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Task 2 - Geologic Mapping of the Great Lakes States

The area encompassed by Task 2 comprises the states that border the Great Lakes, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The primary objective of Task 2 is to develop an improved understanding of the Quaternary geology of the Great Lakes region. This work involves a combination of detailed (“cornerstone”) mapping efforts and subsurface...
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Task 2 - Geologic Mapping of the Great Lakes States

Task 2 - Geologic Mapping of the Great Lakes States

The area encompassed by Task 2 comprises the states that border the Great Lakes, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The primary objective of Task 2 is to develop an improved understanding of the Quaternary geology of the Great Lakes region. This work involves a combination of detailed (“cornerstone”) mapping efforts and subsurface...
Learn More
Image Collage of Landsat, pollinator, and volcanologist

Task 3 - Geologic Mapping of the (other) Non-Coalition Glaciated States

The area encompassed by Task 3 comprises the non-coalition (other) states within the glaciated region, including Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and New Jersey. The primary objective of Task 3 is to continue the compilation of existing and create new 1:500,000-scale Quaternary geologic maps for the region, and to conduct new 1:24,000-scale mapping in areas of...
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Task 3 - Geologic Mapping of the (other) Non-Coalition Glaciated States

Task 3 - Geologic Mapping of the (other) Non-Coalition Glaciated States

The area encompassed by Task 3 comprises the non-coalition (other) states within the glaciated region, including Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and New Jersey. The primary objective of Task 3 is to continue the compilation of existing and create new 1:500,000-scale Quaternary geologic maps for the region, and to conduct new 1:24,000-scale mapping in areas of...
Learn More
Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Task 2

Task 1 - Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the New England States

The area encompassed by Task 1 comprises the states in the New England region, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The primary objective of Task 1 is to compile the elevation of bedrock and sediment thickness, and to conduct new 1:24,000-scale mapping in areas of greatest need. This work is done in close coordination with the New England States...
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Task 1 - Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the New England States

Task 1 - Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the New England States

The area encompassed by Task 1 comprises the states in the New England region, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The primary objective of Task 1 is to compile the elevation of bedrock and sediment thickness, and to conduct new 1:24,000-scale mapping in areas of greatest need. This work is done in close coordination with the New England States...
Learn More
Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Task 2

Task 2-Quaternary Geologic Mapping and Subsurface Correlation

The area encompassed by Task 2 includes various regions on the margins of the Great Lakes, with initial focus on: (1) several counties along the east margin of Lake Michigan (Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, and Mason Counties of Michigan); and (2) Berrien County of southwestern Michigan. The primary objective of Task 2 is to produce a seamless, zoomable geologic framework map geodatabase in GeMS...
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Task 2-Quaternary Geologic Mapping and Subsurface Correlation

Task 2-Quaternary Geologic Mapping and Subsurface Correlation

The area encompassed by Task 2 includes various regions on the margins of the Great Lakes, with initial focus on: (1) several counties along the east margin of Lake Michigan (Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, and Mason Counties of Michigan); and (2) Berrien County of southwestern Michigan. The primary objective of Task 2 is to produce a seamless, zoomable geologic framework map geodatabase in GeMS...
Learn More

Lithostratigrapic, Geophysical, and Hydrogeologic Observations from a Deep Boring in Glacial Sediments on Davis Neck near Nantucket Sound, East Falmouth, Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts Lithostratigrapic, Geophysical, and Hydrogeologic Observations from a Deep Boring in Glacial Sediments on Davis Neck near Nantucket Sound, East Falmouth, Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Lithostratigraphic and hydrogeologic observations for the unconfined aquifer of western Cape Cod are limited near coastal groundwater-discharge areas. In spring 2015, a 310-foot-deep boring was drilled and a well was installed to 100 feet below land surface to facilitate detailed study of aquifer characteristics along the southern coast of Cape Cod. Characteristics of interest included...
By
New England Water Science Center

