sci.geo.geology FAQ 1/5 Introduction Introduction ------------ The purpose of this series of posts is to maintain the quality of messages in the s.g.g. newsgroup. Before going further I would like to make a few points about using the FAQ and the newsgroup. Please glance through this FAQ before posting. In urban areas of the world the best way to get an answer to a general geology question is to consult with your public librarian, your local university geology/geography department or local government geologists. Doing this before you post will save bandwidth and time. Most of these local people are waiting for your phone call right now! When posting to s.g.g. it is very important to attach a descriptive subject to your message. A well-thought out subject is the difference between a read post and an ignored post. Make sure that the geographical locations of you and your question are well-defined in the body of your message. Message headers give little information as to where you are located and what you mean by local. REMEMBER, sci.geo.geology is international, please act accordingly. At this point the question racing through your mind is probably; Am I reading the latest version of this faq? The s.g.g FAQ is released on the morning of the 23rd of the month (it takes a couple days to propogate after that date). It isn't necessarily updated every month but I try. For the latest copy of the FAQ double-check your site's news.answers or sci.answers newsgroups first. If that doesn't help then you should be able to request the latest copy of the faq by sending an e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following message body: send usenet/news.answers/geology-faq/introduction send usenet/news.answers/geology-faq/contents send usenet/news.answers/geology-faq/faq send usenet/news.answers/geology-faq/glossary send usenet/news.answers/geology-faq/appendices Please send updates, corrections and comments to: amethyst@amthyst.dweomer.org Remember the FAQ when you are posting to s.g.g. Many things can cause me to miss something that should be included in the FAQ. CC:'ing me with the answer that you just posted will make sure I don't miss it. Thank you, R.Spencer Ramshaw Ramshaw's Computer Solutions 141 - 295 Water Street Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2X5 Canada tel: 519-823-1336 bbs: 519-823-9036 e-mail: rsr@amthyst.dweomer.org *** End of FAQ sci.geo.geology Introduction **** -----cut here----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ sci.geo.geology FAQ 2/5 Contents 1/5 Introduction ---------------- 2/5 Contents ------------ 3/5 FAQ ------- Questions Answered by this FAQ: 1. What is the s.g.g. charter? 2. Where do I look for the On-line Resources for Earth Scientists Guide 3. When did s.g.g. start? 4. Where should I look for information on geoscience software? 5. How many people are reading the newsgroup? 6. How do I start a new newsgroup? 7. What questions/statements shouldn't be posted to s.g.g.? 8. Where is the earthquake information? 9. Why should my geoscience institution or company use the INTERNET? 10. Who uses the Internet? Questions Waiting to be Answered by this FAQ: 1. Is there an archive site for the newsgroup? 2. Where can I buy? Topographic Maps Geologic Maps etc. 3. Why did the dinosaurs die out? 4. What are the top 10 unanswered questions in geology? 5. How can I get access to Georef over the Internet? 6. What is the best software to do foo? 7. Why shouldn't I flame a post that is contrary to science and my principles? 8. How do I read those USGS Quake maps? 4/5 Glossary ------------ 5/5 Appendices -------------- E-mail Contact List Reference List for s.g.g. posters FTP Servers Telnet Addresses Gopher Servers World Wide Web Servers Mailing Lists Equipment Suppliers Software Suppliers **** End of FAQ sci.geo.geology FAQ 2/5 Contents **** -----cut here----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- sci.geo.geology FAQ 3/5 faq **** 1. What is the s.g.g. charter? Name: sci.geo.geology Type: unmoderated Scope: geology: "the science dealing with the structure of the earth's crust and formation and development of its various layers: it includes the study of individual rock types and early forms of life found as fossils in rocks." Webster's Possible subjects for discussion would include all aspects of solid earth geology and geophysics. (Including, but NOT limited to: plate tectonics tectonophysics, petrology, mineralogy, volcanology, structural geology, paleontology, sedimentary processes, basin analysis, seismic exploration, seismic stratigraphy, petroleum geology, seismology, geochemistry, glaciation, groundwater hydrology, geochronology, paleomagnetism, paleoclimatology.) Purpose: The newsgroup 'sci.geo.geology' is intended primarily for discussions at a level which would be relevant and informative to active researchers (i.e. earth scientists and students), but is open for general discussions as well. It hosts discussions, debates, and comments that are less formal and more timely than is possible in juried scientific journals. It is a clearinghouse for exchange of information, including ideas, programs, images, data, and citations. It can help us keep each other informed on upcoming events of interest to earth science researchers and computing in the earth sciences. 