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Reconnaissance bedrock geology of the Wiscasset 7.5' quadrangle, Maine
Donald W. Newberg
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 92-58 (Superseded by West, 2016, Maine Geological Survey Open-File 16-27)
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Bedrock geology of the Newfield 15' quadrangle, Maine - New Hampshire
Richard A. Gilman
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 91-2
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Bedrock geology of the upper St. John River area, northwestern Maine
David C. Roy, Stephen G. Pollock, and Lindley S. Hanson
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 91-8. Quadrangles covered: Allagash, Beaver Pond, Beau Lake, Depot Lake, Little East Lake, Rocky Brook, Rocky Mountain, Seven Islands
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Reconnaissance bedrock geology of the Waldoboro Pluton Complex and other intrusive rocks in coastal Lincoln and Knox Counties, Maine
William C. Sidle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 91-3. Discusses geology of Waldoboro Pluton Complex and geology and chemical analyses of Meduncook-South Cushing area granitoids.
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Air photo reconnaissance of slope failures in the Presumpscot Formation, Cumberland County, Maine
Irwin D. Novak
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-22. Analysis of air photos to locate landslides in Cumberland County
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Bedrock geology of the Big Lake 15' quadrangle, Maine
Allan Ludman
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-26
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Bedrock geology of the Calais 15' quadrangle, Eastern Maine
Allan Ludman and Malcolm Hill
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-27
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Gravity study of the Bottle Lake complex
William E. Doll and Stephen S. Potts
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-25c. Analysis of gravity data to generate contoured gravity anomaly maps and models of the complex's geometry at depth. Includes Bouguer gravity anomaly map.
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Photo-lineament mapping at 1:40,000 scale in the Sebago batholith and Bottle Lake complex of Maine
Consultant Consultant
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-25a. Interpretation of photo-lineaments from aerial photography and comparison to geologic and hydrologic features. Includes 3 maps of photolinears.
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Revised bedrock geology of the Danforth, Scraggly Lake, Forest, Waite, Vanceboro, and Kellyland 15' quadrangles, Maine: report of mapping progress, June - August, 1989
Allan Ludman
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-42
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Tectonic fabrics of the Passadumkeag River pluton, Bottle Lake complex, Springfield and Scraggly Lake 15-minute quadrangles
John T. Hopeck
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-25b. Discussion of brittle and ductile shear fabrics and relation to Late Acadian tectonics in eastern Maine. Includes bedrock geologic map.
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Mount Desert Bedrock Geology Map
Richard A. Gilman, Carleton A. Chapman, Thomas V. Lowell, and Harold W. Borns Jr
Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 38 (Superseded by Braun, 2018, Maine Geological Survey Geologic Map 18-16)
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Mount Desert Surficial Geology Map
Richard A. Gilman, Carleton A. Chapman, Thomas V. Lowell, and Harold W. Borns Jr
Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 38 (Superseded by Braun, Lowell, and Weddle, 2016, Maine Geological Survey Open-File 16-1)
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Bedrock geology of portions of the North East Carry and Moosehead Lake [15-minute] quadrangles, Maine
Ruth Simmons
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-22
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Bedrock geology of the Camden Hills area, central coastal Maine
Henry N. Berry IV
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-26. Describes stratigraphy, igneous rocks, structure, and metamorphism. Maps include bedrock geology, tectonic and metamorphic features, and cross section.
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Bouguer gravity anomaly map of the Waterville, Maine, 15-minute quadrangle
Stephen S. Potts and William E. Doll
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-21. Discusses models to explain 3-dimensional shape of bodies shown by gravity values.
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Geologic map of the Caribou and northern Presque Isle [15-minute] quadrangles, Maine
David C. Roy
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-2. Includes discussion of paleontology of area. Map includes 2 cross sections.
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Inventory and bibliography of Maine landslides
Irwin D. Novak
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-3. Lists location, date, type, and material of landslides.
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Reconnaissance surficial geology of the Norridgewock [15-minute] quadrangle, Maine
Thomas K. Weddle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 87-23
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Surficial geology of the Bangor 1 x 2 degree quadrangle, Maine
Woodrow B. Thompson
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 87-9.
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Surficial geology of the Bath 1 x 2 degree quadrangle, Maine
Woodrow B. Thompson
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 87-8.
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Surficial geology of the Campbellton 1 x 2 degree quadrangle, Maine
Thomas V. Lowell
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 87-18.
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Surficial geology of the Eastport 1 x 2 degree quadrangle, Maine
Woodrow B. Thompson and Thomas V. Lowell
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 87-10.
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Surficial geology of the Edmundston 1 x 2 degree quadrangle, Maine
Thomas V. Lowell
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 87-17
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Surficial geology of the Fredericton 1 x 2 degree quadrangle, Maine
Thomas V. Lowell
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Map 87-13.