Karst Aquifers: New England Karst Aquifers Active
The New England Karst Aquifers feature crystalline limestones and marbles, narrow fissures, and some small caves.
In the New England States, solution terrain is confined to crystalline limestones and marbles mainly in northeastern Maine, western Vermont, and western Massachusetts. Solution features in these areas are primarily narrow fissures generally less than 200 ft (60 m) long and less than 30 ft (10 m) deep. A few small caves are known in western Vermont and in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. In eastern Vermont and much of Maine, carbonate rocks high in silica and other impurities' are commonly, yet incorrectly, referred to as limestone. Solution features are generally absent in these rocks. (From U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004-1352)
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Karst Aquifers
Karst Aquifers: Valley and Ridge, Piedmont, and Blue Ridge Aquifers
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The New England Karst Aquifers feature crystalline limestones and marbles, narrow fissures, and some small caves.
In the New England States, solution terrain is confined to crystalline limestones and marbles mainly in northeastern Maine, western Vermont, and western Massachusetts. Solution features in these areas are primarily narrow fissures generally less than 200 ft (60 m) long and less than 30 ft (10 m) deep. A few small caves are known in western Vermont and in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. In eastern Vermont and much of Maine, carbonate rocks high in silica and other impurities' are commonly, yet incorrectly, referred to as limestone. Solution features are generally absent in these rocks. (From U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004-1352)
Additional Information
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- Science
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Karst Aquifers
Karst terrain is created from the dissolution of soluble rocks, principally limestone and dolomite. Karst areas are characterized by distinctive landforms (like springs, caves, sinkholes) and a unique hydrogeology that results in aquifers that are highly productive but extremely vulnerable to contamination.Filter Total Items: 13Karst Aquifers: Valley and Ridge, Piedmont, and Blue Ridge Aquifers
The carbonate aquifers of the Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province, formed during Appalachian mountain building, have highly variable karst aquifer characteristics. The Valley and Ridge, Piedmont, and Blue Ridge Aquifers demonstrate karst features such as caves, sinkholes, sinking streams, and conduits. - Publications
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