19-Oct-1993 [williams@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Tom Williams)] **** 2. Where do I look for the On-line Resources for Earth Scientists Guide (formerly called the Earth Sciences Internet Resource Guide) anonymous ftp ftp.csn.org COGS subdirectory ores.txt ftp-by-mail instructions Send the following message to bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu FTP ftp.csn.org CD COGS GET ores.txt CLOSE The guide will arrive in a couple pieces that you will have to reassemble. 20-Jun-1994 **** 3. When did s.g.g. start? The results of the vote (For:266 Against:11) were announced on the 7th of February 1991. Effectively the group became active five days after that date but of course this would vary from system to system. **** 4. Where should I look for information on geoscience software? Directory of Mining Software Gibbs Associates PO Box 706 Boulder, CO 80306 - 0706 USA tel: 303.444.6032 fax: 303.444.6032 GeoTimes; GeoMedia Review Column - published monthly by the American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia Journal of Geological Education; Down-to-Earth Software Column 5-Jan-1994 [rsr@amthyst.dweomer.org (R. Spencer Ramshaw)] **** 5. How many people are reading the newsgroup? Re: Usenet readership stats, the arbitron ratings for October show s.g.g to be in the 74th percentile among the 2500 most popular newsgroups, and propagated to 73% of surveyed sites, based on the detection of 612 apparent readers. Also, it 37th out of 87 in order of popularity among the sci.* groups. All in all, s.g.g seems quite popular, even though most readers never contribute publicly. 30 Nov 1993 Una Smith **** 6. How do I start a new newsgroup? Frequently, people start message threads concerning the creation of new newsgroups that they feel aren't covered by sci.geo.geology. If this interests you, then start in the news.newusers.questions newsgroup, so you can find out how it is done. It should be pointed out that from the traffic standpoint of s.g.g. there is no evidence that any new geology-related newsgroups are required. Please note that the charter of the group covers everything geological. So if your new newsgroup is covered by the charter then the only way you could get a new newsgroup is to use s.g.g. so much that the other subjects in s.g.g. get swamped. So go ahead try to swamp it (within the charter. of course). 26-Nov-1993 **** 7. What questions/statements shouldn't be posted to s.g.g.? If you asking yourself whether or not a subject is appropriate for s.g.g. then I suggest you re-read the charter for the newsgroup (Question 1). Since the group is un-moderated nothing can be done if you choose to post a message outside the charter of the group. Not-withstanding this, the following is a list of subjects and suggested newsgroups that are more appropriate than s.g.g. Subject A More Appropriate Newsgroup ------- ---------------------------- Creationism/Evolution talk.origins Digital geography or cartography comp.infosystems.gis GPS sci.geo.satellite-nav Make Money Fast [suggestion needed] 13-April-1994 **** 8. Where is the earthquake information? A good place to look is the ca.earthquakes newsgroup. There is also an FAQ posted to that newsgroup. Note the ca indicates that this is a California newsgroup but it is possible to find feeders of this group outside California. 