Carbonate Links & other Petrology Sites

Amethyst Galleries' - Mineral Gallery
This "Internet Rock Shop" is a great source of mineral images; listing minerals in alphabetical order, describing class, elements, oxides, carbonates, etc., groups by gemstones, birthstones, etc. Mineral identification is determined by keyword searching.

Albert Hines Rocks
Information on Minerals and Fossils. Terse description, but good example images.

Brooks R. Dillard page of rocks and minerals
Good quality photographs of rocks and minerals taken by Brooks. Categories include Rocks & Minerals, Fossils & Dendrites, and Mountainbuilder Geology.

Carbonate Diagenesis Help Pages
Carbonate diagenesis illustrated with great photomicrographs assembled by Dana Ulmer-Scholle of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico Tech Socorro.

Fossils of Kentucky
Anything you want to know about Kentucky fossils is here! This site is extensive and should be visited by anyone interested in the geology of Kentucky. You can also visit Kentucky Paleonological Society which also has excellent photographs of road cuts, etc. and other links.

Photographic Gallery of Carbonate Petrology
Photomicrographs of limestones and dolomites along with brief descriptions for each sample and other documentation for the University of Missouri assembled by Jay Gregg.

Silurian Reef Field Trip (Indiana) (by IMI, MBGS, and PGI )
Good collection of roadcuts photos with brief description.