The Geologic Story of Texas

The geologic history of Texas is recorded in the rock layers that crop out across the state. The origin of this rock documents a changing geography that began several billion years ago. Mountains, seas, rivers, volcanoes, and earthquakes are part of the geologic story of Texas. Travel back in time all the way to the Precambrian and see how Texas has changed several times. And in the process see how coal, oil, lignite, metals, groundwater, salt, and limestones were formed.

17 mins. | IVGSTX95100D $32.95 DVD

17 mins. | IVGSTX95100V $29.95 VHS

The Physiography & Geography of Texas

Give your students a quick overview of the many faces of Texas. This exciting and visual program takes the student to all of the major physiographic provinces of Texas: THE COASTAL PLAIN; THE NORTH TEXAS PLAINS'; THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AREA; THE HIGH PLAINS or LLANO ESTACADO and THE TRANS PECOS. This video shows the many diverse areas of Texas and also introduces the student to a brief geological history. A MUST FOR THE GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCE TEACHER OF TEXAS!

16 mins. | IVPGTX95D $32.95 DVD

16 mins. | IVPGTX95V $29.95 VHS

The Rocks, Minerals & Fossils of Texas

This is an overview of the most important rocks, minerals, and fossils which can be found in rocks, minerals, and fossils reflect the geology of the state. Go back a billion years to see the formation of its igneous rocks; see how fossils became trapped in the limestone, shales, and sandstones which were deposited in ancient oceans, deltas and rivers. Great for the rock and mineral collector as well as earth science and geology teachers across Texas.

22 mins. | IVRMFTX95D $32.95 DVD

22 mins. | IVRMFTX95V $29.95 VHS

The Mineral Wealth of Texas

Two geologists from the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology in Austin, Ed Garner and Jerry Wermund, discuss the rock mineral resources to be found in Texas. Texas can boast of one of largest oil and natural gas fields on the surface of the earth, the Permian Basin. But Texas is more than oil... it mines and produces Sulphur, Gypsum, Limestone, Dimenstion stones, copper, gold, silver, clays, bentonite, talc and lignite. A great introduction to minerals and a terrific resource for the geology and earth science teacher.

25 mins. | IVMWTX95D $32.95 DVD

25 mins. | IVMWTX95V $29.95 VHS

The Landscapes & Geology of Texas

Jerry Wermund of the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology in Austin explains the major physiographic provinces of the State of Texas and explains the ten most significant geological events which have occurred over the past two billion years to change the face of Texas.

14 mins. | IVLGTX95D $32.95 DVD

14 mins. | IVLGTX95V $29.95 VHS

Rio Grande - Ribbon of Life

A description of the 1,800 miles of the Rio Grande River system including scenes of the Bureau of Reclamation’s work, area farms, cities, and scenery.

13 mins. | BOR-9D $32.95 DVD

13 mins. | BOR-9V $29.95 VHS

The Geologic Story of the Great Plains

Based on the U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin “The Geologic Story of the Great Plains” this program is a non technical description of the origin and evolution of the landscapes of the Great Plains. This comprehensive video program has four parts:

Part One: What is the Great Plains?

Part Two: The Great Plains, its parts.

Part Three: The early history of the Great Plains, including warping, stream deposition and sculpturing of the land.

Part Four: Landforms of today, surface features of the Great Plains including:

• The Black Hills

• The Central Texas Uplift

• Ration Section

• The High Plains

• The Missouri Plateau

• The Colorado Piedmont

• The Pecos Valley

• The Edwards Plateau

• The Plains Border Section

Photographed on location in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico and North and South Dakota! This is a must for every school and library in the Great Plains!

60 mins. | IVPPP98D $32.95 DVD

60 mins. | IVPPP98V $29.95 VHS