GSU Library Research Guides: GEOL 1122H: Library Research Guide (Polly Bouker): Geologic History Resources

General Resources

Search keywords such as Georgia geology. If you know the name of a particular region or landmark, search by that name only, or add geology.

GeoRef
Citations and abstracts to the North American and International Geoscience literature. Includes all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. Coverage: 1669 - present.
ScienceDirect
A full-text scientific databases offering journal articles and book chapters covering scientific, technical, and medical (STM) and social sciences research
Wiley Online Library
The Wiley Online Library hosts a multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities
Biological Abstracts
Covers journal literature in the life sciences spectrum including meetings and conferences, literature reviews, U.S. patents, books, software and other media.
Web of Science
Web of Science provides seamless access to the Science Citation Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index as well as Book Citation Index and Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

Geology of the Conterminous United States
A digital version of the Geologic Map of the United States, originally published at a scale of 1:2,500,000 (King and Beikman, 1974b). It excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Geologic Maps of US States
Digital geologic maps of the US states with consistent lithology, age, GIS database structure, and format.
The North American Tapestry of Time and Terrain
This digital combination reveals the geologic history of North America through the interrelation of rock type, topography and time.
USGS Topographic Maps
Topographic maps became a signature product of the USGS because the public found them - then and now - to be a critical and versatile tool for viewing the nation's vast landscape.

Geologic History of the Southeastern United States
Introduction to the geologic history of the southeastern United States from the Precambrian to the Quaternary Period, Published by The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI)
Geology of Southeast National Parks
USGS Web Resource
Southeastern Geology Scholarly Journal
Covers research in all aspects of the geology of the southeastern United States. Full-text access from 2012-Present.
Scholarly Articles on Southeastern US Geology (Discover Database)
Drilling a deep geologic test well at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The purpose of this test well is to gain knowledge about the regional-scale Floridan aquifer, an important source of groundwater in the Hilton Head area. Also, cores obtained during drilling will enable geologists to study the last 60 million years of Earth history in this area.
Geology of the Southeastern Bauxite Deposits
USGS Report, 1964
Hydrogeology of the Southeastern Coastal Plain Aquifer System in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina
USGS Report, 1996