11-May-1994 **** 9. Why should my geoscience institution or company use the INTERNET? [This is provided to help you convince management types that you should be here. It isn't a frequently asked question within s.g.g. but rather an often asked question by managers unaware of the Internet - rsr ] SOME POTENTIAL OIL AND SERVICE COMPANY BENEFITS ON INTERNET - informal conferencing and continuing education - global access to a diverse pool of E&P specialists - rapid communications at a reduced cost - easy monitoring of new developments in petroleum technology - access to unpublished research data and reports - questions and answers (non-confidential information) - literature searches - general public relation promotions - E&P software/hardware technical support and customer service - geological survey maps, free geo-software etc. via remote ftp SOME POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS - continuing education benefits - establish research links with industry/government organizations - advertizement of specialist skills within departments - wider exposure of research results outside academia - more rapid feed-back - inter-academic linking (more efficient use of available resources) - exposure to industry needs - access to company data for teaching or research purposes - better employment prospects for graduates - short-term oil company vacation training for students - increased public awareness of specialist sciences (some overlap between these categories) 28 May 1994 [jorgsr@pet2.ncpgg.adelaide.edu.au (Jorg Schulz-Rojahn)] 10. Who has Internet Access? [Anyone care to flesh out the other geoscience areas? - rsr] OIL & SERVICE COMPANIES WITH KNOWN INTERNET ACCESS * Amoco Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ARCO Atlantic Richfield Oil and Gas Company BHP Petroleum British Petroleum Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. Chevron Elf Aquitaine Exlog Exxon Fina Geomatic (Norway) Geoquest Systems GeoScience Green Mountain Geophysics Intera (UK) Kuwait Petroleum Landmark Marathon Oil Company Maxus (Dallas) Mincom Ltd. Mobil Norsk Hydro (Norway) Occidental Petroleum Corp. Oryx Energy Company Pancanadian Petroleum Company Petrobras (Brazil) Phillips Petroleum POSC Repsol Exploracion (Spain) Saga Petroleum (Norway) Santos Ltd. (Australia) Scandpower (Norway) Schlumberger/Geo-Prakla Shell Simon Petroleum Technology SSI Statoil (Norway) Sysdrill (UK) Texaco Unocal Western Atlas International (* at least local access; this list is very incomplete) KNOWN PETROLEUM EDUCATIONAL/RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WITH INTERNET ACCESS Australian Petroleum Cooperative Research Centre (APCRC): Centre for Petroleum Engineering, UNSW, Sydney CSIRO, Division of Petroleum Resources (Sydney, Melbourne) Curtin Univ., Dpt of Exploration Geophysics (Perth) Curtin Univ.: Petroleum & Environm. Organic Geochemistry Centre National Centre for Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, Adelaide Brock University, Department of Earth Sciences (Canada) Bureau of Economic Geology, Texas Chalmers University of Technology, Dpt of Geology (Sweden) Centre de Recherches Entreprises et Societe (CRES), Geneva Colorado School of Mines Heriot-Watt University, Department of Petroleum Engineering IKU Petroleum Research, Norway Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP), France Institute for Petroleum Research and Geophysics (IPRG), Israel Institute of Colombian Petroleum (ICP) Institute of Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology, Calgary Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (California) Mississippi State University (Petroleum Engineering) NORSAR ('Norwegian Seismic Array') Pennsylvania State University, Petroleum Engineering Dpt. Petroleum Recovery Research Center, Socorro (New Mexico) Rice University, Houston Rogaland Research, Stavanger Stanford University Texas A&M University of Aberdeen, Dpt of Geology and Petroleum Geology University of Alberta, Dpt of Physics (Seismology & Rock Physics) University of Bergen, Geological Institute, Norway University of Calgary, Dpt of Geology & Geophysics University of Glasgow, Dpt of Geology & Applied Geology University of Newcastle, UK (Geochemistry Group) University of Oslo, Dpt of Geology, Norway University of South Carolina/University of Utah: Earth Sciences and Resources Institute University of Texas at Austin University of Trondheim, Dpt of Petroleum Technology University of Uppsala, Institute of Earth Sciences (Sweden) University of Wyoming at Laramie, Wyoming KNOWN GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS/GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS ON THE INTERNET Alberta Research Council Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) [formerly known as BMR] British Antarctic Survey British Geological Survey Geological Survey of Canada British Columbia Geological Survey Branch Nfld. and Labrador Geological Survey Branch Ontario Geological Survey Geological Survey of Finland Geological Survey of Victoria, Australia Survey and Land Information Department, New Zealand United States Geological Survey, including: Illinois State Geological Survey Nebraska Geological Survey Oklahoma Geological Survey Observatory Utah Geological Survey WHO ELSE IS ON THE INTERNET? Many other petroleum E&P organizations worldwide, every major university in the world, numerous government departments, some 20 Million InterNet users worldwide. According to FORTUNE Magazine, of the InterNet networks registered globally, 63% belong to businesses or their research labs. Twenty thousand of Schlumberger's 50,000 employees routinely use e-mail and many depend on the InterNet to communicate with customers, suppliers, and university researchers (FORTUNE, March 14 issue, 1994). 