Surficial geologic map of Berrien County, Michigan, and the adjacent offshore area of Lake Michigan Surficial geologic map of Berrien County, Michigan, and the adjacent offshore area of Lake Michigan

The surficial geologic map of Berrien County, southwestern Michigan (sheet 1), shows the distribution of glacial and postglacial deposits at the land surface and in the adjacent offshore area of Lake Michigan. The geologic map differentiates surficial materials of Quaternary age on the basis of their lithologic characteristics, stratigraphic relationships, and age. Drill-hole information
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Bedrock Geologic Map of the Greater Lefkosia Area, Cyprus Bedrock Geologic Map of the Greater Lefkosia Area, Cyprus

The island of Cyprus has a long historical record of earthquakes that have damaged pre-Roman to modern human settlements. Because the recurrent damaging earthquakes can have a significant economic and social impact on Cyprus, this project was initiated to develop a seismic-hazard assessment for a roughly 400 square kilometer area centered on Cyprus' capital and largest city, whose...

Surficial Geologic Map of Northern New Jersey Surficial Geologic Map of Northern New Jersey

No abstract available.

Preliminary geologic map of the Loma Machete Quadrangle, Sandoval County, New Mexico Preliminary geologic map of the Loma Machete Quadrangle, Sandoval County, New Mexico

No abstract available.
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Surficial geologic map of central and southern New Jersey Surficial geologic map of central and southern New Jersey

No abstract available.
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Map showing bedrock-surface topography of the Toledo area, northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan Map showing bedrock-surface topography of the Toledo area, northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan

No abstract available.
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North Quadrangle and Part of the Paxton Quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North Quadrangle and Part of the Paxton Quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts

No abstract available.
Filter Total Items: 53

Ice-lobe retreat, glacial lake levels and the North American varve chronology in the Deerfield basin of western Massachusetts Ice-lobe retreat, glacial lake levels and the North American varve chronology in the Deerfield basin of western Massachusetts

No abstract available.
Authors
Janet R. Stone, Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen, Steven B. Mabee, Julie Brigham-Grette, Byron D. Stone, Brandon L. Graham, Brian Yellen
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Implementation plan of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program strategy—Great Lakes (Central Lowland and Superior Upland Physiographic Provinces) Implementation plan of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program strategy—Great Lakes (Central Lowland and Superior Upland Physiographic Provinces)

Introduction The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) has published a strategic plan entitled “Renewing the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program as the Nation’s Authoritative Source for Modern Geologic Knowledge”. This plan provides the following vision, mission, and goals for the program for the years 2020–30:Vision: create an...
Authors
Christopher S. Swezey, Charles D. Blome, Kevin A. Kincare, Scott C. Lundstrom, Byron D. Stone, Donald S. Sweetkind, Richard C. Berg, Steven E. Brown, John A. Yellich
By
Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Lithostratigraphic, geophysical, and hydrogeologic observations from a boring drilled to bedrock in glacial sediments near Nantucket Sound in East Falmouth, Massachusetts Lithostratigraphic, geophysical, and hydrogeologic observations from a boring drilled to bedrock in glacial sediments near Nantucket Sound in East Falmouth, Massachusetts

In spring 2016, a 310-foot-deep boring (named MA–FSW 750) was drilled by the U.S. Geological Survey near Nantucket Sound in East Falmouth, Massachusetts, to investigate the hydrogeology of the southern coast of western Cape Cod. Few borings that are drilled to bedrock exist in the area, and the study area was selected to fill a gap between comprehensive geologic datasets inland to the...
Authors
Robert B. Hull, Carole D. Johnson, Byron D. Stone, Denis R. LeBlanc, Timothy D. McCobb, Stephanie N. Phillips, Katherine L. Pappas, John W. Lane
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, New England Water Science Center

