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The
Stone
Forest
is
situated
in
the
Lunan
Yu
Autonomous
County,
126
kilometers
southeast
of
Kunming.
A
region
of
typical
karst
formation,
the
Stone
Forest
covers
an
area
of
more
than
three
hundred
square
kilometers.
This
virtual
field
trip
offers
a
photo
gallery
of
images,
plus
sections
on
the
geological
history
and
formation
of
the
Stone
Forest,
and
geochemical
controls
on
carbonate
precipitation
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This site offers images with brief explanatory text that illustrate a method for measuring strike and dip from outcrop using a Brunton compass.
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The
World
Stress
Map
(WSM)
is
one
of
the
fundamental
geo-databases.
It
is
maintained
and
extended
at
the
Geophysical
Institute
of
Karlsruhe
University
as
the
research
project
"Weltkarte
der
tektonischen
Spannungen"
of
the
Heidelberg
Academy
of
Sciences
and
Humanities.
The
WSM
database
contains
information
on
the
contemporary
tectonic
stress
state
(e.g.
orientation
and
magnitude)
in
the
Earth's
crust.
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This is an on-line article from the PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) Savage Earth Series. The article discusses plate tectonics with a focus on mantle convection, plate boundaries, hot spots, and the structure of the Earth. The article is illustrated and contains links to Shockwave animations. Each sidebar provides a summary of the respective topic and some supporting illustrations.
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This
site
is
a
service
provided
by
the
British
Columbia
Ministry
of
Environment,
Lands,
and
Parks.
It
is
the
geomorphological
processes
chapter
of
the
Canadian
terrain
classification
manual.
The
Terrain
Classification
System
is
a
scheme
designed
for
the
classification
of
surficial
materials,
landforms
and
geomorphological
processes.
It
has
been
specifically
developed
to
provide
an
inventory
of
the
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This
is
a
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
fact
sheet
about
the
Lake
Baikal
rift
system.
This
site
provides
a
good
general
overview
of
this
rift
system,
illustrating
its
importance
to
the
overall
study
of
plate
tectonics.
The
Lake
Baikal
rift
system
is
a
modern
analogue
for
formation
of
ancient
Atlantic-type
continental
margins.
It
tells
us
the
first
chapter
in
the
story
of
how
continents
separate
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This page is a brief introduction to plate tectonics. It starts with a discussion of the evolution of the theory of plate tectonics and the arguments supporting it. It then discusses the processes associated with tectonics and the types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent and transform boundaries. It concludes with a discussion of the current hypotheses of what causes plates to move.
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This
site
is
part
of
the
United
States
Geological
Survey,
Cascade
Volcano
Observatory
web
site.
It
provides
general
information
about
the
theory
of
plate
tectonics.
It
correlates
specific
landform
types
and
physical
processes
with
the
types
of
plate
boundaries
where
they
occur.
The
explanation
of
each
boundary
type
includes
real
world
examples
and
links
to
United
States
Geological
Survey
web
pages
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This web site provides an introduction to geologic maps. Topics covered include what is a geologic map, unique features of geologic maps, letter symbols, faults, and strike and dip. Users may click to view colored geologic maps, the geologic map of the United States and the geologic relief map of the United States.
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This
site
is
a
collaborative
effort
of
the
U.
S.
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
and
National
Park
Service
(NPS).
The
presentation
is
structured
to
inform
and
entice
virtual
and
future
park
visitors
with
a
non-technical
approach
to
geology.
Everyone
from
middle-school
age
to
experts
will
find
something
of
interest.
Each
'entry'
page
including
the
first
page
of
any
topic
is
presented
at
the
most
basic
level.
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