Ruby and Sapphire are the 2nd and 3rd most popular colored stones in the United States.

Arctic Ocean Seafloor Map - The ridges, basins, shelves and rifts defining the Arctic seafloor.

What Is Earth Science? The study of Earth and its neighbors in space. Learn more!

Types of Maps - Explore some of the most popular types of maps that have been made.

California Earthquake Maps - A collection of isoseismal maps for earthquakes in California.

Mohs Hardness Scale is a set of reference minerals used for classroom hardness testing.

Wall Maps - Wall maps of the world, continents, states and the USA.

Mined in America - Small mines in the United States produce a diversity of beautiful gemstones.

Ticks are a problem for geologists in some areas. Learn to recognize and avoid them.

Helium is a byproduct of the natural gas industry. Its most important use is in MRI.

Volcanic Explosivity - Rating volcanic eruptions based upon the volume of tephra ejected.

The Acid Test - Geologists use dilute hydrochloric acid to identify carbonate minerals.

Minerals - Descriptions, photos, articles, properties and uses for common minerals.

Rocks - Galleries of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock photos with descriptions.

Debris Flows are moving masses of loose mud, sand, soil, rock and water.

Mars Meteorites Mars rovers have found dozens of meteorites traveling around the red planet.

Fool*s Gold is a name used for pyrite when its brassy color fools people looking for gold.

Hardness Picks - Test for hardness with precise and easy-to-use hardness picks.

Range of Bear Species - Where you might encounter different types of bears.

Rock & Mineral Kits The best way to learn about rocks and minerals is with specimens!

What is the San Andreas Fault? Map, photos and description of the fault.

Rock Tumblers - All about rock tumblers and rock tumbling. Read before you buy a tumbler.

Talc is a soft mineral used in cosmetics, paper, paint, ceramics and many other products.

Geology News - News about geology, earth science, energy, and more. Updated daily.

Obsidian - the volcanic rock that cools so quickly that it becomes a natural glass.

Morganite is an orange to pink gemstone, a variety of beryl, that is growing rapidly in popularity.

Geology Tools Rock hammers, field bags, hand lenses, maps, hardness picks, gold pans.

Birthstones are gems assigned to the month of a person*s birth. They are popular gifts in the U.S.

Free Google Earth software allows you to browse seamless world satellite images. Free.

Plate Tectonics - Articles and maps about plate tectonics and the interior of Earth.

Geology Dictionary - contains thousands of geological terms with their definitions.

Moldavite is a gem material born about 15 million years ago when a pair of asteroids struck Europe.

Tallest Mountain - Everest has rivals in tallness, altitude and distance to the center of Earth.

Largest Earthquake ever recorded - Magnitude 9.5. Chile, 1960.

Variscite is a yellowish green to bluish green mineral. It is similar to turquoise and cut as a gem.

Sand is a diverse material. This gallery includes photos of sand from around the world.

Meteorites - Rocks that were once parts of planets or large asteroids.

Phytoplankton Blooms - Satellite images of explosive marine plankton blooms.

The Rock Used to Make Beer - Geologists are beer experts and should know about this rock.

Pictures of Opal - A collection of different types of opal from all around the world and Mars too!

Diamonds - Learn about the properties of diamond, its many uses, and diamond discoveries.

Geodes look like ordinary rocks on the outside but can be spectacular inside!

100+ Gems - Photos of over 100 beautiful gems ranging from the popular to the obscure.

Teacher Resources - K-12 resources for teaching about earth science.

Shale - The rock that has quickly transformed the oil and gas industry.

Solar System Volcanoes - Earth is not the only location of volcanic activity.

Sunstone - A gem feldspar with aventurescence caused by light reflecting from platy inclusions.

Granite - The intrusive igneous rock that underlies continents and countertops.

Geology Books - A variety of books for reference, field trips, reading and more.

Names Used for Great Britain, British Isles, United Kingdom, and Ireland. What they mean.

Tallest Tsunami - A wave with a run-up height of 1720 feet occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska.

Hand Lens A 10-power folding magnifier in a metal case. A frequently used lab and field tool.

Know the Rules before removing rocks, fossils or minerals from public or private property.

Fluorescent Minerals and rocks glow with spectacular colors under ultraviolet light.

Sliding Rocks Mystery - What causes these rocks to slide across a playa in Death Valley?

Soapstone is a metamorphic rock with properties that make it suitable for a variety of projects.

Blue Flames and the largest highly acidic lake in the world at Kawah Ijen Volcano.

Corundum is the third hardest mineral. It is also the mineral of ruby and sapphire.

Gold Pans and Panning Kits - classifiers, snuffer bottles. Learn how to pan for Gold.

Lightning Strikes Map by NASA shows the worldwide distribution of lightning activity.

Rare Earths - Special materials used in electronics, defense, medical & many other products.

US Diamond Mines - Did you know that diamonds have been mined in the United States?

Coquina - A porous limestone composed almost entirely of fossil debris.

Storm Surge can be the most damaging and deadly aspect of a hurricane.

Quartzite is metamorphic rock formed when sandstone is subjected to heat and pressure.

Cinnabar - the only important ore of mercury. Used in pigments until its toxicity was realized.

Rock Art - People have been marking on rocks for thousands of years.

What is a Geyser? Photos and information about geysers in many parts of the world.

The East Africa Rift System - The extensive fault system that is tearing Africa apart.

Field Courses - Over 80 field courses for undergraduate geology students.

Ethiopian Opal - The new opal heavyweight that might give Australia a run.

The Many Uses of Gold - Unique properties make gold one of the most useful metals.

Deepest Point in the Ocean The deepest point in the ocean is in the Mariana Trench.

