Maps, Data, Publications, and Resources
Fracture characterization map of the Marlborough quadrangle, Massachusetts. Geologic Map (2006).
Origin of the Rocks at Bishop and Clerks Shoal and Collier Ledge, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts – Field Report. 34 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2005).
Geomorphic effects of Tropical Storm Irene on western Massachusetts: Landslides and fluvial erosion along the Deerfield and Cold rivers, Charlemont and Savoy, MA. (2014). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/Landslide2_web.pdf>
Correlation of lineaments to ground water inflows in a bedrock tunnel. Ground Water 40, 37 - 43 (2002).
Factors influencing groundwater inflows in a newly constructed cross-strike tunnel, eastern Massachusetts; 3, Surface vs. subsurface fracture characteristics. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 31, 348 - 348 (1999).
Fracture patterns across two terrane boundaries in eastern Massachusetts; implications for regional groundwater flow and recharge. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 38, 434 - 434 (2006).
Hydrogeologic investigation of the west Charlemont aquifer, Charlemont, Massachusetts. 116 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2007). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/CharlemontFinalReport.pdf>
[Draft] Fracture characterization map of the Hudson quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2005).
Carbon Sequestration: Developing an assessment of potential CO2 storage resources in Massachusetts - Final Report: Estimate of CO2 Storage Resource Potential in Massachusetts Saline Aquifers and Unmineable Coal Seams. 62 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2011). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/CarbonSequestrationReport.pdf>
Brittle Structure Database of the Wilmington quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2009).
Correlation of lineaments and bedrock fracture fabric; implications for regional fractured-bedrock aquifer studies, preliminary results from Georgetown, Maine. Ground Water Management 3, 283 - 297 (1990).
Fracture characterization; valuable inputs for modeling groundwater flow in fractured bedrock. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 28, 77 - 77 (1996).
The Rise and Fall of Lake Hitchcock - New England's Greatest Glacial Lake. (Earthview LLC., 2000). at <http://www.earthview.pair.com/publications.html>
45 minute video
The Flow of Time - 500 Million Years of Geohistory in the Connecticut River Valley. (Earthview LLC., 2000). at <http://www.earthview.pair.com/publications.html>
45 minute video
Evidence for arsenic-mineralization in granitic basement rocks, Ayer Granodiorite, northeastern Massachusetts. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 42, 160 - 160 (2010).
Implications for non-traditional geothermal resources in southern New England; variability in heat potential based on thermal conductivity and geochemistry studies. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 44, 76 - 77 (2012).
Identifying and examining potential geothermal resources in non-traditional regions, examples from the northeastern U.S. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 43, 40 - 40 (2011).
Preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Ayer quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2006). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/>
Bedrock geologic map of the Marlborough quadrangle, Massachusetts. geologic Map (2004).
A new way of looking at, and mapping, bedrock; the hydrostructural domain map of the Ayer Quadrangle, northeastern Massachusetts. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 38, 166 - 166 (2006).
Land area potentially affected by sea level rise along the Massachusetts coast. Open-File Report (2006). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/>
Preliminary Bedrock Geologic Map of the Hudson 7.5' Quadrangle Worcester and Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts. Open File Report (2014).
Note: This map supersedes "Preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Hudson quadrangle, Massachusetts", MGS map published in 2005
Report accompanies map-- be sure to download both!
Preliminary bedrock geologic Map of the Milford quadrangle. Open-File Report (2007).
The influence of ductile structure and rheological heterogeneity on brittle structures as exhibited by Avalonian granites in southeastern Massachusetts. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 40, 3 (2008).