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Surficial geology of the Cornish 7.5-minute quadrangle, Cumberland, Oxford, and York Counties, Maine
Robert M. Newton and William R. Holland
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 97-69
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Surficial geology of the Raymond 7.5-minute quadrangle, Cumberland County, Maine
Michael J. Retelle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 97-72
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Mount Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Maine
Woodrow B. Thompson
Maine Geological Survey, Geologic Facts and Localities, Circular GFL-1.
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Surficial geology of the Portland West 7.5-minute quadrangle, Cumberland County, Maine
Woodrow B. Thompson
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 97-66
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Infilled Kettle Hole, Easton, Aroostook County, Main
Thomas K. Weddle
Maine Geological Survey, Geologic Facts and Localities, Circular GFL-5.
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Surficial geology of the Gray 7.5-minute quadrangle, Androscoggin and Cumberland Counties, Maine
Thomas K. Weddle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 97-73
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Surficial geology of the Lisbon Falls South 7.5-minute quadrangle, Androscoggin, Cumberland, and Sagadahoc Counties, Maine
Thomas K. Weddle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 97-64
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The April 1996 Rockland landslide
Henry N. Berry IV, Stephen M. Dickson, Joseph T. Kelley, Daniel B. Locke, Robert G. Marvinney, Woodrow B. Thompson, Thomas K. Weddle, Richard T. Reynolds, and Daniel F. Belknap
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report. Discussion of 1996 Rockland landslide. Includes black-and-white plate showing panoramic photos of the 1973 and 1996 Rockland landslides.
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Hydrogeology and water quality of significant sand and gravel aquifers in parts of Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Somerset Counties, Maine
Lauren E. Foster, Elizabeth B. Lewis, William J. Nichols Jr, Craig D. Neil, and Thomas K. Weddle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 95-37. Accompanies 1:24000 Significant Aquifer Maps
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Volume and quality of sand and gravel aggregate in the submerged paleodelta, shorelines, and modern shoreface of Saco Bay, Maine
Joseph T. Kelley, Stephen M. Dickson, Walter A. Barnhardt, Donald Barber, and Daniel F. Belknap
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 95-71. Sand volume and thickness in three offshore depositional environments of Saco Bay, with interpreted seismic reflection profiles and underwater vibracores.
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A sand budget for Saco Bay, Maine
J T. Kelley, D F. Belknap, D M. FitzGerald, D C. Barber, S M. Dickson, S van Heteren, L K. Fink, and P A. Manthorp
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 95-01. Sand budget constructed using data from side-scan sonar, seismic reflection, vibracores, and ground-penetrating radar.
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Hydrogeology and water quality of significant sand and gravel aquifers in parts of Franklin, Oxford and Somerset Counties, Maine
William J. Nichols Jr, Craig D. Neil, and Thomas K. Weddle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 95-3. Accompanies 1:24000 Significant Aquifer Maps
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Late Wisconsinan glacial deposits in the Portland - Sebago Lake - Ossipee Valley region, southwestern Maine
Woodrow B. Thompson, P Thompson Davis, John C. Gosse, Robert A. Johnston, and Robert Newton
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 95-74. Guidebook for the 58th Field Conference of the Northeastern Friends of the Pleistocene.
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Sebago Lake State Park beach dynamics; a report on results of beach profiling
Stephen M. Dickson and Robert A. Johnston
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 94-4. Results of beach profiling at Sebago Lake State Park to determine shoreline erosion and accretion.
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Geology of the Saddle Pond-Grand Lake Seboeis region, north-central Maine
James P. Hibbard and Stephen A. Hall
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 92-60. Describes stratigraphy, intrusive rocks, and structure. Includes small map of area (1:62500)
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Hydrogeology and water quality of significant sand and gravel aquifers in parts of Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Waldo Counties, Maine
Craig D. Neil, Judy I. Steiger, and Thomas K. Weddle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 92-2. Accompanies 1:24000 Significant Aquifer Maps
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Field relationships, petrology, structure, and intrusion history of the Waldoboro pluton granitoid complex, Maine, U.S.A.
William C. Sidle and Michael Barton
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 92-64. Discusses petrography, field relations, and structure of Waldoboro pluton complex.
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Geomorphology and sedimentary framework of Blue Hill and Frenchman Bays and adjacent inner continental shelf
Walter Barnhardt and Joseph T. Kelley
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 91-6. Seismic reflection profiles, side-scan sonar images, bottom sediment composition and texture. Offshore coverage from Swans Island to Schoodic Point.
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Response of balsam fir and red spruce trees to copper and molybdenum-rich soils at Catheart Mountain, Somerset County, Maine
Frank C. Canney and Gary A. Nowland
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 91-1. Describes biogeochemical techniques and their utility for identifying molybdenum-bearing deposits.
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Mining in Maine: past, present, and future
Carolyn A. Lepage, Michael E. Foley, and Woodrow B. Thompson
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 91-7. History of mining in Maine from early 1800's to the present
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Microearthquake measurements near South Sebec, Maine, 1989-1990
Carol D. Rea, William E. Doll, John E. Ebel, Sandra J. Craven, and John J. Cipar
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 91-5. Report on portable seismograph measurements of microearthquakes.
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Processing and preliminary interpretation of Bottle Lake seismic reflection data
John K. Costain, William J. Domoracki, and Cahit Coruh
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-25d
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Stability of natural slopes in the Presumpscot Formation
Steven C. Devin and Thomas C. Sandford
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-24. Discussion of Presumpscot Formation and analysis of Bunganuc and Westbrook landslides.
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Sedimentary framework of the southern Maine inner continental shelf: Preliminary results from vibracores
Joseph T. Kelley, Stephen M. Dickson, Daniel F. Belknap, and Julie K. Friez
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-1. Descriptions of thirteen underwater vibracores and their relation to seismic reflection profiles and marine geologic environments. Cores from Saco Bay, Casco Bay, Cape Small/Seguin Island areas.
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Mineralogy and pore water chemistry of Presumpscot clays
Lawrence M. Mayer
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 90-23. Analysis of samples from borings in landslides described in Open-File Report 90-24. Includes water content, salinity, and percent silt/clay.