From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin: Geological Field Excursions along the Ohio River Valley: Geological Society of America Field Guide , 2008
New Harmony, Indiana, has an important place in the history of geology for North America. David D... more New Harmony, Indiana, has an important place in the history of geology for North America. David Dale Owen, son of Robert Owen, who had attempted to establish a communal society in New Harmony, developed an impressive geological enterprise there. D.D. Owen's work included geological training at his New Harmony laboratories and the fi rst geological mapping expeditions for many states and districts in the expanding United States. He served as the fi rst state geologist for Indiana, a position also held by his brother, Richard. Several scientifi c notables, including William Maclure, Charles Lyell, Thomas Say, and others visited and studied natural history while based in New Harmony. The famous "Boatload of Knowledge" brought several artists, teachers, scientists, and other intellectuals to their new home in New Harmony, Indiana. Our trip to some of the original sites in this important town, including D.D. Owen's geological laboratories and Maclure's Working Men's Institute, will take us through the characteristic southwestern Indiana landscape of glacial-meltwater-lake plains, loess mantled bedrock uplands, and the Ohio and Wabash River valleys.
ABSTRACT. Water-levels from a deep-shallow piezometer nest in the Inglefield sandstone depict adyn... more ABSTRACT. Water-levels from a deep-shallow piezometer nest in the Inglefield sandstone depict adynamic groundwater system. Water-levels at both the 33.5 m and 18.3 m depths fluctuate up to 0.15 min a matter of hours. Most of this fluctuation is driven by responses to atmospheric pressure change. Astrong inverse correlation exists between groundwater-levels and barometric pressure. Calculated baro-metric efficiency for this aquifer is 0.95, indicating a rigid aquifer skeleton. Following successful quan-tification and removal of the barometric effects on water-level data, the residual hydrographs suggestedan additional, smaller amplitude periodicity was still present in the water-level records. These fluctuationswere hypothesized to result from Earth-tide induced crustal deformation stresses. Evaluation of barometric-corrected head data by a Fast Fourier Transform method identified periodicities of water-level changes at12.01 and 12.4 hours. These periodicities correlate well with solar and ...
An archeological investigation into prehistoric stone circles at the Airport Rings Site near the ... more An archeological investigation into prehistoric stone circles at the Airport Rings Site near the North Entrance of the park offers new insights into the presence and activities of early native people in Yellowstone. Michael Livers 12 Following the Path of stone An undergraduate student project analyzes obsidian artifacts found at the Mann Site, a Hopewell archeological site in Posey County, Indiana, to determine if they could have originated thousands of miles away on the Yellowstone Plateau.
The Miller Woods wetland system contaras over 150 individual minerotrophic fens, The fens are est... more The Miller Woods wetland system contaras over 150 individual minerotrophic fens, The fens are established in a progradational beauh complex of relict beach ridges and parabolic dunes and are in hydraulic connection with Lake Michigar~. Large scale flow in the wetland syslem is horizontal 1o the norfllwest The position of a groundwater divide w~dch forms the southern hydrologic boundary does not coincide with geographical boundaries of the system and migrates in time and space. The position of the divide is not solely a function of topography, but is de,~ndent on an interplay among evapotranspirative demands, antecedent soil moisture, and recent rechac~'e. Small-scale, local flow systems develop and dissipale on variable temporal scales along the margins o individual wetlands in response to evapotranspiralive demands by wetland vegetation and other climati~ influences.
The Miller Woods wetland system contaras over 150 individual minerotrophic fens, The fens are est... more The Miller Woods wetland system contaras over 150 individual minerotrophic fens, The fens are established in a progradational beauh complex of relict beach ridges and parabolic dunes and are in hydraulic connection with Lake Michigar~. Large scale flow in the wetland syslem is horizontal 1o the norfllwest The position of a groundwater divide w~dch forms the southern hydrologic boundary does not coincide with geographical boundaries of the system and migrates in time and space. The position of the divide is not solely a function of topography, but is de,~ndent on an interplay among evapotranspirative demands, antecedent soil moisture, and recent rechac~'e. Small-scale, local flow systems develop and dissipale on variable temporal scales along the margins o individual wetlands in response to evapotranspiralive demands by wetland vegetation and other climati~ influences.