Cosmogenic nuclide age estimate for Laurentide Ice Sheet recession from the terminal moraine, New Jersey, USA, and constraints on latest Pleistocene ice sheet history Cosmogenic nuclide age estimate for Laurentide Ice Sheet recession from the terminal moraine, New Jersey, USA, and constraints on latest Pleistocene ice sheet history

The time at which the Laurentide Ice Sheet reached its maximum extent and subsequently retreated from its terminal moraine in New Jersey has been constrained by bracketing radiocarbon ages on preglacial and postglacial sediments. Here, we present measurements of in situ produced 10Be and 26Al in 16 quartz-bearing samples collected from bedrock outcrops and glacial erratics just north of...
Authors
Lee B. Corbett, Paul R. Bierman, Byron D. Stone, Marc W. Caffee, Patrick L. Larsen
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Quaternary geology of the Boston area: Glacial events from Lake Charles to Lake Aberjona Quaternary geology of the Boston area: Glacial events from Lake Charles to Lake Aberjona

The multiple-glacial and glaciomarine Quaternary history of the Boston, Massachusetts area has been known generally since the earliest studies of the then newly recognized glacial deposits described by Prof. Louis Agassiz in the late1840’s and fossil marine shells in the drift in the 1850’s. Attention then turned to possible glacial erosional effects on the preglacial bedrock...
Authors
Byron D. Stone, John W. Lane
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Late Pleistocene and Holocene uplift history of Cyprus: implications for active tectonics along the southern margin of the Anatolian microplate Late Pleistocene and Holocene uplift history of Cyprus: implications for active tectonics along the southern margin of the Anatolian microplate

The nature of the southern margin of the Anatolian microplate during the Neogene is complex, controversial and fundamental in understanding active plate-margin tectonics and natural hazards in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Our investigation provides new insights into the Late Pleistocene uplift history of Cyprus and the Troodos Ophiolite. We provide isotopic (14C) and radiogenic...
Authors
R.W. Harrison, E. Tsiolakis, B. D. Stone, A. Lord, J. P. McGeehin, S. A. Mahan, P. Chirico
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Luminescence Dating Laboratory

Refining the model of barrier island formation along a paraglacial coast in the Gulf of Maine Refining the model of barrier island formation along a paraglacial coast in the Gulf of Maine

Details of the internal architecture and local geochronology of Plum Island, the longest barrier in the Gulf of Maine, have refined our understanding of barrier island formation in paraglacial settings. Ground-penetrating radar and shallow-seismic profiles coupled with sediment cores and radiocarbon dates provide an 8000-year evolutionary history of this barrier system in response to...
Authors
Christopher J. Hein, Duncan M. FitzGerald, Emily A. Carruthers, Byron D. Stone, Walter A. Barnhardt, Allen M. Gontz
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Surficial geologic map of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-quadrangle area in southeast Massachusetts Surficial geologic map of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-quadrangle area in southeast Massachusetts

The surficial geologic map shows the distribution of nonlithified earth materials at land surface in an area of 23 7.5-minute quadrangles (919 mi2 total) in southeastern Massachusetts. Across Massachusetts, these materials range from a few feet to more than 500 ft in thickness. They overlie bedrock, which crops out in upland hills and as resistant ledges in valley areas. The geologic map
Authors
Byron D. Stone, Janet Radway Stone, Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen, Kevin A. Kincare
By
New England Water Science Center

The role of backbarrier infilling in the formation of barrier island systems The role of backbarrier infilling in the formation of barrier island systems

Barrier islands develop through a variety of processes, including spit accretion, barrier elongation, and inlet filling. New geophysical and sedimentological data provide a means of documenting the presence of a paleoinlet within a barrier lithosome in the western Gulf of Maine, illuminating the process of backbarrier infilling and its effect on barrier and tidal inlet morphodynamics...
Authors
Christopher J. Hein, Duncan M. FitzGerald, Emily A. Carruthers, Byron D. Stone, Allen M. Gontz
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Deglaciation in the southeastern Laurentide Sector and the Hudson Valley – 15,000 Years of vegetational and climate history Deglaciation in the southeastern Laurentide Sector and the Hudson Valley – 15,000 Years of vegetational and climate history

