This web site contains a gallery of 3D geologic maps which were created by draping color geologic maps over digital topography. The site features QuickTime Virtual Reality movies that allow the user to spin the 3D geologic map to view it from different perspectives. 3D JPEG images of the maps are available for those users with slower Internet connections. Most 3D maps also have an accompanying topographic ... Full description.

This volume of the Journal of the Virtual Explorer contains 19 papers in both html and pdf formats. Topics include microstructures, rheology, microfabrics, Mohr circles, natural deformation and deformation experiments. Some of the articles contain animated graphics and slide sets. Full description.

This link takes you to the download page for Tanya Atwater's plate tectonics animations. Users must register before using the site, but it is free of charge. The site contains a series of QuickTime movies illustrates the movement and tectonic history of the Pacific-North America plate from 85 million years ago to present. The movies show the tectonic evolution of California, evolution of the San Andreas ... Full description.

This site provides visual resources that illustrate the concept of isostasy and show how measuring gravity over mountain ranges provides evidence that mountains have deep roots. Visualizations in this collection include images, animations, interactive graphics and photographs. These resources can be integrated into lectures, classes, labs or other activities. Full description.

This collection provides a wide array of visual resources and supporting material about plate tectonic movements. Visualizations include simple animations, GIS-based animated maps, paleogeographic maps and globes, and numerous illustrations and photos. This collection is not exhaustive but does represent some of the best sources for teaching. Resources can be incorporated into lectures, labs, or other ... Full description.

This Flash animation illustrates continental growth. It shows a convergent boundary where a terrane on a subducting plate is fused to the edge of a continent. Users can stop, play, fast forward and rewind the animation at any time. This visualization is one of several animations in a series developed as a component of Exploring Earth, a website that supports the textbook Earth Science. Full description.

This trip will take you through one of the world's best exposures of oceanic lithosphere (ophiolite). It begins in the mantle (peridotite) and works upward to pillow basalts and overlying sediments. A general overview of the formation and interpretation of an ophiolite is provided as background material to the specific examples found at the Smith River location in northern California. Full description.

This web site is intended to provide a pre-excursion introduction to Siccar Point, on the coast of Scotland. Information on the geologic history of the site is provided using illustrations of plate locations, trenches and tilting over time. Color photographs further illustrate the rock formations found there, including sedimentary structures, such as sandstones and breccia. Full description.

This is an on line article about the formation of the Himalayan Mountains. The article provides a summary of plate tectonics, a description of continental plates and mountain building processes, and a discussion of the future of the Himalaya. The article is illustrated and contains links to a map of the Indian subcontinent and an animation of the formation of the Himalaya. Full description.

This page documents the destruction of a community by Kilauea Volcano between 1983 and 1990. Lava repeatedly invaded communities along the southern coast, destroying more than 180 homes, a visitor center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, highways, and treasured historical and archaeological sites. Flows entered Kalapana Gardens subdivision briefly in November 1986, then moved through the entire ... Full description.