From the website:The Mineralogical Society of America "was founded in 1919 for the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, and promotion of their uses in other sciences, industry, and the arts. It encourages fundamental research about natural materials; supports the teaching of mineralogical concepts and procedures; and attempts to raise the scientific literacy of society with respect to issues involving mineralogy in the widest sense." This site is a comprehensive guide to the study mineralogy in American with links to journals, further education on minerology, workshops, news, and opportunities to join the society and partake in the all of the opportunities being a member offers.

This site contains a wealth of information. Get the latest geoscience news, download topographical maps, see satellite photos of earth's landscapes, learn about the condition of the earth's ecosystems and the environment and more. This site also shows tracking data concerning various earth hazards (earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes), where they have taken place, real-time earthquake monitoring and current alerts for U.S. volcanic activity.

Operated by Royal Geographical Society, Institute of British Geographers, British Antarctic Survey, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This site covers the geology of Antarctica, effects of climate change on the region, current conditions, the history of the land, what its like to live in the region now, and more.

This site contains information and data sets on anything from the land's surface to the cryosphere, seismology, sun-earth interactions and more. This site is run by the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.