In this field trip, we provide a review of the significant controversy concerning the timing of deglaciation in the Hudson and Wallkill Valleys. We outline the differences in methodology and chronology with a circular route throughout the Hudson and Wallkill valleys. We begin the trip at Lake Mohonk near New Paltz led by Kirsten Menking and Dorothy Peteet, then continue to the “black...
Authors
Dorothy M. Peteet, John Rayburn, Kirsten M. Menking, Guy Robinson, Byron D. Stone
By
Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Miocene mass-transport sediments, Troodos Massif, Cyprus Miocene mass-transport sediments, Troodos Massif, Cyprus

Sediment mass-transport layers of submarine origin on the northern and southern flanks of the Troodos ophiolitic massif are dated biostratigraphically as early Miocene and late Miocene, respectively and therefore represent different seismogenic events in the uplift and erosional history of the Troodos terrane. Analysis of such events has potential for documenting Miocene seismic and...
Authors
A.R. Lord, R.W. Harrison, M. BouDagher-Fadel, B. D. Stone, O. Varol

Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North-Oxford- Wrentham-Attleboro Nine-Quadrangle Area in South- Central Massachusetts Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North-Oxford- Wrentham-Attleboro Nine-Quadrangle Area in South- Central Massachusetts

The surficial geologic map layer shows the distribution of nonlithified earth materials at land surface in an area of nine 7.5-minute quadrangles (417 mi2 total) in south-central Massachusetts (fig. 1). Across Massachusetts, these materials range from a few feet to more than 500 ft in thickness. They overlie bedrock, which crops out in upland hills and in resistant ledges in valley areas...
Authors
Byron D. Stone, Janet Radway Stone, Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen

Science and Products

Image Collage of Landsat, pollinator, and volcanologist

Task 2 - Geologic Mapping of the Great Lakes States

The area encompassed by Task 2 comprises the states that border the Great Lakes, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The primary objective of Task 2 is to develop an improved understanding of the Quaternary geology of the Great Lakes region. This work involves a combination of detailed (“cornerstone”) mapping efforts and subsurface...
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Task 2 - Geologic Mapping of the Great Lakes States

Task 2 - Geologic Mapping of the Great Lakes States

The area encompassed by Task 2 comprises the states that border the Great Lakes, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The primary objective of Task 2 is to develop an improved understanding of the Quaternary geology of the Great Lakes region. This work involves a combination of detailed (“cornerstone”) mapping efforts and subsurface...
Learn More
Image Collage of Landsat, pollinator, and volcanologist

Task 3 - Geologic Mapping of the (other) Non-Coalition Glaciated States

The area encompassed by Task 3 comprises the non-coalition (other) states within the glaciated region, including Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and New Jersey. The primary objective of Task 3 is to continue the compilation of existing and create new 1:500,000-scale Quaternary geologic maps for the region, and to conduct new 1:24,000-scale mapping in areas of...
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Task 3 - Geologic Mapping of the (other) Non-Coalition Glaciated States

Task 3 - Geologic Mapping of the (other) Non-Coalition Glaciated States

The area encompassed by Task 3 comprises the non-coalition (other) states within the glaciated region, including Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and New Jersey. The primary objective of Task 3 is to continue the compilation of existing and create new 1:500,000-scale Quaternary geologic maps for the region, and to conduct new 1:24,000-scale mapping in areas of...
Learn More
Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Task 2

Task 1 - Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the New England States

The area encompassed by Task 1 comprises the states in the New England region, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The primary objective of Task 1 is to compile the elevation of bedrock and sediment thickness, and to conduct new 1:24,000-scale mapping in areas of greatest need. This work is done in close coordination with the New England States...
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Task 1 - Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the New England States

