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This
is
the
home
page
for
Earthmaps.com.
The
primary
objective
of
this
site
is
to
provide
access
to
variety
of
earth
science
data,
books,
and
map
tools
from
many
individuals,
companies,
and
organizations.
The
service
is
free,
but
the
books,
data
products,
maps
and
tools
are
for
sale.
Earthmaps.com
provides
a
short
description
of
the
products
available,
along
with
a
link
to
the
vendor.
This
site
also
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This
interactive
map
tool
enables
students
and
scientists
to
better
understand
the
relationships
between
geophysical
and
geological
processes,
structures,
and
measurements
with
high-precision
GPS
data.
It
contains
prepared
images
taken
from
the
Jules
Verne
Voyager.
Users
can
choose
from
a
variety
of
base
maps,
add
a
number
of
geographic
and
geophysical
overlays
(e.g.
plate
boundaries,
earthquake
and
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This
website
contains
geologic
maps
of
Kentucky,
with
a
discussion
of
geologic
time
in
regards
to
the
rocks,
minerals,
fossils,
and
economic
deposits
found
there.
There
are
also
sections
that
describe
strata
and
geologic
structures
beneath
the
surface
(faults,
basins,
and
arches),
the
structural
processes
(folding
and
faulting)
that
create
stratigraphic
units,
the
geomorphology
of
the
state,
geologic
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This
website
provides
photomicrographs
of
minerals
and
rocks
in
thin
section.
The
images
are
subdivided
into
minerals,
plutonic
microtextures,
volcanic
microtextures,
and
metamorphic
microtextures.
Each
photomicrograph
is
accompanied
by
sample
information,
a
brief
description,
rock
type
and
locality,
plane
polarized
and
cross
polar
views,
and
a
link
to
other
examples
of
the
mineral
or
microtexture.
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In
this
activity,
students
work
through
two
exercises
that
will
demonstrate
the
construction
of
intensity
maps,
familiarize
them
with
the
basic
Modified
Mercalli
Intensity
Scale,
and
give
them
the
opportunity
to
build
their
own
maps
online
for
the
purpose
of
locating
the
epicenter
of
an
earthquake.
In
the
first
exercise,
the
students
will
construct
an
isoseismal
map
using
a
background
map
of
southern
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