Open Educational Resources (OER) by Subject: Geology

Earth Science

• Earth Science (Lumen Learning)

Environmental Science

• Environmental Biology (Open Oregon/BC Campus)
• Environmental Science in the 21st Century (Texas A&M)
• Introduction to Environmental Science, 2nd ed. (Georgia College and State University/Galileo)
• Sustainability:  A Comprehensive Foundation (University of Illinois/BC Campus)

Geology

• Introduction to Geology (2017, by Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, and Cam Mosher @ SLCC, CC BY-NC-SA)
• Historical Geology by Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matthew D. Affolter, and Brian Ricketts (in progress)
• The Story of Earth: An Observational Guide (2021, Hauptvogel, CC  BY-NC-SA)
• Physical Geology, 2e (2021, BCcampus, CC BY)
• Geological Structures: a Practical Introduction (2020, Snyder, CC BY-NC)
• Geology (Lumen Learning)
• Geology (LibreText)
• An Introduction to Geology (Salt Lake Community College)
• Historical Geology (Open Geology)
• Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology (Galileo)
• Physical Geology (Thompson Rivers University/BC Campus)

Minerology

• Introduction to Mineralogy (2020, by Dexter Perkins, University of North Dakota, CC BY-NC-SA) (Updated 2022)

Petrology

• Introduction to Petrology (2022, by Dexter Perkins, University of North Dakota, CC BY-NC-SA)

• OpenGeology: Free Open Educational Resources for the Geosciences (CC BY-NC-SA)
• Geology Online Lab Activities: An Open Educational Resource for Community College Students and Instructors (2022, Davies, CC BY-NC-SA)
• Virtual Microscope (2021, CC BY-NC-SA, The Open University)