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Google Earth Tour of Geologic Features (KMZ/KML Files)
Deltas Dunes Erosion Faults
Folds Geology Maps Glaciers Impact Craters
Intrusions Jointing Landslides Natural Disasters
Parks and Monuments Paleontology Rivers Volcanoes

Geology Maps and Overlays
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
San Diego Geology

Kmz IconGeology of the San Diego 30' x 60' Quadrangle

El Cajon Geology

Kmz IconGeology of the El Cajon 30' x 60' Quadrangle
Additional Overlays:
Kmz Icon Cretaceous plutons of the PRB Chemical Data - Victoria R. Todd - GSA SP 374, 2003
Kmz Icon Detailed Area Caculations
Kmz Icon GIF Image Overlay

Google Earth California
Google Earth Washington State Geology
Google Earth Oregon State Geology
Google Earth California
US Geology
Picacho Geology

Kmz IconGeology of Picacho State Recreational Park

 

2006 SDAG geology
Detail Geology of:
  • Canyon Sin Nombre
  • Volcanic Hills
  • Domelands - Coyote Mountains
Ocean Floor Ages

Data for the age grid is: Mueller, R.D., Roest, W.R., Royer, J.-Y., Gahagan, L.M., and Sclater, J.G., A digital age map of the ocean floor. SIO Reference Series 93-30, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Paleogeography

Plate tectonic and continental drift reconstruction images by:
Dr. Ron Blakey
Northern Arizona University

USGS Grids for Geologic and Topographic Maps
International Geomagnetic Reference Field Model

Kmz IconInternational Geomagnetic Reference Field Model

Magnetic Declination (D),
Inclination (I),
Horizontal intensity (H),
Vertical intensity (Z),
and Total Intensity (F)

Magnetic Anomaly Map of the World

Kmz IconMagnetic Anomaly Map of the Earth

Global compilation of the wealth of magnetic anomaly information

GRACE Gravity anomaly model

Kmz IconGravity Anomaly Map of the Earth

GRACE - Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - accurately map variations in the Earth's gravity field over its 5-year lifetime; GGM02

Bouguer gravity anomaly for the conterminous US

Kmz IconBouguer Gravity Anomaly for the Conterminous US

Gravity anomaly data for the conterminous United States and adjacent marine areas

USGS Faults and Earthquakes
USGS Earth's Tectonic Plates

Kmz IconUSGS - Earth's Tectonic Plates

Includes:
Plate Names
Divergent, Transform, and Convergent Plate Boundaries

GVP Volcanoes
Google Earth Screencast

 

 

Screencast Demonstration on how Google Earth can be used to teach geology

Created by D'Arcy Norman at the Teaching & Learning Centre, University of Calgary

D'Arcy's Norman dot net blog

Google Earth Geology
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