Penn State University Libraries - Geosciences

Finding Geologic Maps

• GeoRef 
• Guide to USGS Geologic and Hydrologic Maps (QE77.G94)
• Search the CAT for maps in our libraries. Type Geology - [place] - Maps
  For example, Geology - Brazil - Maps
  or Geology - Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County - Maps
• National Geologic Map Database
• Consult the WorldCAT database.
• Consult the USGS Publications warehouse.
  

Finding Mine Maps

Few libraries collect mine maps but state and federal agencies frequently do.

• National Mine Map Repository - This agency maintains copies of abandoned US mine maps. Their database is accessible via the Internet.
• PA Department of Environmental Protection Mine Map Repositories - There are two main repositories of original mine maps. The Pottsville location houses primarily anthracite mine maps; the Uniontown office houses bituminous mine maps. The Pennsylvania Geological Survey also houses microfilmed copies of some PA mine maps. (See also Pennsylvania Geology and Mining research guide.)
  
• West Virginia mine maps - This website has scanned images of mines in West Virginia.
• Kentucky Mine Mapping Information System
• Mine Plans Portal – British database of non-coal mine maps.

• Pennsylvania Geology Digital Collection – scanned books and maps on the geology of Pennsylvania, including publications from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey.    Browse digitized publications from the 2nd PA Geolocial Survey, 3rd PA Geological Survey, 4th PA Geological Survey, USGS. 
  (Additional digitized publications on the geology of Pennsylvania are available at the websites of the PA Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey.)
• Pennsylvania Geological Survey   
  • First Geological Survey (1874-1899) 2 volumes and maps
    
  • Second Geological Survey (1874-1899)
    (Title list: vols. A - C, D - J, K - Z, Annual Report, Grand Atlas)
    • Geological Hand Atlas of the Sixty-Seven Counties of Pennsylvania (1884) - full text
      • Geologic Maps of Pennsylvania Counties (from the Hand Atlas)
  • Third Geological Survey (1899-1919)  (Title list)
    
    • Browse the Third Survey
      
  • Fourth Geological Survey (1919-date) (Current title list)
    • The Story of the Pennsylvania Survey
    • Atlas of Preliminary Geologic Quadrangle Maps of Pennsylvania
    • List of progress reports/bulletins
• Pennsylvania Minerals Information – USGS Minerals Yearbook
  
• Devonian Times – Red Hill, Clinton County
• Pennsylvania Bluestone – this informational page is provided by Susquehanna County
• Comprehensive plans of counties in Pennsylvania – Many plans have a section on local natural resources such as geology and groundwater.
• Pennsylvania coal production data for 1881-1930 (by county) (Excel file)

General Resources | Penn State Campus | I-99/Skytop Acid Rock Drainage Problem | Nearby Area Resources

General Resources

• The Geology of Centre County. (See CAT record.) 
• Geology and Mineral Resources of the Bellefonte Quadrangle, Pennsylvania. (See CAT record.)
• Geology and Drainage
• Centre County Comprehensive Plans (including county maps)
• Summary Groundwater Resources of Centre County, Pennyslvania. (See the CAT record to locate this book.) 
• The State Water Plan  (See CAT record.)  Subbasin 9 (TC424.P4P43 no.10)
• Soil Survey of Centre County, Pennsylvania. (See CAT record.) 
• Centre Regional Planning Commission. The Planning Document. 1976.  (See CAT record.) 
• Water Resources and Hydrogeology of the Centre Region (See CAT record.)

Penn State Campus

Nearby Area Resources

• Bear Meadows and Seven Mountains (Centre County) 
• Quehanna Site (Clearfield County) 
• Stone Valley Recreation Area (Huntingdon County)
• Shale Hills Watershed Area

I-99/Skytop Acid Rock Drainage Problem

• Acid Rock Drainage at Skytop USGS Open-File Report 2005-1148
  
• Geological Report on the Skytop Road Cuts by David Gold and Arnold Golden
  
• Information on I-99 Construction
  
• I-99/ARD Remediation Report
  
• PennDOT I-99 Newsletters
  
• Atlas of Preliminary Geologic Quad. Maps of PA - Julian Qd.
  
• The Environmental Geology of the Pine Grove Mills-Stormstown Area, Central Pennsylvania: With Emphasis on the Bedrock Geology and Ground Water Resources. (See CAT record.)
  
• Ask me About Pyrite - This slide show provides an overview of the environmental challenges posed by pyrite.

Centre County Superfund Site

Misc.

"The Sinking of the Dairy Building" by Jo Chesworth. Town & Gown (June 1993 reprint of January 1972 article), p. 24-30

Directories

• Directory of Geoscience Organizations of the World: Online directory containing contact information on over 471 organizations from 169 countries and areas.
• West's Geology Directory: A well-maintained and frequently reviewed directory of Internet links relating to geology and earth science topics. Individual sections have their own more detailed indices.
• Geoscience Fieldcamps Directory: List of over 70 links, by state, to geology summer field camp information that is available on the web.

Geologic Surveys

• U.S. Geological Survey
• State geological surveys (U.S.): This list of state surveys is maintained by the Association of American State Geologists.
• U.S., state, & foreign geological surveys & associations & societies: The University of California at Berkeley Earth Science and Map Library's list of links.

Other Resources

• Encyclopedia of the Earth: A web-based resource produced by the National Council for Science and the Environment.
• Earth Science World: Site has a large imagebank of geologic images, an interactive geologic time scale, and other resources.
• ATHENA: Mineralogy: Systematic lists, formulas and pictures of minerals.
• Earth Impact Database: Database of impact craters on Earth containing size and location information
• Mineral Gallery: A collection of mineral descriptions, images, and specimens. Includes searchable mineralogical data.
• Alphabetical Mineral Reference: Alphabetized mineral glossary.
• Links for Mineralogists: Annotated links to internet resources specific to mineralogy. Links separated into Knowledge, Tools, and Contact subsections.
• Mineralogy Database: 4,102 individual mineral species descriptions with links. Includes crystallography, X-Ray powder diffraction, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana's New classification, Strunz classification, and alphabetical listings of mineral species.
• Online Fossil Museum: searchable and browseable collection with images.
• The Electronic Volcano: Maps, photographs, and full texts of dissertations on worldwide active volcanoes.
• The PaleoNet Pages: A system of listservers, Web pages, and FTP sites designed to enhance electronic communication among paleontologists.
• Marine Realms Information Bank : Database of information related to the geology of U.S. coastal and marine regions.
• Web Geological Time Machine: The Museum of Paleontology at the University of California at Berkeley provides a descriptive online exhibit to the earth's time periods.
  
• Earth Science Resources on the Web: The University of California at Berkeley Earth Science and Map Library's Internet resources. Provides links to the Earth Sciences, Planetary Sciences, Geography, Geophysics / Seismology, Climatology, and Oceanography.
  
• National Park Service's Tour of Park Geology: This site features images of geologic features and descriptions of the geology of specific parks.
  
• Dana's New Mineralogy: This is a classic work on mineralogy.  (See the CAT record to locate this book.)
• Geology.com
• Georesources and Africa