45677-IC-1-2004-1-HU-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4
Directory of on-line digital resources for teaching/learning Mineral Sciences
Topic
Suggested
Course/Module
Author (Person / Institution)
Recommended study lines
(programmes)
Homepage
MS
GS
Earth
S
ES MatS/E
ng
Recommended
level (cycle)
CH
1st
2nd
3rd
LEGEND Programme codes (EUROMIN):
MS
Mineral sciences
AMS
Applied mineral sciences
GS
Geological sciences / Geosciences
AGS
Applied geological sciences / Geosciences
EarthS
Earth sciences
AEarthS
Applied Earth sciences
ES
Environmental sciences
AES
Applied environmental sciences (incl. Natural risks)
MatS
Material science
AMatS
Applied material science
Eng
Engineering (including mining, oil and gas)
AEng
Applied engineering
CH
Cultural heritage
O
Others
Laser Ablation (LA-ICPMS)
Analytical methods
TOF-SIMS: Time Of Flight-Secondary Ion Analytical methods
Mass Spectrometry
Institute of Mineralogy, University of
Würzburg
http://www.mineralogie.uni-wuerzburg.de/
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Max Planck Institute for Solid State
Research
http://www.fkf.mpg.de/ga/machines/sims/TOF_SIM
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Scanning Electron Microscope
Analytical methods
About Imaging Spectroscopy
Analytical methods
Science Learning Network, Museum
of Science Boston (USA)
Roger N. Clark, USGS (USA)
Infrared Spectroscopy
Analytical methods
C. P. Sherman Hsu, Mallinckrodt, Inc. http://www.prenhall.com/settle/chapters/ch15.pdf
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Rruff Project
Analytical methods
Robert T Downs, The University of
Arizona, The RRUFF Project
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http://rruff.info/
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Peter Goodhew, University of
Liverpool
http://www.matter.org.uk/tem/
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On the Cutting Edge Program for
Faculty Development in the Earth
Sciences (USA)
http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/geoche
msheets/index.html
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Analytical methods
Digital Library for Earth System
Education (DLSE, USA)
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp
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Analytical methods
Computing mineralogy
Crystallography
California Institute of Technology
Jeff Weeks’
Digital Library for Earth System
Education (DLSE, USA)
http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/
http://geometrygames.org/
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp
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Economic geology
Digital Library for Earth System
Education (DLSE, USA)
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp
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Economic geology
Robert A. Ixer, Paul R. Duller & SME
(Society for Mining, Metallurgy and
Exploration
http://www.smenet.org/opaque-ore/
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eFunda Engineering fundamentals
MERLOT Enginnering portal
Engineering geology
Engineering geology
http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm
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Environmental geology
Environmental
mineralogy
Environmental
Mineralogy
Gemology
eFunda online pulisher
MERLOT Engineering Community
(USA)
John DuNann Winter, Whitman
College
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dept. of Geological Sciences,
University of Texas, Austin
R. V. Dietrich
http://www.whitman.edu/geology/winter/
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http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/ggg/ggg887e/
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http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/347k/
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http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/gemrx.htm
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TEM Basics (teaching & learning
resources, with modelling facilities)
Analytical methods
Teaching Analytical methods (collection Analytical methods
of links on various topics)
Analytical methods resources for
teaching at undergraduate and graduate
level (collection of links)
Mineral Spectroscopy
Topology and Geometry Software
Crystallography resources for teaching
at undergraduate and graduate level
(collection of links)
Economic geology resources for
teaching at undergraduate and graduate
level (collection of links)
Virtual Atlas of Opaque and Ore
Minerals in their Associations
Sanitary Landfills (in Greek)
Gems and Gem minerals
GEMROCKS: Ornamental & Curio
Stones
MINABS Online
Topics in Mineralogy - Petrology Economic Geology (in Greek)
Major topics in Mineral Sciences
(Mineralogy, Petrology, Economic
geology etc.)
