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).
[Draft] Fracture characterization map of the Hudson quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2005).
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>
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).
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 Milford quadrangle. Open-File Report (2007).
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!
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).
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