... At that time, Michael Faraday and John Dalton were on the faculty, and Charles Lyell and Rode... more ... At that time, Michael Faraday and John Dalton were on the faculty, and Charles Lyell and Roderick Murchison were ... and musicians: : naicisyhP : nemkroW : werc lanigirO: sregnessap rehtO newO treboR erulcaM mailliW Thomas Say rueuseL rednaxelA selrahC Madame Marie ...
... At that time, Michael Faraday and John Dalton were on the faculty, and Charles Lyell and Rode... more ... At that time, Michael Faraday and John Dalton were on the faculty, and Charles Lyell and Roderick Murchison were ... and musicians: : naicisyhP : nemkroW : werc lanigirO: sregnessap rehtO newO treboR erulcaM mailliW Thomas Say rueuseL rednaxelA selrahC Madame Marie ...
GSA Field Guide 12: From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin: Geological Field Excursions along the Ohio River Valley, 2008
Enhanced scrubber technology for coal-fi red boilers, to be brought online at the Alcoa Warrick O... more Enhanced scrubber technology for coal-fi red boilers, to be brought online at the Alcoa Warrick Operations Plant in Newburg, Indiana, USA, will generate increased volumes of coal-combustion products. This paper and fi eld trip examine hydrogeological characteristics at the site of a management facility for coal-combustion products currently in development. An exposed highwall strip pit (Y-pit) on abandoned mine lands will be the site for coal-combustion product placement. Hydrogeological monitoring and characterization data for mined area spoils and unmined Paleozoic rocks will be reviewed in the fi eld. Mine spoils at this site display horizontal hydraulic conductivities that range from 10 -3 to 10 -8 cm/s, and unmined bedrock varies from 10 -7 to 10 -8 cm/s. Groundwater at the B-2 site in shallow spoils near the Y-pit displays responses to precipitation events, and groundwater levels at the B-5 site in the unmined bedrock display Earth-tide responses. The Y-pit has variable hydrogeologic regimes along its length, including areas of fl ow-through and discharge. Ground water discharge gradients increased markedly during periods of drought. Groundwater recharge gradients in the fl ow-through area decreased during drought conditions. Spoils groundwater is dominantly a highly mineralized water rich in calcium sulfate, and bedrock groundwater is highly mineralized water rich in sodium sulfate/chloride. Y-pit surface water most closely resembles spoils groundwater. Both the mine spoils and unmined bedrock groundwater samples have concentrations of arsenic that exceed the primary drinking water standard.
Water-levels from a deep-shallow piezometer nest in the Inglefield sandstone depict a dynamic gro... more Water-levels from a deep-shallow piezometer nest in the Inglefield sandstone depict a dynamic groundwater system. Water-levels at both the 33.5 m and 18.3 m depths fluctuate up to 0.15 m in a matter of hours. Most of this fluctuation is driven by responses to atmospheric pressure change. A strong inverse correlation exists between groundwater-levels and barometric pressure. Calculated baro- metric efficiency for this aquifer is 0.95, indicating a rigid aquifer skeleton. Following successful quan- tification and removal of the barometric effects on water-level data, the residual hydrographs suggested an additional, smaller amplitude periodicity was still present in the water-level records. These fluctuations were hypothesized to result from Earth-tide induced crustal deformation stresses. Evaluation of barometric- corrected head data by a Fast Fourier Transform method identified periodicities of water-level changes at 12.01 and 12.4 hours. These periodicities correlate well with sola...
From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin: Geological Field Excursions along the Ohio River Valley: Geological Society of America Field Guide , 2008
New Harmony, Indiana, has an important place in the history of geology for North America. David D... more New Harmony, Indiana, has an important place in the history of geology for North America. David Dale Owen, son of Robert Owen, who had attempted to establish a communal society in New Harmony, developed an impressive geological enterprise there. D.D. Owen's work included geological training at his New Harmony laboratories and the fi rst geological mapping expeditions for many states and districts in the expanding United States. He served as the fi rst state geologist for Indiana, a position also held by his brother, Richard. Several scientifi c notables, including William Maclure, Charles Lyell, Thomas Say, and others visited and studied natural history while based in New Harmony. The famous "Boatload of Knowledge" brought several artists, teachers, scientists, and other intellectuals to their new home in New Harmony, Indiana. Our trip to some of the original sites in this important town, including D.D. Owen's geological laboratories and Maclure's Working Men's Institute, will take us through the characteristic southwestern Indiana landscape of glacial-meltwater-lake plains, loess mantled bedrock uplands, and the Ohio and Wabash River valleys.