Introduction to Geology (in Greek)
Gemology
General Mineral
Sciences
General Mineral
Sciences
General Mineral
Sciences
General Mineralogy
PetDB Database (Information System for Geochemistry
Geochemical Data of Igneous and
Metamorphic Rocks from the Ocean
Floor)
Mineralogical Society of Great Britain http://www.minabs.com/
& Ireland (MSA)
School of Geology, Aristotle
http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo878e/
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
http://ansatte.uit.no/kku000/webgeology/
Kare Kullerud, Dept. of
Geology, University of Tromsø,
Norway
School of Geology, Aristotle
http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/ggg/ggg105y/
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
EarthChem (National Science
http://www.petdb.org/petdbWeb/index.jsp
Foundation, USA)
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Geochemistry
Geochemical Earth Reference Model
(GERM)
Geochemistry
GEOROC database: Geochemistry of
rocks, oceans and continents
Enduring Resources for Earth Sciences Geochemistry
Education (ERESE)
North American Volcanic and Intrusive
Rock Database (NAVDAT)
GEOKEM: Geochemistry of Igneous
Rocks
Geochemistry of igneous rocks from the
PLUTO database
Marine Geology Data: PETROS Igneous
Petrology Databank version 6.1
IGBA - IGneous data BAse - Global
Database in Igneous Petrology
Teaching Geochemistry (collection of
links on various topics)
Geochemistry
Geochemistry
Geochemistry
Geochemistry
Geochemistry
Geochemistry
EarthRef Data and Models Team
(USA)
MPI für Chemie, Mainz, Germany
http://earthref.org/GERM/
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http://georoc.mpch-mainz.gwdg.de/georoc/
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http://www.geokem.com/index.html
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http://www.koka.ac.jp/yamamoto/igba/igba.htm
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http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/geochemi
stry/table_contents.html
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Kaichiro Yamamoto, Koka Women's
College, Kyoto (Japan)
On the Cutting Edge Program for
Faculty Development in the Earth
Sciences (USA)
Geochemistry
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Atomic Rocks website
Department of Geosciences at
Oregon State University
Michigan Technological University
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Univ. of Cambridge, Dept.
of Materials Science and Metallurgy
http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo653e/
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http://www.atomicrocks.com/index3.htm
http://volcano.und.edu/volcanoes.html
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http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/
http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo317y/
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http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo652e/
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http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo765e/
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http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/Teaching/matmin1a/ind
ex.html
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http://www.nhm.org/pam/
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http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
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http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/collectors_corner/id/
mineral_id_keyi1.htm
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Igneous petrology
Igneous petrology
Materials and Mineral Sciences
Mineralogy
The Photo-Atlas of Minerals (DVD)
Mineralogy
Mineralogy 4 Kids
Mineralogy
MINERAL IDENTIFICATION KEY II
Mineralogy
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Petrogenesis of igenous rocks (in
Greek)
Volcanology (in Greek)
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http://navdat.kgs.ku.edu/
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Igneous petrology
Igneous petrology
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EarthChem (National Science
Foundation, USA)
Bernard M Gunn
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp
Volcanology
Igneous petrology (in Greek)
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Digital Library for Earth System
Education (DLSE, USA)
Hazardous minerals
Igneous petrology
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http://earthref.org/ERESE/
Geochemistry
Geochemistry resources for teaching at
undergraduate and graduate level
(collection of links)
Applied Environmental Geochemistry (in
Greek)
Radioactive minerals
Volcanoes and volcanology
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EarthRef Data and Models Team
(USA)
Mineral Resources Program (MRP) of http://tin.er.usgs.gov/pluto/igneous/
the U.S. Geological Survey
Dr. Felix Mutschler, Eastern
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/petros.html
Washington State University (USA)
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Los Angeles County Museum of
Natural History
Mineralogical Society of America
(MSA)
Alan Plante, Donald Peck & David
Von Bargen (Collector's Corner)
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Jolyon & Ida Ralph (MinDat)
http://www.mindat.org/
http://webmineral.com/
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Teaching Mineralogy (collection of links Mineralogy
on various topics)
On the Cutting Edge Program for
Faculty Development in the Earth
Sciences (USA)
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/mineralog
y/table_contents.html
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Mineralogy
Mineralogy resources for teaching at
undergraduate and graduate level
(collection of links)
General teaching (secondary school and Mineralogy
possibly undegraduate level)
Digital Library for Earth System
Education (DLSE, USA)
