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Geological & Planetary Sciences (GPS): Geology

Welcome to Geological & Planetary Sciences Library services at Caltech!

Selected Journals in Geology

This is not a comprehensive list. Please search for additional titles using the catalog or PubFinder. You can also search using keywords, such as 'geology' or 'geological' in PubFinder. Links are proxied, please sign-in with your access credentials if prompted.

Geological Society of America - Abstracts and Meetings

The GSA has a great index to finding abstracts and meetings.

You can search by Annual Meetings, by Sections, and Specialty Meetings.

Visit the GSA Browse/Search Abstracts page here.

There is also a listing of past meeting locations since 1888.

Also note, the Geology Library has all the bound volumes of the GSA Abstracts and Meetings, beginning with 1969 through 2005. They are located in section B-6 of the Geology Library.

Geologic Map of California

California Geology - Maps

To find maps on California geology, determine the name of the quadrangle you are interested in.

Also, consult the LibGuide on maps here.  Here, you will find many online resources to digital geologic and topographic maps.

For example, in the catalog, search for "Pasadena quadrangle." Be sure and select 'maps' as the format in the left-hand refine results bar.  You may have to click on 'show more' at the bottom of that format box.  A new window will open, select 'maps' and update.