MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS provide excellent displays of general geologic topics and of regional geology. Many universities and most large cities have museums with geologic exhibits.
STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS publish maps, guide books, and elementary introductions to geology. The U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 20242, and the Geologic Survey of Canada also publish many useful reports and maps.
NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS are generally areas of great geologic interest. They provide guided tours, talks, museums, and pamphlets.
FURTHER READING
BOOKS will help you develop your interest in earth science. Here are a few useful titles:
Cattermole, Peter, and Patrick Moore. The Story of the Earth. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. A simply written, useful overview.
Larson, Edwin E., and Peter W. Birkeland. Putnam’s Geology, 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. Well-illustrated, readable, college-level text.
Press, Frank, and Raymond Siever. Earth, 4th ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1986. Comprehensive, college-level text.
Rhodes, Frank H. T., Herbert S. Zim, and Paul R. Shaffer. Fossils. New York: Golden Press, 1962.
Smith, David A., ed. Cambridge Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
Stanley, Steven M. Earth and Life Through Time. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1985. College-level review of historical geology.
Zim, Herbert S., and Paul R. Shaffer. Rocks and Minerals. New York: Golden Press, 1957.
PHOTO CREDITS: Unless otherwise credited, photographs are by the author. R. Wenkam. Am. Museum of Natural History, E. Moench/Photo-Researchers. R. Wenkam. Kai Curry-Lindahl, Douglass Hubbard. New Zealand Geological Survey. Luray Caves. M. Rosalsky. J. Wyckoff. C. Trautwein. M. Rosalsky. E. Druce. J. Wyckoff. J. Wyckoff. H. Schlenker/Photo-Researchers, M. Rosalsky. J. Muench. E. Druce. L. Carlson. J. J. Witkind. M. Rosalsky. California Geology. M. Rosalsky. H. Bristol. Matthew J. Lee/Oakland Tribune, Airborne Geophysics Division, Lockwood, Kessler & Barlett, Inc.