Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Bedrock Survey and Mapping: Bedrock Geologic Map of Vermont

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Geologists observed the exposed rock types and structures (folds, faults, fractures) in the field, sampled the rock for microscopic(petrographic), chemical, and geochronological information, then used this information to develop a three dimensional model of the underlying bedrock and to understand the depositional and deformational history of Vermont. A bedrock map generally includes rock descriptions, age relationships (stratigraphic sequence), and major and minor structural data used to portray a three dimensional model of the rock on a two dimensional topographic base map.

People

  • Peter Thompson: Principal Investigator

  • Diane Conrad: Content Provider

  • Thelma Thompson: Content Provider

  • Laurence Becker: Principal Investigator

  • Marjorie Gale: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • bedrock, geology, mapping,

Organizations

  • University of New Hampshire Department of Earth Sciences: lead
  • Vermont Geological Survey Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation: partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.4379015767698, 42.72696000804695
    • -71.46528103507033, 42.72696000804695
    • -71.46528103507033, 45.01666491562359
    • -73.4379015767698, 45.01666491562359
    • -73.4379015767698, 42.72696000804695

Data Table

  • Title: Bedrock Geologic Map of Vermont
  • Start Date: 1993-06-01
  • End Date: 2011-12-31
  • Description: A bedrock map generally includes rock descriptions, age relationships (stratigraphic sequence), and major and minor structural data used to portray a three-dimensional model of the rock on a two-dimensional topographic base map. The bedrock geologic map of Vermont can be downloaded through the Vermont Open Geodata Portal, USGS, or the Vermont ANR Atlas (links included).

  • Purpose: Map the bedrock of Vermont by town, quadrangle and watershed.

  • Condensed Title:

  • Object Name: VMC.49.2260

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Reference: Ratcliffe, NM, Stanley, RS, Gale, MH, Thompson, PJ, and Walsh, GJ, 2011, Bedrock Geologic Map of Vermont: USGS Scientific Investigations Series Map 3184, 3 sheets, scale 1:100,000. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/bedrock-survey-mapping/dataset/bedrock-geologic-map-vermont

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/bedrock-survey-mapping/dataset/bedrock-geologic-map-vermont

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