12 Jun 1994 [jorgsr@pet2.ncpgg.adelaide.edu.au (Jorg Schulz-Rojahn)] **** End of sci.geo.geology FAQ 3/5 faq **** -----cut here----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ sci.geo.geology FAQ 4/5 Glossary [This glossary tries to not only define terms and abbreviations used in the FAQ but also common terms used in s.g.g. discussions. If posts in s.g.g. contain terms you don't understand and they aren't in this glossary or in a dictionary of geology please e-mail me. Thank you, Spencer] COGS - Computer Oriented Geological Society DEM - Digital Elevation Models DLG - Digital Line Graph, USGS Digital Map Data Format DTM - Digital Terrain Models E&P - Exploration & Production (for and of petroleum) GAC - Geological Association of Canada GPS - Global Positioning System GSA - Geological Society of America GSC - Geological Survey of Canada HTML - Hypertext Markup Language used with World-Wide-Web HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol used by World-Wide-Web IAMG - International Association for Mathematical Geology K/T - Cretaceous/Tertiary Ma - millions of years before present OGS - Ontario Geological Survey pC - Precambrian SDTS - Spatial Data Transfer Standard TOC - total organic carbon URL - Unique Resource Locator for the World-Wide-Web USGS - United States Geological Survey World Wide Web - kind of like a multi-media gopher (but with some WWW significant differences in operation). **** End of FAQ sci.geo.geology Glossary -----cut here----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ sci.geo.geology FAQ 5/5 Appendices E-mail Contact List ------------------- [Make sure you mention that you got their address from the s.g.g. faq, thanks - rsr] Organization - Address ------------ ------- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) - 73163.3035@CompuServe.com American Geological Institute AGI Education Clearing House - educate@agi.umd.edu Geotimes - Geotimes@agi.umd.edu GeoRef - kyost@agi.umd.edu Goverment Affairs Program - schiff@agi.umd.edu Director or other contacts - lsutherl@agi.umd.edu Canadian Geoscience Information Centre Information - Library@gsc.emr.ca Interlibrary loans - ILL@gsc.emr.ca Map Library - Map_Library@gsc.emr.ca Geophysics Library - Geophysics_Library@gsc.emr.ca Geological Survey of Canada Bookstore - gsc_bookstore@gsc.emr.ca Reference List for s.g.g. posters -------------------------------------- Fractals Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos and Fractals with Applications to Geological Systems, edited by G.V. Middleton, 1991, Geological Association of Canada Short Course Notes #3 Geoscience Departments/Graduate Schools Directory of Geoscience Departments, published annually by the American Geological Institute, Alexandria VA, USA FAQ: Schools in Meteorology/Oceanography/Environmental Science posted frequently to s.g.g. Internet General Send a message to: mailserv@is.internic.net and leave the "Subject" line blank. Here's a suggested initial message: begin help index send about-information-services/background send about-information-services/contact-info end [from Mike Moraes', How to get information about Networks] Internet Addresses for Person X Send a message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following as the body of the message. send usenet/news.answers/finding-addresses quit Ore Deposits Ore Deposit Models, edited by R.G.Roberts and P.A. Sheahan 1988, Geoscience Canada Reprint Series 3 Sea Level Change FAQ: Sea-level change posted frequently to s.g.g. Sedimentology Facies Models, edited by Roger G. Walker, 1979 Geoscience Canada Reprint Series 1 Statistics Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology, by John C. Davis, 1986, John P. Wiley & Sons Inc. **** anonymous FTP Servers Server Name Directory Comments (mirror) ----------- --------- -------- c.scs.uiuc.edu Mineral Formula Database DSC.BLM.GOV /ftp/pub/gis dlg2dxf pc files edcftp.cr.usgs.gov pub/data/DEM/250 USA DEMS ftp.csn.org COGS Computer-Oriented Geological Society anon FTP holdings iamg.org pub/CG Computers & Geoscience Listings kiawe.soest.hawaii.edu graphics package GMT opal.geology.utoronto.ca /pub/geology/corel/symbols Coreldraw symbols /patterns Coreldraw patterns perry.berkeley.edu ftp/outgoing/donovan ROCK FORMING MINERAL COMPOSITIONAL DATABASE (exe.zip & xray.zip) ridfisd.er.usgs.gov software sepftp.stanford.edu, decimated version of the USGS earth (kiawe.soest.hawaii.edu) topography database, sound files for an earthquake aftershock sequence, tsunami info, miscellaneous collections sparky2.esd.mun.ca Newpet geochemistry software sunsite.unc.edu /pub/academic/geography/COGS torsken.nfh.uit.no STEREO Demo Stereonet Program utkux.utcc.utk.edu /pub/smoky Great Smokies Database **** Telnet Addresses Address Sign-on Comments ---------------- ------- -------- neis.cr.usgs.gov qed Quick Epicenter Determinations Earthquake list geomagnetic field values library.er.usgs.gov at PW: GSL USGS Library at ID: LS2K geoinfo.gsc.emr.ca opac GSC Library canlib.emr.ca opac CANMET Library hqlib.emr.ca opac Natural Resources Canada HQ Library **** Gopher Servers --------------- [Thanks to Phil Ingram for providing this list 11-May-1993] name = Atlantic Geoscience Centre - GSC type = 1 port = 70 path = host = agcgopher.bio.ns.ca ----------------------------------------------------- name = Australian Dept. of Industries and Energy type = 1 port = 70 path = host = candelo.dpie.gov.gov.au ----------------------------------------------------- name = Brock University, Earth Sciences type = 1 port = 70 path = host = craton.geol.brocku.ca ----------------------------------------------------- name = Colorado School of Mines type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.mines.colorado.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Colorado School of Mines - Centers type = 1 port = 80 path = 1/csm/centers host = gn.mines.colorado.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Colorado School of Mines - Geochemistry Gopher type = 1 port = 3853 path = host = geochem.mines.colorado.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Colorado School of Mines, Instute for Groundwater Research type = 1 port = 3851 path = host = igwmc.mines.colorado.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Durham University, Geological Science Gopher type = 1 port = 70 path = host = piglit.dur.ac.uk ----------------------------------------------------- name = Energy Mines resources, Canada type = 1 port = 70 path = host = emr1.emr.ca ----------------------------------------------------- name = Energy Mines Resources - Geodetic Survey Division type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.geod.emr.ca ----------------------------------------------------- name = Institute for Space and Terrrestrial Science type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.ists/ca ----------------------------------------------------- name = Michigan Technical University, Dept of Geology type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.geo.mtu.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Michigan Technical University, Dept of Mining type = 1 port = 70 path = host = empire.mg.mtu.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Michigan Technical University, Geology type = 1 port = 70 path = host = geolabserver.geo.mtu.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = North Western University, Geology type = 1 port = 70 path = host = somalia.earth.nwu.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Penn State University, College of Earth and Mineral Science type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.essc.psu.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Penn State University, Pangea type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.ems.psu.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = School of Earth Sciences, Macquarie University type = 1 port = 70 path = host = wombat.es.mq.edu.au ----------------------------------------------------- name = Univ. of California, Davis, Geology Dept type = 1 port = 70 path = host = geogopher.ucdavis.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Univ. of California, Santa Barbara Geological Sciences type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.geol.ucsb.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Museum of Palaeontlogy type = 1 port = 70 path = host = ucmpl.berkeley.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Univ. of Minnesota, Soil Science type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.soils.umn.