Task 1 - Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the New England States

The area encompassed by Task 1 comprises the states in the New England region, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The primary objective of Task 1 is to compile the elevation of bedrock and sediment thickness, and to conduct new 1:24,000-scale mapping in areas of greatest need. This work is done in close coordination with the New England States...
Learn More
Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Task 2

Task 2-Quaternary Geologic Mapping and Subsurface Correlation

The area encompassed by Task 2 includes various regions on the margins of the Great Lakes, with initial focus on: (1) several counties along the east margin of Lake Michigan (Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, and Mason Counties of Michigan); and (2) Berrien County of southwestern Michigan. The primary objective of Task 2 is to produce a seamless, zoomable geologic framework map geodatabase in GeMS...
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Task 2-Quaternary Geologic Mapping and Subsurface Correlation

Task 2-Quaternary Geologic Mapping and Subsurface Correlation

The area encompassed by Task 2 includes various regions on the margins of the Great Lakes, with initial focus on: (1) several counties along the east margin of Lake Michigan (Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, and Mason Counties of Michigan); and (2) Berrien County of southwestern Michigan. The primary objective of Task 2 is to produce a seamless, zoomable geologic framework map geodatabase in GeMS...
Learn More

Lithostratigrapic, Geophysical, and Hydrogeologic Observations from a Deep Boring in Glacial Sediments on Davis Neck near Nantucket Sound, East Falmouth, Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts Lithostratigrapic, Geophysical, and Hydrogeologic Observations from a Deep Boring in Glacial Sediments on Davis Neck near Nantucket Sound, East Falmouth, Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Lithostratigraphic and hydrogeologic observations for the unconfined aquifer of western Cape Cod are limited near coastal groundwater-discharge areas. In spring 2015, a 310-foot-deep boring was drilled and a well was installed to 100 feet below land surface to facilitate detailed study of aquifer characteristics along the southern coast of Cape Cod. Characteristics of interest included...
By
New England Water Science Center

Surficial geologic map of Berrien County, Michigan, and the adjacent offshore area of Lake Michigan Surficial geologic map of Berrien County, Michigan, and the adjacent offshore area of Lake Michigan

The surficial geologic map of Berrien County, southwestern Michigan (sheet 1), shows the distribution of glacial and postglacial deposits at the land surface and in the adjacent offshore area of Lake Michigan. The geologic map differentiates surficial materials of Quaternary age on the basis of their lithologic characteristics, stratigraphic relationships, and age. Drill-hole information
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Bedrock Geologic Map of the Greater Lefkosia Area, Cyprus Bedrock Geologic Map of the Greater Lefkosia Area, Cyprus

The island of Cyprus has a long historical record of earthquakes that have damaged pre-Roman to modern human settlements. Because the recurrent damaging earthquakes can have a significant economic and social impact on Cyprus, this project was initiated to develop a seismic-hazard assessment for a roughly 400 square kilometer area centered on Cyprus' capital and largest city, whose...

Surficial Geologic Map of Northern New Jersey Surficial Geologic Map of Northern New Jersey

No abstract available.

Preliminary geologic map of the Loma Machete Quadrangle, Sandoval County, New Mexico Preliminary geologic map of the Loma Machete Quadrangle, Sandoval County, New Mexico

No abstract available.
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Surficial geologic map of central and southern New Jersey Surficial geologic map of central and southern New Jersey

No abstract available.
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Map showing bedrock-surface topography of the Toledo area, northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan Map showing bedrock-surface topography of the Toledo area, northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan

No abstract available.
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North Quadrangle and Part of the Paxton Quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North Quadrangle and Part of the Paxton Quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts

No abstract available.
Filter Total Items: 53

Ice-lobe retreat, glacial lake levels and the North American varve chronology in the Deerfield basin of western Massachusetts Ice-lobe retreat, glacial lake levels and the North American varve chronology in the Deerfield basin of western Massachusetts