June 6, 1912 - The most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century occurred in Alaska.

Petrified Wood is a fossil that forms when silica replaces and infills the cavities of wood.

Facts About Copper - Information about copper uses, production, resources and more.

Gem Silica is a blue chalcedony colored by copper. It is the rarest and most valuable chalcedony.

Labradorite is a feldspar mineral that sometimes exhibits an iridescent play-of-color.

What Is The Moho? The Mohorovicic Discontinuity is the mantle/crust boundary.

Extraterrestrial Gems - A number of materials from space are used as attractive gems.

Expansive Soil causes more damage than floods, hurricanes & tornadoes combined.

Ant Hill Garnets - tiny gems that ants haul to the surface and discard on their anthill. Honest!

Colored Diamonds are diamonds with a noticeable body color. They can sell for over $1M/carat.

Utica Shale is a major source of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in PA, OH and WV.

How Are Hurricanes Named? There is a plan for naming tropical storms.

Tanzanite was unknown until a few decades ago but it has erupted into wide popularity.

Rock-Forming Minerals - most of Earth*s crust is made-up of a small number of minerals.

Bear Attacks - Knowing how to react to a bear encounter or attack could save your life.

Gemstones - Colorful images and articles about diamonds and colored stones.

The Unsung Mineral Hero - and the commodity upon which almost everything is built.

The Next Hawaiian Island could be growing in the Pacific Ocean right now. Its name is Lo'ihi.

Mount Etna - The most active volcano in Europe continues an eruption that started in 2001.

Diamond Production leaders include: Botswana, Russia, Angola and Canada.

Crater of Diamonds - The only diamond mine in the world where you can be the miner.

Cave of the Hands is a cave where ancient people painted hands about 9000 years ago.

The Uses of Marble are numerous and diverse. You will be surprised by how it is used.

Charoite is a purple silicate mineral, found only in Russia, used as a gem material.

Lapis Lazuli - a metamorphic rock and the most popular blue opaque gemstone in history.

Olivine - Abundant in Earth*s mantle. A constituent of meteorites. The gem peridot.

Coal Through a Microscope - Coal is more than a black rock. It is THE most interesting rock.

Fire Opal is a transparent to translucent opal with a yellow, orange or red background color.

What is a Maar? The second most common volcanic landscape feature on Earth.

Mineraloids are amorphous naturally-occurring inorganic solids that lack crystallinity.

Homeowners Insurance might not cover earthquake, hurricane and other geohazard damage.

World Record Lightning - this lake has more lightning than any other place in the world.

Diamond Misconception - Many people think that diamonds form from coal. Not True!

Frac Sand - A specialty sand used to maintain porosity in hydraulic fracturing.

World*s Largest Diamonds Records for the largest rough, faceted and carbonado diamond.

Hematite - The most important ore of iron. A source of mineral pigment since prehistory.

Turquoise - A bluish-green gem material that has been used for over 6000 years.

Chalk is a variety of limestone formed from fine-grained marine sediment known as ooze.

Gifts That Rock - What are the most popular gift items in the jpum.net store?

What is LNG? The use of LNG as an energy source is growing rapidly. Learn more about LNG.

Salt Domes - Salt structures that are often associated with oil and natural gas accumulations.

Pyroxene Minerals are a group of chain silicate minerals found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Rhodochrosite - a manganese mineral used as an ore, a pink gem and an ornamental stone.

Diabase - the rock selected for Stonehenge and transported 240 miles in 2100 BC.

Methane Hydrate deposits contain more fuel value than all other fossil fuels combined.

Topo Maps - The DeLorme Atlas is an entire state of topo maps in one convenient book.

Largest Volcano - That title is shared by Tamu Massif, Mauna Kea and Ojos del Salado.

Horizontal Drilling has opened new resources and significantly improved productivity.

Peridotite is a chromite host rock, a source of diamonds and a possible carbon dioxide sink.

Portable UV Lamp - Short and long wave UV for fluorescent mineral viewing.

Mount Vesuvius - geology, history, maps, facts and more about the Vesuvius eruptions.

Volcanoes - Articles about volcanoes, volcanic hazards and eruptions past and present.

Hydraulic Fracturing increases well yield by fracturing the reservoir rock with fluid injection.

Tourmaline - an extremely colorful mineral and gem material.

Rhyolite An extrusive igneous rock with a high silica content, produced from granitic magma.

Chalcopyrite - The most important ore of copper for over five thousand years.

Ilmenite - The primary ore of titanium and source of most titanium dioxide.

Abandoned Mine Accidents kill several people every year. Education can prevent deaths.

Landslides A USGS fact sheet about landslides and events that trigger them.

Emerald is the most popular green gemstone in the United States and most of the world.

Azurite - Used as an ore of copper, a pigment, ornamental stone and gem material.

What is Geology? The study of Earth materials, structures, processes and life over time.

Largest Hurricanes Are they determined by wind speed, value of damage, most deaths?

Zircon is the primary ore of zirconium and a gemstone that is available in many colors.

Kyanite is a metamorphic mineral used to make porcelain, abrasive products and gems.

Mount Cleveland is an active volcano in the Aleutian Islands and a threat to air traffic.

Herkimer Diamonds Doubly-terminated quartz crystals used as specimens and gems.

Molybdenite is the primary ore of molybdenum which is used in superalloys and as a lubricant.

Waterproof Paper - Don't take chances with your field notes and maps. Use waterproof paper.

How did the Hawaiian Islands Form? The power of a moving plate over a stationary hot spot.

Oil Fields from Space - Night views of Earth show the distribution of oil field activity.

Types of Volcanic Eruptions - A description of the most common eruption types.