Ministry of Energy, Mines and Pertoleum Resources

Geoscience Links

British Columbia Topics:
	Geology of the Canadian Cordillera Burgess Shales - world's most significant fossil site! Geology of Vancouver Island & Strathcona Park Coalbed Methane in British Columbia (brochure) oalbed Gas in British Columbia (website) Karst and Caves in British Columbia Earthquakes in British Columbia Landslides in British Columbia Mineral Exploration in BC - 1996 to 1999 (pdf documents require Adobe Acrobat viewer) Geoscape, Victoria, Vancouver & Fort Fraser BC Mining Information Sources (PDF document) Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia BC Aggregate Producers Association BC Mining Association BC Stats - Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources BC Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Education Resources:
	Kurt's tour of an underground mine The Canadian Geoscience Education Network Canada's SchoolNet Junior Rockhound International Year of the Planet Earth (IYPE)




Rocks & Minerals
	Identification of Common Rocks and Minerals BC Rockhounding Booklet (pdf document) Mineralogy Database Athena: Mineralogy The Essential Guide to Rocks The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Gem & Mineral Hall Mineral Collections Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection Western Canadian Gemstone Newsletter Rob's Granite Page









Geological Time, Geology Glossaries & Publications
	Geologic Time Scale - 2003 (PDF, 75Kb) Illustrated Glossary of Geological Terms The Northern Miner - Geology 101 Topics American Geological Institute Interactive Animation of Geologic Time by the BBC





Minerals and Mining in BC
	British Columbia Mineral Deposit Models BC Mining Exploration Expenditures Estimate - by year British Columbia Mining & Exploration Statistics Ore Deposits - reference lists for economic geology topics Mining & Exploration - Australia & New Guinea Info-Mine, Vancouver BC






Volcanoes
	Volcano World Geology and Geologic Time Kilauea Virtual Field Trips U. S. Geological Survey Ask-a-Geologist NASA EOS Volcanology Educational Outreach Paleomap Project Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page






Dinosaurs and other Fossils
	Burgess Shales - world's most significant fossil site! The Dinosauria Dinosaurs in Cyberspace: Dinolinks


Earthquakes
	Earthquakes in British Columbia Earthquake Information for British Columbia and Western Canada Plate Tectonics


Learning about Maps
	USGS Mapping Information: Educational Resources British Columbia MapPlace - interactive map with geoscience databases

Geological Surveys & Geoscience Organizations
	Geological Survey of Canada - Educational Material Geological Association of Canada Links Geological Society of London: teaching resources & links Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia - Educational Links United States Geological Survey The Learning Web at the U.S. Geological Survey Mining Association of BC Education Program University of Calgary: GeoScience K-12 Resources Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources Australian Geological Survey Organization Alberta Geological Survey Coal Association of Canada












General Geoscience Resources & Links:
	Canadian Rockhound Magazine Our Changing Earth GEOSCAPE Canada GSC - Atlantic Caving Canada National Atlas of Canada Yahoo! Earth Sciences: Geology and Geophysics Mindat.org Minerals & Metals Sector (NR CAN)

Comments and suggestions will be gratefully accepted, please contact: Tania.Demchuk@gov.bc.ca

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Geoscience Links

British Columbia Topics:

Education Resources:

Minerals and Mining in BC

Volcanoes

Dinosaurs and other Fossils

Earthquakes

Learning about Maps