Modelling seafloor volcanoes
This very simple numerical model helps us to understand what controls whether oceanic volcanoes reach sea-level to form islands. It shows how …
How old is this rock?
This PowerPoint briefly explains radiometric dating and introduces the terms: half-life, closure temperatures, decay constant, decay law, parent …
SketchFab Models
This resource is a set of Sketchfab 3D models of hand specimens used in an online version of a University of Liverpool geology practical exercise. …
Scanning Electron Microscope
This resource is an introduction to the SEM.
Cross-bedded sandstone outcrop
This shows a sandstone outcrop on The Roaches in the Peak District of England. The sandstone layers show cross bedding and the sandstone layers have …
Brownfield site remediation
These resources cover industrial brownfield sites, stages in development of these sites and the remediation technologies used. This is one of three …
Rocks in thin section
This resource is a basic introduction to looking at rocks in thin section. The resource includes a section outlining the parts of a polarising light …
Folds image library
These images are ‘free to use’ for non-commercial educational purposes. Please acknowledge their source as GeoHubLiverpool.
Faults image library
These images are ‘free to use’ for non-commercial educational purposes. Please acknowledge their source as GeoHubLiverpool.
Metamorphic image library
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Metamorphism
Metamorphism for A-Level students. These resources were prepared by Prof John Wheeler for a meeting of A-Level Geology students. This resource is a …