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Mass. Geol. Survey @MassGeol

The Massachusetts Geological Survey

Joined October 2013
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The @USGS, in conjunction with State Geologist Steve Mabee releases new surficial materials geologic map database for Massachusetts: mgs.geo.umass.edu/news/new-s… #pleistocene #geology #geologicmap #geosciences
Thumbnail of surficial materials map for Massachusetts

ALT Thumbnail of surficial materials map for Massachusetts
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MassGIS@MassGIS
15 Dec 2016
DATA ALERT @NOAA has published the latest #lidar data for MA. Now u can download LAS elevation points for ALL of MA! ow.ly/QuUX3079IAD
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UMass Earth, Geographic, & Climate Sciences@UMassEGCS
13 Dec 2016
This afternoon @ #AGU2016, David Boutt will talk about the Mass. Water Isotope #Mapping Project: agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/meet… #groundwater

The Massachusetts Water Isotope Mapping Project: An Integrated Precipitation, Surface Water, and...

The development of CRDS has revolutionized our ability to collect large spatial...

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The MA Geological Society's 2nd annual meeting is in Berlin, MA on Dec 14th, w/ a talk about deglaciation in the NE: massgeosociety.org/events.ht…
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Riversmart@UMassRiversmart
1 Dec 2016
Reminder: RiverSmart Recommendations Event is Tomorrow (12/2 @4pm)! McCuskers in Shelburne Falls, 4-6pm eepurl.com/crl6L5
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#MineralMonday: 2ndary #pumpkinspice mineralization along fractures within the #Ordovician #Nashoba Fm. (just kidding: it’s #limonite).
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@ksgeology’s Rex Buchanan describes the fiscal reality many State Geo Surveys face in the latest issue of @AGU_Eos ,eos.org/opinions/state-budge…

State Budgets, Geological Surveys, and the New Reality - Eos

As state geological surveys face budget cuts and reorganizations, scientists must step into political spheres to advocate for what they do.

eos.org
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Our colleague Jonathon Yeo, of @MassDCR, on how the #drought is affecting groundwater levels: bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/0…
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Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC)@NESEC
20 Sep 2016
One month until the Great Northeast @ShakeOut! Join over 240,000 registrants in practicing Drop, Cover, Hold On. shakeout.org/northeast/
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Mass. Geol. Survey retweeted
NWS Northeast RFC
@NWSNERFC
20 Sep 2016
The last time we had a widespread 1 to 3 in. rainfall event was on Feb 24 and 25th. Thanks Tim Kelley at NECN for the question.
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This week marks the 5th anniv. of Tropical Storm #Irene which triggered large landslides in #SavoyMA flooding.
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#Thalweg Thurs: The #TauntonRiver & its floodplain in #TauntonMA. Image made from #LiDAR derived DEM via @MassGIS.
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AZ Geological Survey@AZGeology
23 Aug 2016
Lee Allison Memorial Schshp. Fund at U Mass.-Amherst Dept of Geosciences. Online donations geo.umass.edu/contribute.
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#Tectonic Tues: #Foliation fish in NeoProterozoic Dry Hill Gneiss at #ShutesburyMA leaping to show us shear sense.
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Mass. Geol. Survey retweeted
Mass. Geol. Survey@MassGeol
22 Aug 2016
#Mineral Monday: #Metamorphic #Epidote crystals associated w/ #marble of #Cambrian #MarlborougMA Fm in #LexingtonMA.
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#Friday #Carboniferous to #Permian-age Folds of presumed #Silurian-age metasediments in #ClintonMA.
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Oops! Our mistake… this picture is mostly of #LunenburgMA, containing Lake Shirley.
#Wisconsinan Wed: #Drumlins & #eskers (oh my!) stand out on a #LiDAR derived #DEM of #ShirleyMA (courtesy @MassGIS).
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