Geology of Nova Scotia Resources

Geological Fundamentals and Environments:

A detailed geological map of Nova Scotia from the Department of Natural Resources:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/map/htm/map_2000-001.asp

An Introduction to the Geological History of Nova Scotia by Nova Scotia Museum:
http://ojs.library.dal.ca/NSM/article/view/3774/3457

Geology and Mineral Deposits of Nova Scotia by H. Donohoe Jr.:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/pubs/ic/ic52.pdf

Geologic Time

A one page illustration of the Geological Time Scale by the Geological Society of America:
http://www.geosociety.org/science/timescale/timescl.pdf

Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth by the Smithsonian National Museum of History – an interactive web presentation:
http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/index.htm

The Geologic Time Scale on Wikipedia – a description of the sections of the time scale and how the scale was developed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale

Presentation on geologic time by Danny Welsch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmQrtAzhPxA&list=PL44A49CBDCA118A60

Plate Tectonics:

Presentation on plate tectonics by Danny Welsch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVvBpvQXtNY&list=PL44A49CBDCA118A60

A one-minute clip of “Earth: The Power of the Planet” by BBC – a description of the tectonic plate movement and the creation of volcanoes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrXAGY1dmE

A three-minute video describing tectonic plate movement by the Auckland Museum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prfgw8uKXA8