No abstract available.
Authors
Janet R. Stone, Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen, Steven B. Mabee, Julie Brigham-Grette, Byron D. Stone, Brandon L. Graham, Brian Yellen
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Implementation plan of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program strategy—Great Lakes (Central Lowland and Superior Upland Physiographic Provinces) Implementation plan of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program strategy—Great Lakes (Central Lowland and Superior Upland Physiographic Provinces)

Introduction The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) has published a strategic plan entitled “Renewing the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program as the Nation’s Authoritative Source for Modern Geologic Knowledge”. This plan provides the following vision, mission, and goals for the program for the years 2020–30:Vision: create an...
Authors
Christopher S. Swezey, Charles D. Blome, Kevin A. Kincare, Scott C. Lundstrom, Byron D. Stone, Donald S. Sweetkind, Richard C. Berg, Steven E. Brown, John A. Yellich
By
Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Lithostratigraphic, geophysical, and hydrogeologic observations from a boring drilled to bedrock in glacial sediments near Nantucket Sound in East Falmouth, Massachusetts Lithostratigraphic, geophysical, and hydrogeologic observations from a boring drilled to bedrock in glacial sediments near Nantucket Sound in East Falmouth, Massachusetts

In spring 2016, a 310-foot-deep boring (named MA–FSW 750) was drilled by the U.S. Geological Survey near Nantucket Sound in East Falmouth, Massachusetts, to investigate the hydrogeology of the southern coast of western Cape Cod. Few borings that are drilled to bedrock exist in the area, and the study area was selected to fill a gap between comprehensive geologic datasets inland to the...
Authors
Robert B. Hull, Carole D. Johnson, Byron D. Stone, Denis R. LeBlanc, Timothy D. McCobb, Stephanie N. Phillips, Katherine L. Pappas, John W. Lane
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, New England Water Science Center

Cosmogenic nuclide age estimate for Laurentide Ice Sheet recession from the terminal moraine, New Jersey, USA, and constraints on latest Pleistocene ice sheet history Cosmogenic nuclide age estimate for Laurentide Ice Sheet recession from the terminal moraine, New Jersey, USA, and constraints on latest Pleistocene ice sheet history

The time at which the Laurentide Ice Sheet reached its maximum extent and subsequently retreated from its terminal moraine in New Jersey has been constrained by bracketing radiocarbon ages on preglacial and postglacial sediments. Here, we present measurements of in situ produced 10Be and 26Al in 16 quartz-bearing samples collected from bedrock outcrops and glacial erratics just north of...
Authors
Lee B. Corbett, Paul R. Bierman, Byron D. Stone, Marc W. Caffee, Patrick L. Larsen
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Quaternary geology of the Boston area: Glacial events from Lake Charles to Lake Aberjona Quaternary geology of the Boston area: Glacial events from Lake Charles to Lake Aberjona

The multiple-glacial and glaciomarine Quaternary history of the Boston, Massachusetts area has been known generally since the earliest studies of the then newly recognized glacial deposits described by Prof. Louis Agassiz in the late1840’s and fossil marine shells in the drift in the 1850’s. Attention then turned to possible glacial erosional effects on the preglacial bedrock...
Authors
Byron D. Stone, John W. Lane
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Late Pleistocene and Holocene uplift history of Cyprus: implications for active tectonics along the southern margin of the Anatolian microplate Late Pleistocene and Holocene uplift history of Cyprus: implications for active tectonics along the southern margin of the Anatolian microplate

The nature of the southern margin of the Anatolian microplate during the Neogene is complex, controversial and fundamental in understanding active plate-margin tectonics and natural hazards in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Our investigation provides new insights into the Late Pleistocene uplift history of Cyprus and the Troodos Ophiolite. We provide isotopic (14C) and radiogenic...
Authors
R.W. Harrison, E. Tsiolakis, B. D. Stone, A. Lord, J. P. McGeehin, S. A. Mahan, P. Chirico
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Luminescence Dating Laboratory

