Maps, Data, Publications, and Resources
Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation. Special Report 673 (The National Academies, 1996). at <https://www.mytrb.org/Store/Product.aspx?ID=5300>
The stone quarry industry: Pelham, Massachusetts. (1998). at <http://umass.worldcat.org/title/stone-quarry-industry-pelham-massachusetts/oclc/39956300&referer=brief_results>
A copy of this publication can be viewed at the U-Mass Libraries special collections
Arsenic in central Massachusetts bedrock and groundwater. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 42, 216 - 217 (2010).
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).
Evidence for arsenic-mineralization in granitic basement rocks, Ayer Granodiorite, northeastern Massachusetts. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 42, 160 - 160 (2010).
Implications of diurnal river fluctuations on mass transport in a valley-fill aquifer. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 38, 468 - 468 (2006).
Improving seismic hazard assessment in New England through the use of surficial geologic maps and expert analysis. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 45, 50 - 51 (2013).
Subtle modification of glacially derived materials along Massachusetts’ southern coast by passing summer storms. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 47, 136 (2015).
A field study (Massachusetts, USA) of the factors controlling the depth of groundwater flow systems in crystalline fractured-rock terrain. Hydrogeology Journal 18, 1839 - 1854 (2010).
Implications of anthropogenic river stage fluctuations on mass transport in a valley fill aquifer. Water Resources Research 45, @CitationW04427 - @CitationW04427 (2009).
Improving seismic hazard assessment in New England through the use of surficial geologic maps and expert analysis. Special Paper - Geological Society of America 493, 221 - 242 (2012).
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).
[Draft] Preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Oxford quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Providence County, Rhode Island and Windam County, Connecticut. Open File Report (2005).
GIS and metadata are forthcoming
Onshore-Offshore Surficial Geologic Map of the Newburyport East and Northern Half of the Ipswich Quadrangles, Massachusetts. Geologic Map (2010).
Note: this version has been peer reviewed, edited, and supersedes all previously published, open-file, versions of this map (2010)
Preliminary bedrock geologic Map of the Webster quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2009).
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>
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>
Preliminary compilation of the bedrock geology of the land area of the Boston 2 degree sheet, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. USGS Open File Report (1977). at <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr77285>
An alternative interpretation of the geology of the eastern part of the state.
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