Looking at sands
This resource includes photographs of seven different sands and shows how the sand grains can be identified. The resource was produced by Lis …
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 …
Rock around Port Sunlight village, Wirral
This urban geology trail is a route around Port Sunlight village, which is a model industrial village founded in 1888 by William Hesketh Lever (later …
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. …
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 …
Sand analysis
This sand analysis exercise is based on two sand samples from different locations. Two 0.15kg samples of sands from different locations have been …
Metamorphic image library
These images are ‘free to use’ for non-commercial educational purposes. Please acknowledge their source as GeoHubLiverpool.
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 …
Igneous image library
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Sedimentary structures image library
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Metamorphic aureole virtual experiment
Modelling heat flow in a metamorphic aureole. This resource outlines a real experiment to model heat flow using sand and hot water and then models it …