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Stream-sediment geochemistry of the Attean quartz monzonite and nearby rocks, Somerset and Franklin Counties, Maine
Gary A. Nowlan
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 3 - igneous and metamorphic geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 111-130.
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Timing and mechanisms for the deposition of the glaciomarine mud in and around the Gulf of Maine; a discussion of alternative models
Robert N. Oldale
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 5 - Quaternary geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 1-10.
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Geochemical aspects of volcanic rocks on islands in East Penobscot Bay
Steven R. Pinette and Philip H. Osberg
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 3 - igneous and metamorphic geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 91-110.
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Late Wisconsinan glacial and glaciomarine sedimentary facies in the lower Androscoggin Valley, Topsham, Maine
Michael J. Retelle and Katherine M. Bither
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 6 - Quaternary geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 33-51.
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The Depot Mountain Formation; transition from syn- to post-Taconian basin along the Baie Verte-Brompton line in northwestern Maine
David C. Roy
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine Geology: Volume 2 - structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 85-99.
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Prehistoric archaeology and evidence of coastal subsidence on the coast of Maine
David Sanger and Douglas C. Kellogg
in Anderson, Walter A., and Borns, Harold W., Jr. (editors), Neotectonics of Maine: studies in seismicity, crustal warping, and sea level change: Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 40, p. 107-126.
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A submerged shoreline on the inner continental shelf of the western Gulf of Maine
R Craig Shipp, Daniel F. Belknap, and Joseph T. Kelley
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 5 - Quaternary geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 11-28.
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Relative sea-level changes measured by historic records and structures in coastal Maine
David C. Smith, Harold W. Borns Jr, and R Scott Anderson
in Anderson, Walter A., and Borns, Harold W., Jr. (editors), Neotectonics of Maine: studies in seismicity, crustal warping, and sea level change: Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 40, p. 127-137.
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A contribution to the earthquake history of Maine
David C. Smith, Catherine Fox, Beatrice Craig, and Anne E. Bridges
in Anderson, Walter A., and Borns, Harold W., Jr. (editors), Neotectonics of Maine: studies in seismicity, crustal warping, and sea level change: Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 40, p. 139-148.
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Late Wisconsinan deglaciation of coastal Maine
Geoffrey W. Smith and Lewis E. Hunter
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 6 - Quaternary geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 13-32.
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Mesozoic dikes of southern coastal Maine; an historical perspective and update on research, 1838-1988
Mark T. Swanson
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 3 - igneous and metamorphic geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 79-89.
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Glaciomarine deltas of Maine and their relation to late Pleistocene-Holocene crustal movements
Woodrow B. Thompson, Kristine J. Crossen, Harold W. Borns Jr, and Bjorn G. Andersen
in Anderson, Walter A., and Borns, Harold W., Jr. (editors), Neotectonics of Maine: studies in seismicity, crustal warping, and sea level change: Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 40, p. 43-67.
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Deglaciation of the upper Androscoggin River valley and northeastern White Mountains, Maine and New Hampshire
Woodrow B. Thompson and Brian K. Fowler
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 6 - Quaternary geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 71-88.
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Carboniferous Barrovian metamorphism in southern Maine
Jennifer A. Thomson and Charles V. Guidotti
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 3 - igneous and metamorphic geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 35-51.
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Studies in Maine geology: Volume 2 - Structure and stratigraphy
Robert D. Tucker and Robert G. Marvinney
Maine Geological Survey. Includes technical papers on the stratigraphy of eastern Maine and western New Brunswick, description and tectonic significance of the Hurricane Mtn. mélange, the Depot Mtn. Formation in northwestern Maine, sedimentary facies and tectonic interpretation of the Carrabassett Formation, Silurian roundstone conglomerates of coastal Maine, polyphase deformation in the Penobscot Bay area, multiple folding in south-central Maine, thrust and strike-slip faults near Jackman, and geologic and geomechanical properties of the Mount Waldo granite.
