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SUS 220: GSA Citation

Geological Society of America

The Geological Society of America (GSA) is a society publisher that brings together many types and levels of geoscientists around the world. GSA publishes several types of publications including peer reviewed scholarly journals and trade magazines.

GSA also has its own citation style and have provided examples of this citation style for the most commonly cited resources in GSA publications/research.

The other resources on this page may assist you in crafting a more complete citation if you run into trouble. You will also find the in-class PowerPoint and Worksheet that we used in class together.

Citing Material from USGS

The USGS (United States Geological Survey) has preferred way of attributing credit to its publications and website.

Reference their style guide on their website for more information about how to list the author in your citations.

Citing Material from Mindat.org

If you are not citing a particular image, data set, or map from Mindat.org, it is best to use the GSA website/webpage citation format.

Mindat.org* website/webpage reference (for specific citations):

Mindat.org, Ray Mica Mine: Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA: https://www.mindat.org/loc-5494.html (accessed February 2023). 

Mindat.org* in-text only (for general citations):

Mindat.org details the mineral types and commodities mined at the Ray Mine located in Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA (https://www.mindat.org/loc-5494.html).

*Remember to use discretion when using Mindat.org as an author as it is a publicly curated wiki that has multiple contributors.

Additional GSA Citation Styles

In-Class Resources