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Seismic structure of the Earth's crust underlying the State of Maine
Alan L. Kafka and John E. Ebel
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 137-156.
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Plant paleontology in the State of Maine - a review
Andrew E. Kasper Jr, Patricia G. Gensel, William H. Forbes, and Henry N. Andrews Jr
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 109-128.
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Geomorphology and sedimentary framework of the inner continental shelf of central Maine
Joseph T. Kelley and Daniel F. Belknap
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 88-6. Seismic reflection profiles, side-scan sonar images, bottom sediment composition and texture. Offshore coverage from Pemaquid Point to Port Clyde.
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Occurrence of the crinoid Rhodocrinites nortoni (Goldring) from the Lower Devonian Seboomook Formation in the Telos Lake area, north-central Maine
J Steven Kite and Thomas W. Kammer
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 101-108.
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Contributions to the Quaternary geology of northern Maine and adjacent Canada
J Steven Kite, Thomas V. Lowell, and Woodrow B. Thompson
Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 37. Bulletin to accompany the 49th annual meeting of the Friends of the Pleistocene, May 1986. Papers on reconstructing paleo ice sheets, till stratigraphy, glacial dispersal, glaciation and deglaciation of northwestern Maine, deglaciation in southeastern Quebec, ice movements in northwestern New Brunswick, and the archaeology of the Upper St. John River.
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Transmission electron microscope study of bedding-cleavage relations in the Vassalboro Formation, east-central Maine
Beth Z. Lincoln
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 129-135.
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Definition, problems, and reinterpretation of early premetamorphic faults in western Maine and northeastern New Hampshire
Robert H. Moench and Kost A. Pankiwskyj
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 35-50.
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Geologic relations within the shale-wacke sequence in south-central Maine
Philip H. Osberg
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 51-73.
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Lower Devonian deltaic sedimentary environments and ecology: examples from the Matagamon Sandstone, northern Maine
Stephen G. Pollock, Arthur J. Boucot, and Bradford A. Hall
in Tucker, Robert D., and Marvinney, Robert G. (editors), Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy: Maine Geological Survey, p. 81-99.
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Pleistocene stratigraphy of the Augusta and Waldoboro areas, Maine
Woodrow B. Thompson and Geoffrey W. Smith
Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 27. Guidebook for the 46th Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Pleistocene, May 1983. Field trip guide to glacial and glaciomarine deposits.
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Peat accumulation rates in selected Maine peat deposits
Kimmo Tolonen, Ronald B. Davis, and Lissa S. Widoff
Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 33. Study of peat accumulation rates in 10 deposits. Includes comparative diagrams and tables of accumulation rates, pollen diagrams, moss increment and radio-carbon dates, and decomposition studies..
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Studies in Maine geology: Volume 1 - Structure and stratigraphy
Robert D. Tucker and Robert G. Marvinney
Maine Geological Survey. Includes technical papers on C.T. Jackson, the lithotectonic stratigraphy of the Casco Bay region, early premetamorphic faults in western Maine, the shale-wacke sequence in south-central Maine, a Silurian unconformity at Flanders Bay, Devonian deltaic sedimentary environments of the Matagamon Sandstone, the occurrence of the crinoid Rhodocrinites nortoni (Goldring) in north-central Maine, plant paleontology in Maine, the seismic structure of the earth's crust underlying Maine, and an electron microscope study of the Vassalboro Formation.
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Hydrogeology and water quality of significant sand and gravel aquifers in parts of Hancock, Penobscot, and Washington Counties, Maine; significant sand and gravel aquifer maps 24, 25, 26, 27, 45
Thomas K. Weddle, Andrews L. Tolman, John S. Williams, James T. Adamik, Craig D. Neil, and Judy I. Steiger
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 88-7a. Accompanies 1:24000 Significant Aquifer Maps
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Hydrogeology and water quality of significant sand and gravel aquifers in parts of Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, Somerset, and Waldo Counties, Maine; significant sand and gravel maps 18, 30, and 31
James T. Adamik, Andrews L. Tolman, John S. Williams, and Thomas K. Weddle
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-24a. Accompanies 1:24000 Significant Aquifer Maps
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Landslides in the Presumpscot Formation: An engineering study
Jeannine Amos and Thomas C. Sandford
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-4. Discussion of Presumpscot Formation characteristics and analysis of Bunganuc and Gorham landslides.
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Ground water handbook for the State of Maine
W Bradford Caswell
Maine Geological Survey, Bulletin 39. Discusses principles of ground water hydrology, Maine's water situation, available hydrogeologic data, and specific problems and case studies. Written in non-technical style.
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Geomorphology and sedimentary framework of the inner continental shelf of south-central Maine
Joseph T. Kelley, Daniel F. Belknap, and R Craig Shipp
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-19. Seismic reflection profiles, side-scan sonar images, bottom sediment composition and texture. Offshore coverage from Cape Elizabeth to Boothbay Harbor.
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Geomorphology and sedimentary framework of the inner continental shelf of southwestern Maine
Joseph T. Kelley, RC Shipp, and Daniel F. Belknap
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-5. Seismic reflection profiles, side-scan sonar images, bottom sediment composition and texture. Offshore coverage from Kittery to Cape Elizabeth.
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Hydrogeology and water quality of significant sand and gravel aquifers in parts of Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, and York Counties, Maine
John S. Williams, Dorothy H. Tepper, Andrews L. Tolman, and Woodrow B. Thompson
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-1a. Accompanies 1:24000 Significant Aquifer Maps
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Gravity and its geological interpretation: the Sebago pluton and vicinity, southwestern Maine
Consultant Consultant
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 86-15. Available gravity data reprocessed to prepare Bouguer gravity maps for Sebago pluton.
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Ice flow and deglaciation: Northwestern Maine
Thomas V. Lowell and J Steven Kite
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 86-18. Guidebook for 49th Annual Friends of the Pleistocene field trip
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Surficial geology of the Fish River Lake [15-minute] quadrangle, Maine
Eric F. Halter
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 85-83. Brief description of surficial deposits; accompanies Open-File Map 86-48.
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Radon in the domestic environment and its relationship to cancer: an epidemiological study
Melanie E. Lanctot
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 85-88. M.S. thesis
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Faulting in the Grand Falls area, Kellyland 15-minute quadrangle, eastern Maine
Allan Ludman
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 85-72. Discussion of structural features at two localities in the Grand Falls area.
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Sea-level rise and archaeology in the Damariscotta River
David Sanger
Maine Geological Survey, Open-File Report 85-74. Progress report on field work.