World geology

Lists Web sources and Library reference works that cover the regional geology of: All regions: atlases, Australia, South Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Europe, Scandinavia, Americas

All regions: atlases

University of Adelaide Map collection
Atlases and gazetteers
Geological Surveys of the world, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Mainz
Virtual field trips, GeologyLink, Houghton Mifflin
GeoNet names server - coordinates of places worldwide.
Atlas geologique du monde: geological world atlas. Unesco, 1976-1987. Reference collection Oversize 912.155 A881
A world atlas of geology and mineral deposits. Mining Journal Books, 1980. Main collection 551.0223 D438w
Atlas of economic mineral deposits. Chapman and Hall, 1979. Oversize Collection 553 D621a
World atlas of geomorphic features. R.E. Krieger Pub. Co., 1980. Main collection 912.15514 S671w
Atlas of Mesozoic and Cenozoic coastlines. A. G. Smith. Cambridge University Press, 1994. Reference collection 551.76 S642a
Atlas of paleoclimates and paleoenvironments of the northern hemisphere : late Pleistocene-Holocene. Geographical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1992. Reference collection oversize 551.69 F879a

New Zealand and Papua New Guinea

GNS Science
Geological Society of New Zealand - including databases and publications
A bibliography of New Zealand geology to 1950; 1951-1969. In Bulletin, New Zealand Geological Survey. Main collection 559.3106 N53b 65, 65A, 93.
New Zealand geological abstracts. In New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics, 1958-1994. Main collection 550.5 N53
Economic geology of New Zealand. Ed G.J. Williams. 2nd ed. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1974. Main collection 622.06 A93 4
Excursion guide, 25th International Geological Congress, 1976. 54A, 55A, 56C, 57C, 58C, 59C (New Zealand); 51A, 52A, 53AC (Papua New Guinea). Main collection 550.6 I6e
Economic geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Ed. C.L. Knight. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1975-76. Main collection 622.06 A93 5-8 and 553.0994 K69e
Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Ed. F.E. Hughes. 1990. Main collection 553.0994 H893g
Bibliography of the geology of Eastern New Guinea. W. Manser. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, 1970. Main collection 559.53016 M286
Earth science abstracts, Papua New Guinea. To 1971. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, 1972-73. Reference collection 559.53016 M286e
For books, search the Library catalogue for call number 559.3 or subject heading geology new zealand or keywords for specific places or features.

Antarctica

Cold Regions bibliography, Library of Congress and the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory(CRREL)- indexes the literature from the 1950s onwards on the science and technology of the World's cold regions.
Australian Antarctic Division
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Initiative
Antarctica: an encyclopedia. 1990. Reference collection 919.89003 S849a
Antarctic bibliography. 1965-1998. Main collection 998.9005 A627
Bibliography of reports on geology, geomorphology and glacial geology resulting from Australian work in Antarctica. 1970. Reference collection 559.89016 M165
For books, search the Library catalogue for call number 559.89 or subject heading geology antarctic... or keywords for specific places or features.

Asia

GEOLIS-JP: Geological literature search system of Japan - indexes geological literature about Japan or by Japanese authors.
Encyclopedia of European and Asian regional geology. Ed. Eldridge M. Moores and Rhodes W. Fairbridge. Chapman & Hall,. c1997. Encyclopedia of earth sciences. Reference collection 550.3 E56 [19]
Annotated bibliographies of mineral deposits in Africa, Asia (exclusive of the USSR) and Australasia. 1976. Reference collection 553.4016 R544ana
Taiwan di zhi wen xian mu lu : Xi yuan 1849 nian zhi 1990 nian = Bibliography of Taiwan Geology (1849-1990). Min guo 82 [1993]. Reference collection 555.1249016 H874t
For books, search the Library catalogue for call number 555 or subject headings such as geology asia, geology china or keywords for specific places or features.

