(See related pages)
Web Links Described From Chapter 6
News From Mars p.139
Follow the latest news reports from the Red Planet.
Mars Global Surveyor p.139
Information about the MGS mission and the latest images from the Mars Orbital
Camera.
Mars Imagery and More p.139
Malin Space Science Systems - operators of the Mars Orbital Camera and clearinghouse
for nearly 100,000 Mars images accessible online.
Below you will find links to a number of other interesting web sites with information about sedimentary processes and sedimentary rocks.
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| Web Resources for Sedimentary Geologists | ||
| Comprehensive listing of resources available on the worldwide web. ( http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~dogsci/dorsey/SedResources.html ) | ||
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| Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks | ||
| On;ine version of a classic geoscience textbook by Robert Folk at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA. ( http://www.lib.utexas.edu/geo/FolkReady/TitlePage.html ) | ||
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| USGS Bedform Sedimentology Web Site | ||
| Learn how various sedimentary structures form on this informative web site. ( http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/seds/ ) | ||
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| Mohawk Valley Fossils | ||
| A virtual fieldtrip through the Mohawk Valley of New York, USA. ( http://zircon.geology.union.edu/Gildner/stack.html ) | ||
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| Jurassic Reef Park | ||
| Take a virtual field trip to a fossil reef from the Jurassic Period in Germany. Learn how fossil reefs preserved as sedimentary rocks are used to interpret past environments. ( http://www.palaeo.de/edu/JRP/index.html ) | ||
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| Sedimentary Structures | ||
| Nice descriptions and images of simple sedimentary structures. ( http://www.uta.edu/geology/geol1425earth_system/images/gaia_chapter_5/sedimentary_structu... ) | ||
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| From Sea to Prairie | ||
| An excellent online publication illustrating how sedimentary rocks are used to interpret geological history - in this case, the geologic history of Kansas, USA. From the Kansas Geological Survey. ( http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Publications/primer/primer01.html ) | ||
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| Formation of Sedimentary Rocks | ||
| Processes of sedimentary rock formation and classification of sedimentary rocks. ( http://geoindia.8m.com/petrology/sed_genesis.htm ) | ||
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| Dinosaur Trackways | ||
| Among the interesting sedimentary structures and trace fossils preserved in sedimentary rocks are the footprints of dinosaurs. ( http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/ENVS/research/ichnology/dinotracks.htm ) | ||
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| More on Dinosaur Trackways | ||
| Additional information on trackways and some pictures of the famous trackway at Glen Rose, Texas. ( http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Communication/Trickett/trackways.html ) | ||
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