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp
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The Association for Science
Education (ASE, UK)
http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/
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P. Barak, Ed Nater, & C. Stiles, The
Minerals & Molecules Project
Bill Cordua, Univ. of Wisconsin at
River Falls
Mickey Gunter, University of Idaho,
Moscow
John DuNann Winter, Whitman
College
Charlotte Gladstone, Paul Bro,
University of Bristol
Jaques Jedwab, Université Libre de
Bruxelles
Structure Commission of the
International Zeolite Association
Djuna Bewley, Dave Bunnell, The
Virtual Cave
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Mineral Information Institute (MII)
(USA)
Shannon Shaw, Chris Mills (Global
Infomine website)
http://virtual-museum.soils.wisc.edu/
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https://falconfile.uwrf.edu/home/W1014120/personal
web/Minerals.html
http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mgunter/opt_min
/opt_min.html
http://www.whitman.edu/geology/winter/
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MINDAT: Mineralogy Database
WEBMINERAL: Mineralogy Database
Mineralogy
Mineralogy
Mineralogy
The Virtual Museum of Minerals and
Molecules
Mineralogy
Mineralogy
Optical mineralogy
Mineralogy
Mineralogy
Mineralogy
Minerals under the Miscoscope
Mineralogy
Unconventional Platinum Group
Minerals
Zeolite structures database
Mineralogy
Mineralogy
Cave minerals
Mineralogy
Rock-forming minerals (in Greek)
Mineralogy
Mineralogy (in Greek)
Mineralogy
Mineral and mining information
(introductory level)
Petrology and Mineralogy in ARD
prediction
Mining mineralogy
Mining mineralogy
Mining mineralogy
Engineering and Environmental
Simulation Software for Mining Industry
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http://www.gly.bris.ac.uk/www/teach/opmin/mins.ht
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http://www.ulb.ac.be/sciences/upgm/mguide/
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http://www.iza-structure.org/databases/
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http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/
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http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo212y/
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http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo106y/
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http://www.mii.org/
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http://technology.infomine.com/enviromine/ard/Mine
ralogy/Petrology%20and%20Mineralogy.htm
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GoldSim Technology Group
http://www.goldsim.com/Downloads/WhitePapers/Mi
neEvaluation.pdf
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Minerals-based sustainable
development – one viable alternative
Mining mineralogy
Ericsson, M, Noras, P.
http://www.infomine.com/publications/docs/Ericsson
2005.pdf
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Teaching Petrology (collection of links
on various topics)
Petrology
On the Cutting Edge Program for
Faculty Development in the Earth
Sciences (USA)
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology/
teaching_activities_table_contents.html
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Petrology resources for teaching at
undergraduate and graduate level
(collection of links)
Petrology
Petrology
Digital Library for Earth System
Education (DLSE, USA)
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp
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Petrology
John DuNann Winter, Whitman
College
http://www.whitman.edu/geology/winter/
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http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology/
index.html
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rmr/index.html
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http://www.whitman.edu/geology/winter/
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http://rock.esc.cam.ac.uk/ibminsci/Course_Outline_f
iles/IB%20MinSci%202007%20Course%20Guide.p
df
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http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/index.html
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http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo321y/index
.files/slide0001.htm
http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/ggg/ggg881e/
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http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/ggg/ggg883e/
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http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo885e/
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http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/equilibri
a/index.html
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Teaching Petrology (collection of links
on various topics)
Granitic rocks
Petrology
Physical Geology
Physical geology
Physics and Chemistry of Earth and
Planetary Materials
Planetary mineralogy
Planetray science
Planetary mineralogy
Sedimentary petrology (in Greek)
Sedimentary petrology
Geological - Environmental Surveys of
Constructions (in Greek)
Technical Mineralogy
Rock and Soil Mechanics (in Greek)
Technical Mineralogy
Petrology
Technical Mineralogy
Mining Geology - Restoration of
Quarries and Mines (in Greek)
Teaching Phase equilibria (collection of Thermodynamics
links on various topics)
Robert M. Reed, University of Texas
at Austin
John DuNann Winter, Whitman
College
Univ. of Cambridge, Dept.
of Materials Science and Metallurgy
Planetary Science Research
Discoveries (PSRD, USA
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
School of Geology, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
On the Cutting Edge Program for
Faculty Development in the Earth
Sciences (USA)
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