Africa

Council for Geoscience, South Africa
Annotated bibliographies of mineral deposits in Africa, Asia (exclusive of the USSR) and Australasia. 1976. Reference collection 553.4016 R544ana
Bibliography and subject index of South African geology. 1936-1996. Reference collection 556.06 S72
Mineral deposits of Southern Africa. 1986. 2 vols. Main collection 553.4 A596m
For books, search the Library catalogue for call number 556 or subject headings such as geology africa, geology namibia or keywords for specific places or features.

Europe

British Geological Survey -includes a selection of reports, journal issues, National archive of geological photographs, Geoscience Data Index, details of BGS publications and services and links to other sites.
Geology of the Central South Coast of England, Ian West, Southampton University - very detailed field guides, with bibliographies and photographs.
BRGM, France - descriptive summaries, news, databases
Geology of the Catalonian Pyrenees: a select bibliography, Ian West, Southampton University.
The Préalpes: References on the geology by J Mosar and G Borel, Lausanne -bibliography and extensive discussion on the geology of the Préalpes in Switzerland and France.
Encyclopedia of European and Asian regional geology. Ed. Eldridge M. Moores and Rhodes W. Fairbridge. Chapman & Hall,. c1997. Encyclopedia of earth sciences. Reference collection 550.3 E56 [19]
Annotated bibliographies of mineral deposits in Europe. Part 1. Northern Europe. Part 2. Western and South Central Europe. 1984-1990. Reference collection 553.4016 R544a
Mineral deposits of Europe. 1978. 2 vols. Main collection 553.094 M664
Sources of information on the geology of the continental EEC countries. 1980. Reference collection 554 S724
Geology of the European countries. 1980. Main Collection 554 G345
v. 1. Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
For books, search the Library catalogue for call number 554 or subject headings such as geology europe, geology france or keywords for specific places or features.

Scandinavia

Geological Survey of Sweden -includes articles on Swedish ore geology and GeoRegister, a database on the geology of Sweden.
Geological Survey of Finland - has a database FINGEO.
Icelandic earth science resources, Hamrahlid College, Reykjavik - a beginner's guide and map of Icelandic geology and link to Icelandic earth sciences sites.
Geology and geodynamics of Iceland, Institute of Earth Sciences - summaries on geology of volcanic areas of Iceland.
NGU - Geological Survey of Norway
Geology of the European countries. 1980. Main Collection 554 G345
v. 2. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
Fingold: a public database on gold deposits in Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, 1999. Main collection 554.7106 F51t 146 - includes data on all bed-rock gold deposits and significant gold prospects in Finland, with references to the literature.
For books, search the Library catalogue for call number 554.8 or subject headings such as geology finland or keywords for specific places or features.

Americas

U.S. Geological Survey - a useful collection of fact sheets, data, images, full text of some Bulletins, Circulars, Professional Papers and other publications
Association of American State Geologists - has links to each state's geological survey.
National Atlas of the United States - includes environmental (e.g. nuclear waste, hazardous waste sites) and geological (mines, earthquakes, volcanoes) maps.
Geographic Names information System, US Geological Survey - federally recognized name, location, coordinates of physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.
Park Geology, National Park Service, USA - geological descriptions of national parks.
Geological Survey of Canada - covers its activities, data centre products and has links to associations and regional geological organizations.
Climatic atlas of North and Central America : maps of mean temperature and precipitation. World Meteorological Organization, 1979. Oversize collection 912.15516 C639
Annotated bibliographies of mineral deposits in the Western hemisphere. 1972. Reference collection 550.6 G17me 131
Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967 : the Graton-Sales volume. Ed. John D. Ridge. American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1968. 2 v. Main collection 553.1 A512
Handbook of South American geology. 1956. Main collection 550.6 G17me 65
The Geology of North America. Geological Society of America, 1986- Main Collection 557 G345 - a series of volumes from the Decade of North American Geology project.
The Geology of North America : an overview. Ed Albert W. Bally, Allison R. Palmer. Geological Society of America, 1989. Main collection 557 B193g
For books, search the Library catalogue for call number 557.1 for Canada, 557.2 for central America, 557.3, 557.4, 557.5, 557.6, 557.7, 557.8, 557.9 for regions of the United States, 558 for South America or subject headings such as geology canada, geology california or keywords for specific places or features.