Maps, Data, Publications, and Resources
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>
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).
Brittle Structure Database of the Wilmington quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2009).
Fracture characterization; valuable inputs for modeling groundwater flow in fractured bedrock. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 28, 77 - 77 (1996).
Factors influencing well productivity in glaciated metamorphic rocks. Ground Water 37, 88 - 97 (1999).
Ground truth? Relationship between lineaments and bedrock fabric. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 21, A68 - A68 (1989).
Converting paper geologic maps to digital products; the search for an effective method. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 35, 276 - 276 (2003).
Lineaments; their value in assessing regional groundwater availability and quality in bedrock aquifers of glaciated metamorphic terrains; a case study. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 25, 35 - 35 (1993).
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>
Dinosaurs, Dunes, and Drifting Continents: the Geohistory of the Connecticut Valley. (Earthview LLC., 2003). at <http://www.earthview.pair.com/publications.html>
The Rise and Fall of Lake Hitchcock - New England's Greatest Glacial Lake. (Earthview LLC., 2000). at <http://www.earthview.pair.com/publications.html>
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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 Geology of the Northern Portion of the Blackstone quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2008). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/>
Guiding principles for use of digital technology in geologic data collection and distribution. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 46, 75 - 75 (2014).
Monazite geochronology of the Ortega Quartzite: documenting the extent of 1.4 Ga tectonism in northern New Mexico and across the orogen. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 34, 10 - 10 (2002).
Preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Westford quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2009).
Preliminary field report on the November 13th-14th, 2011 landslide near Steam Mill Road, Deerfield, Massachusetts. Open File Report 19 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2011). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/Deerfield_LS_Report_final.pdf>
Geochemistry of gneisses and amphibolites in the Uchee Belt of western Georgia and eastern Alabama; an ACRES progress report. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 32, 31 - 31 (2000).
Embracing the digital revolution; issues of concern to geological surveys. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 41, 99 - 99 (2009).
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