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = University of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow type = 1 port = 70 path = host = galaxy.uci.agh.edu.pl ----------------------------------------------------- name = University of Southern California type = 1 port = 70 path = host = bigcheese.math.scarolina.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville, Geology Dept. type = 1 port = 70 path = host = tanasi.gg.utk.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Univ. of Texas, El Paso, Geological Sciences type = 1 port = 70 path = host = dillon.geo.ep.utexas.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = United States geological Survey type = 1 port = 70 path = host = info.er.usgs.gov ----------------------------------------------------- name = US Bureau of Mines type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.usbm.gov ----------------------------------------------------- name = USGS Atlantic Marine Geology type = 1 port = 70 path = host = bramble.er.usgs.gov ----------------------------------------------------- name = Colorado School of Mines, Centre for Wave Phenomena type = 1 port = 3852 path = host = cwp.mines.colorado.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Earthquake Information Gopher type = 1 port = 70 path = host = nisee.ce.berkeley.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Oklahoma Geological Survey Observatory type = 1 port = 70 path = host = wealaka.okgeosurvey1.gov ----------------------------------------------------- name = RiceInfo (Rice University CWIS) (Geology) type = 1 port = 70 path = 1/Subject/Geology host = riceinfo.rice.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Univ. of California, San Diego, Centre for Coastal Studies type = 1 port = 70 path = host = coast.ucsd.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Univ. of Minnesota, Forestry, Remote Sensing (GIS) Lab type = 1 port = 70 path = 1/gopher/rsgisinfo host = wallage.forestry.umn.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = University Water Information Network (UWIN) type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.c-wr.siu.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = University of Texas, Austin, Petroleum Engineering Dept. type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.pe.utexas.edu ----------------------------------------------------- name = Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution type = 1 port = 70 path = host = gopher.whoi.edi ----------------------------------------------------- Here are the URL's for a couple more geology gopher sites from Phil. Name = University of Memphis, Center for Earthquake Research and Information URL = gopher://gopher.ceri.memst.edu:70 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name = University of Pisa, Dept of Earth Sciences URL = gopher://gopher.dst.unipi.it:70 --------------------------------------------------------------------- **** World Wide Web Servers Organization URL reference ------------ -------------- Geological Survey of Finland http://www.gsf.fi Manchester University Department of Geology http://info.mcc.ac.uk U.S. Geological Survey http://info.er.usgs.gov University of Bristol http://www.gly.bris.ac.uk [ I don't claim expert knowledge on WWW and Phil Ingram kindly provided the following information - 20 April 1994] The USGS is attempting to list all geologically based www servers. The URL for geology is: http://info.er.usgs.gov/network/science/earth/earth.html The URL for earthquakes is: http://info.er.usgs/gov/network/science/earth/earthquake.html The URL's for other geology based www servers include: - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University http://ldeo.columbia.edu/ - MIT Earth resources Laboratory http://www-erl.mit.edu/ - NASA Earth and Space Science Application Centre http://farside.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/ESS/ - Museum of Paleontlogy at UCal, Berkeley http://ucmp1.berkeley.edu/ - University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Ocean & Earth Science http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ - Explorer from the University of Kansas http://unite.tisl.ukans.edu/xmintro.html - University of Oxford, Dept of Earth Sciences http://earth.ox.ac.uk/ - McGill University, Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences http://stoner.eps.mcgill.ca/ - Macquarie University, School of Earth Sciences http://wombat.es.mq.edu.au/ 28 Mar 1994 [Phil Ingram ] **** Mailing Lists If you aren't familiar with how lists work then don't start here. I will include a reference to a beginner's list user guide as soon as I find one. Mailing List(name) Subscription Address(problems) ------------------ ------------------------------- Australia & New Zealand Hydrology LISTSERV@eng.monash.edu.au (hydrology) (roger.hadgraft@eng.monash.edu.au) Canadian Quaternary(QUATERNARY) listserv@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (dgl@zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca) Dinosaur (dinosaur) listproc@lepomis.psych.upenn.edu Energy in Israel(ENERGY-L) LISTSERV@TAUNIVM.TAU.AC.IL Earthquakes discussion(QUAKE-L) LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU (NU021172@VM1.NODAK.EDU) Experimental Petrology(exp-pet) majordomo@s100.es.llnl.gov (shaw4@llnl.gov) Generic Mapping Tools(gmthelp) listserv@soest.hawaii.edu Middle East Water(MEH2O-L) LISTSERV@TAUNIVM.TAU.AC.IL Newfoundland Geology (nlgeo) listserv@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (jph@zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca) Organic Geochemistry(ORG-GEOCHEM) MAILBASE@MAILBASE.AC.UK Quantitative Methods (STAT-GEO) LISTSERV%UFRJ.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Rockhounds(Rockhounds) rockhounds-request@infodyn.com Seismological topics(SEISM-L) LISTSERV@BINGVMB.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU Soil(Soils-l) listserv@unl.edu (jp@unl.edu) Volcano (volcano) AIJHF@ASUACAD.BITNET **** Equipment Suppliers [No editorial control is used regarding the following companies. You are on your own. - rsr] For Brunton compasses (Repairs and to find nearest dealer): Brunton Company 620 E. Monroe Riverton, WY 82501 (U.S.A.) Brunton's phone # is +1 307 856-6559 and FAX is +1 307 856-1840 26-Nov-1993 [FATAQ@cc.usu.edu] Canadian Suppliers ------------------ Neville Crosby Inc., 325 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1L1 (604)873-4343 Deakin Equipment Ltd.,1610 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, V5L 1H4 (604)253-2685 CFE Equipment, 1540 Trinity Drive, Unit 4, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1L6 (905)795-1610 22-Mar-1994 United Kingdom Suppliers ------------------------ Geo Supplies Ltd., 16 Station Road, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S30 4XH, U.K. Telephone +742 455746, FAX +742 403405 (equipment, books, maps, field guides) send 9" * 6" SAE for free catalogue. Ken Mannion, 71 Roslyn Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 6XQ, U.K. Catalogue - 1 pound sterling (Fossils, minerals, meteorites, antiquities) Manchester minerals, Rooth Street, STOCKPORT, Cheshire, SK4 1DE, England. Telephone +61 477 0435 FAX +61 480 5095 (Lapidary and Geological supplies) Catalogue 2.50 pounds sterling, 5.00 if overseas. (credit cards accepted) Northern Geological Supplies, 66 Gas Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 4TG, U.K. Telephone +204 388754, FAX +204 389863 (Rocks, fossils, minerals, equipment) Catalogue supplied on request. Can also supply museums, gift shops etc. Educational suppliers. 5-Nov-1993 [G.B.D.Brown@bnr.co.uk] USA Suppliers ------------- Forestry Suppliers, Inc. P.O. Box 8397 Jackson, MS 39284-8397 800-647-5368 20-April-1994 Miners Inc. P.O. Box 1301 Riggins, Idaho 83549-1301 USA 800-824-7452 208-628-3247 FAX 208-628-3749 19-Oct-1993 [williams@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Tom Williams)] **** Software Suppliers [No editorial control is used regarding the following companies. You are on your own. - rsr] GeoPak Software - RTI-CAD 47 Jefferson Ave. geophysics programs Toronto, Ontario M6K 1Y3 Canada tel: 416.588.7075 25-Dec-1993 Geosoft Inc. - various Geophysics & Mapping programs #500 - 204 Richmond St. W. Toronto, Ontario M5V 1V6 tel: 416-971-7700 6-Feb-1994 Graphics Information Technologies, Inc. 400 W. 15th, Suite 1000 -CADXplor, Map Utilities for AutoCAD Austin, TX 78701 tel: (512)472-0900 6-Feb-1994 Pangaea Software - GeoSymbol, Geological Symbol Set (DOS & Mac) RR #5 - GMM, Geological Map Maker (Windows) Brockville, Ontario - METPET, metamorphic diagrams & reactions K6V 5T5 - Parallax 3D, shape maker & perspective tool tel/fax: (613)342-1513 - Quake!, earthquake simulation - RockFill, lithological fill patterns (CorelDRAW) - SpheriStat, orientation analysis and plotting - SpheriStat-S, orientation analysis(student ver) 6-Feb-1994 RockWare Scientific Software - the catalogue is free 2221 East St. - a multitude of programs Golden,CO 80401 USA tel: 303.278.3534 fax: 303.278.4099 11-June-1994 Systematik in der Mineralogie - MDAT & MDATAUTO, database and D-55270 Ober-Olm, Ulmenring 11 identification-system for minerals Germany and inorganic phases tel: +49(0)6136-89888 fax: +49(0)6136-88970 Compuserve: 100333,2771 20-June-1994 **** End of FAQ sci.geo.geology FAQ 5/5 Appendices **** -----cut here----- .