Refining the model of barrier island formation along a paraglacial coast in the Gulf of Maine Refining the model of barrier island formation along a paraglacial coast in the Gulf of Maine

Details of the internal architecture and local geochronology of Plum Island, the longest barrier in the Gulf of Maine, have refined our understanding of barrier island formation in paraglacial settings. Ground-penetrating radar and shallow-seismic profiles coupled with sediment cores and radiocarbon dates provide an 8000-year evolutionary history of this barrier system in response to...
Authors
Christopher J. Hein, Duncan M. FitzGerald, Emily A. Carruthers, Byron D. Stone, Walter A. Barnhardt, Allen M. Gontz
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Surficial geologic map of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-quadrangle area in southeast Massachusetts Surficial geologic map of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-quadrangle area in southeast Massachusetts

The surficial geologic map shows the distribution of nonlithified earth materials at land surface in an area of 23 7.5-minute quadrangles (919 mi2 total) in southeastern Massachusetts. Across Massachusetts, these materials range from a few feet to more than 500 ft in thickness. They overlie bedrock, which crops out in upland hills and as resistant ledges in valley areas. The geologic map
Authors
Byron D. Stone, Janet Radway Stone, Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen, Kevin A. Kincare
By
New England Water Science Center

The role of backbarrier infilling in the formation of barrier island systems The role of backbarrier infilling in the formation of barrier island systems

Barrier islands develop through a variety of processes, including spit accretion, barrier elongation, and inlet filling. New geophysical and sedimentological data provide a means of documenting the presence of a paleoinlet within a barrier lithosome in the western Gulf of Maine, illuminating the process of backbarrier infilling and its effect on barrier and tidal inlet morphodynamics...
Authors
Christopher J. Hein, Duncan M. FitzGerald, Emily A. Carruthers, Byron D. Stone, Allen M. Gontz
By
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Deglaciation in the southeastern Laurentide Sector and the Hudson Valley – 15,000 Years of vegetational and climate history Deglaciation in the southeastern Laurentide Sector and the Hudson Valley – 15,000 Years of vegetational and climate history

In this field trip, we provide a review of the significant controversy concerning the timing of deglaciation in the Hudson and Wallkill Valleys. We outline the differences in methodology and chronology with a circular route throughout the Hudson and Wallkill valleys. We begin the trip at Lake Mohonk near New Paltz led by Kirsten Menking and Dorothy Peteet, then continue to the “black...
Authors
Dorothy M. Peteet, John Rayburn, Kirsten M. Menking, Guy Robinson, Byron D. Stone
By
Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Miocene mass-transport sediments, Troodos Massif, Cyprus Miocene mass-transport sediments, Troodos Massif, Cyprus

Sediment mass-transport layers of submarine origin on the northern and southern flanks of the Troodos ophiolitic massif are dated biostratigraphically as early Miocene and late Miocene, respectively and therefore represent different seismogenic events in the uplift and erosional history of the Troodos terrane. Analysis of such events has potential for documenting Miocene seismic and...
Authors
A.R. Lord, R.W. Harrison, M. BouDagher-Fadel, B. D. Stone, O. Varol

Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North-Oxford- Wrentham-Attleboro Nine-Quadrangle Area in South- Central Massachusetts Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North-Oxford- Wrentham-Attleboro Nine-Quadrangle Area in South- Central Massachusetts

The surficial geologic map layer shows the distribution of nonlithified earth materials at land surface in an area of nine 7.5-minute quadrangles (417 mi2 total) in south-central Massachusetts (fig. 1). Across Massachusetts, these materials range from a few feet to more than 500 ft in thickness. They overlie bedrock, which crops out in upland hills and in resistant ledges in valley areas...
Authors
Byron D. Stone, Janet Radway Stone, Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen
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