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Studies in Maine geology: Volume 3 - Igneous and metamorphic geology
Robert D. Tucker and Robert G. Marvinney
Maine Geological Survey. Includes technical papers on metamorphism in Maine, a thermal model for Carboniferous metamorphism near the Sebago batholith, Carboniferous Barrovian metamorphism in southern Maine, isotopic systematics and geochemistry of two-mica granites in northern New England, commingling of diverse magma types in the Flagstaff Lake Igneous Complex, Mesozoic dikes of southern coastal Maine, geochemical aspects of volcanic rocks in east Penobscot Bay, and stream sediment geochemistry of the Attean quartz monzonite.
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Studies in Maine geology: Volume 4 - Igneous and metamorphic geology
Robert D. Tucker and Robert G. Marvinney
Maine Geological Survey. Includes technical papers on plutonism in the coastal Maine magmatic province, commingled gabbroic and granitic magmas in the northern Bays-of-Maine igneous complex, geochemistry of the granite-gabbro complex on Vinalhaven Island, geology and geochemistry of the Rattlesnake Mtn. igneous complex, Mesozoic stocks in the Newfield quadrangle, petrographic and geochemical variations within the Songo pluton, geochronology of the Songo pluton, isotopic dating of the Horserace quartz diorite, regional significance of the Chain Lakes massif, geochemistry of the Catheart Mtn. porphyry copper deposit, and multiple thermal metamorphism of the Digdeguash Formation in the contact aureole of the Pocomoonshine gabbro-diorite.
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Studies in Maine geology: Volume 5 - Quaternary geology
Robert D. Tucker and Robert G. Marvinney
Maine Geological Survey. Includes technical papers on the timing and mechanisms for deposition of the glaciomarine mud in the Gulf of Maine, a submerged shoreline on the inner continental shelf of the western Gulf of Maine, depositional sequence modeling of Late Quaternary evolution for the west-central Maine coast, geomorphology and Late Quaternary evolution of the Saco Bay region, morphodynamics of tidal inlet systems in Maine, origin and sedimentation of Maine lakes emphasizing lake-outlet deltas, major influences on lake water chemistry, peat resources in Maine, lithologic and structural control on the geomorphology of mountainous areas in north-central Maine, and radon in Maine.
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Studies in Maine geology: Volume 6 - Quaternary geology
Robert D. Tucker and Robert G. Marvinney
Maine Geological Survey. Includes technical papers on the history of Quaternary surficial geologic studies in Maine, Late Wisconsinan deglaciation of coastal Maine, Late Wisconsinan glacial and glaciomarine sedimentary facies in the lower Androscoggin Valley, stratified, waterlain glacigenic sediments and the "New Sharon Soil" deglaciation of the upper Androscoggin River valley and northeastern White Mtns., late-glacial dunes, ventifacts, and wind direction in west-central Maine, Late Wisconsin glacial geology of eastern Mount Desert Island, Late Quaternary glacial history of Mt. Katahdin, postglacial drainage evolution of the St. John River basin.
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Geodetic evidence of current crustal motion in Maine
David Tyler
in Anderson, Walter A., and Borns, Harold W., Jr. (editors), Neotectonics of Maine: studies in seismicity, crustal warping, and sea level change: Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 40, p. 205-208.
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Stratified, waterlain glacigenic sediments and the 'New Sharon Soil,' New Sharon, Maine
Thomas K. Weddle
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 6 - Quaternary geology: Maine Geological Survey, p. 53-69.
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The geology of Mount Desert Island; a visitor's guide to the geology of Acadia National Park
Richard A. Gilman, Carleton A. Chapman, Thomas V. Lowell, and Harold W. Borns Jr
Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 38. (Booklet out of print. Original maps superseded, available separately). Popular guide to park geology. Includes color surficial and bedrock geology maps of Mount Desert Island and black-and-white maps of Isle au Haut and Schoodic Point.
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A Silurian(?) unconformity at Flanders Bay, Maine
Richard A. Gilman and Gary G. Lash
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 75-80.
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Charles Thomas Jackson and the first geological survey of Maine, 1836-1838
Mark Hineline
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 1-16.
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Lithotectonic stratigraphy, deformation, plutonism, and metamorphism, greater Casco Bay region, southwestern Maine
Arthur M. Hussey II
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 17-34.