Database contains 4,714 individual mineral species descriptions with links and a comprehensive image library. Tables devoted to crystallography, crystal structures, X-Ray powder diffraction, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana's New classification, and Strunz classification available.

Earth Science Texts from NAP
Ecosystems, Conservation, Ocean Studies, GIS, Hydrology - you can download free digital textbooks on all this and more from the Earth Science section of National Academies Press. Price listed is for delivery of paperback copies.

MIT Open Courseware
MIT's Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences department offers an extensive series of online courses. Courses generally include lecture videos, assignments, exams, and more.
Virtual Geology Labs
Students can get certificates in virtual labs covering Earthquakes and Geological Dating.
Animated Lessons on Plate Tectonics
An animated, video, html, lesson about plate tectonics that includes Wegner's hypothesis, the Theory, the driving forces, the three plate boundaries, convection curreents, hot spots, and plate tectonic reconstruction.

KQED Geology Resources
Blogs, images and videos highlighting local geological news, history and places of interest. Constantly updated.
California Geology Magazine
The entire run of Calfornia Geology Magazine is available online from the California Department of Conservation. Great information for those teaching or studying local geology.
California Geology Information Warehouse
Hosts over 3,100 maps, 1,400 reports and 600 Geographic Information System (GIS) datasets representing over 150+ years of history. Digital copies (in pdf format) are available for free download.