Maps, Data, Publications, and Resources
A microfossil evaluation of sediment deposits on the continental shelf, Merrimack embayment, New England. 60 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2007).
Arsenic in central Massachusetts bedrock and groundwater. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 42, 216 - 217 (2010).
Preliminary bedrock geologic Map of the Palmer quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2008).
GIS and metadata forthcoming.
Progress map of the preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Billerica quadrangle, Massachusetts. (2011).
A method of estimating bulk potential permeability in fractured-rock aquifers using field-derived fracture data and type curves. Hydrogeology Journal 21, 357 - 369 (2013).
Comparison of three fracture sampling methods for layered rocks. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences [1997] 47, 218 - 226 (2010).
Influence of rock fabric on fracture attribute distribution and implications for groundwater flow in the Nashoba Terrane, eastern Massachusetts. Journal of Structural Geology 30, 464 - 477 (2008).
Field mapping and fracture characterization techniques predict groundwater preferential flow paths in fractured bedrock aquifers, Nashoba Terrane, MA. AGU Fall Conference, 2005 86, 1477 (2005).
Characterizing fractured crystalline bedrock aquifers using hydrostructural domains in the Nashoba Terrane, eastern Massachusetts. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 38, 25 - 25 (2006).
Preliminary field report on the Route 2 landslides of tropical storm Irene, August 28, 2011. 18 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2011). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/Rt2_Irene_FieldReport.pdf>
Brittle Structure Database of the Gloucester and Rockport quadrangles, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2007).
Field Investigation of the Geology and Possible Pisolitic Bauxite Occurrence at Menemsha Hills Reservation, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist, 2008). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/FinalReport.pdf>
Lineaments; their value in assessing groundwater availability and quality in bedrock aquifers of glaciated metamorphic terrains; a case study. (1992). at <http://silk.library.umass.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=geh&AN=1993-003224&site=ehost-live&scope=site>
Fracture characterization maps; a new type of geologic map for hydrogeologic applications. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 37, 145 - 145 (2005).
Slope Stability Map of Massachusetts. MGS Miscellaneous Map (2013).
Map comprised of report and 3 sheets.
Analyzing outcrop-scale fracture features to supplement investigations of bedrock aquifers. Hydrogeology Journal 5, 21 - 36 (1997).
Correlation of lineaments to ground water inflows in the MWRA tunnel. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 33, 114 - 115 (2001).
Surficial geology of a portion of Bristol, Norfolk and Plymouth Counties, Massachusetts. geologic Map (2004).
Origin of the rocks at Bishop and Clerks shoal and Collier Ledge, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts: Field report. 36 (Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist, 2004). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/BCFieldReport.pdf>
A method of collecting and analyzing lineaments for regional-scale fractured-bedrock aquifer studies. Ground Water 32, 884 - 894 (1994).
Landslides from Tropical Storm Irene in the Deerfield Watershed, western Massachusetts. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 45, 83 - 84 (2013).
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).
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