ABSTRACT. Water-levels from a deep-shallow piezometer nest in the Inglefield sandstone depict adyn... more ABSTRACT. Water-levels from a deep-shallow piezometer nest in the Inglefield sandstone depict adynamic groundwater system. Water-levels at both the 33.5 m and 18.3 m depths fluctuate up to 0.15 min a matter of hours. Most of this fluctuation is driven by responses to atmospheric pressure change. Astrong inverse correlation exists between groundwater-levels and barometric pressure. Calculated baro-metric efficiency for this aquifer is 0.95, indicating a rigid aquifer skeleton. Following successful quan-tification and removal of the barometric effects on water-level data, the residual hydrographs suggestedan additional, smaller amplitude periodicity was still present in the water-level records. These fluctuationswere hypothesized to result from Earth-tide induced crustal deformation stresses. Evaluation of barometric-corrected head data by a Fast Fourier Transform method identified periodicities of water-level changes at12.01 and 12.4 hours. These periodicities correlate well with solar and ...
An archeological investigation into prehistoric stone circles at the Airport Rings Site near the ... more An archeological investigation into prehistoric stone circles at the Airport Rings Site near the North Entrance of the park offers new insights into the presence and activities of early native people in Yellowstone. Michael Livers 12 Following the Path of stone An undergraduate student project analyzes obsidian artifacts found at the Mann Site, a Hopewell archeological site in Posey County, Indiana, to determine if they could have originated thousands of miles away on the Yellowstone Plateau.
The Miller Woods wetland system contaras over 150 individual minerotrophic fens, The fens are est... more The Miller Woods wetland system contaras over 150 individual minerotrophic fens, The fens are established in a progradational beauh complex of relict beach ridges and parabolic dunes and are in hydraulic connection with Lake Michigar~. Large scale flow in the wetland syslem is horizontal 1o the norfllwest The position of a groundwater divide w~dch forms the southern hydrologic boundary does not coincide with geographical boundaries of the system and migrates in time and space. The position of the divide is not solely a function of topography, but is de,~ndent on an interplay among evapotranspirative demands, antecedent soil moisture, and recent rechac~'e. Small-scale, local flow systems develop and dissipale on variable temporal scales along the margins o individual wetlands in response to evapotranspiralive demands by wetland vegetation and other climati~ influences.
The Miller Woods wetland system contaras over 150 individual minerotrophic fens, The fens are est... more The Miller Woods wetland system contaras over 150 individual minerotrophic fens, The fens are established in a progradational beauh complex of relict beach ridges and parabolic dunes and are in hydraulic connection with Lake Michigar~. Large scale flow in the wetland syslem is horizontal 1o the norfllwest The position of a groundwater divide w~dch forms the southern hydrologic boundary does not coincide with geographical boundaries of the system and migrates in time and space. The position of the divide is not solely a function of topography, but is de,~ndent on an interplay among evapotranspirative demands, antecedent soil moisture, and recent rechac~'e. Small-scale, local flow systems develop and dissipale on variable temporal scales along the margins o individual wetlands in response to evapotranspiralive demands by wetland vegetation and other climati~ influences.
... At that time, Michael Faraday and John Dalton were on the faculty, and Charles Lyell and Rode... more ... At that time, Michael Faraday and John Dalton were on the faculty, and Charles Lyell and Roderick Murchison were ... and musicians: : naicisyhP : nemkroW : werc lanigirO: sregnessap rehtO newO treboR erulcaM mailliW Thomas Say rueuseL rednaxelA selrahC Madame Marie ...
... At that time, Michael Faraday and John Dalton were on the faculty, and Charles Lyell and Rode... more ... At that time, Michael Faraday and John Dalton were on the faculty, and Charles Lyell and Roderick Murchison were ... and musicians: : naicisyhP : nemkroW : werc lanigirO: sregnessap rehtO newO treboR erulcaM mailliW Thomas Say rueuseL rednaxelA selrahC Madame Marie ...
GSA Field Guide 12: From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin: Geological Field Excursions along the Ohio River Valley, 2008
Enhanced scrubber technology for coal-fi red boilers, to be brought online at the Alcoa Warrick O... more Enhanced scrubber technology for coal-fi red boilers, to be brought online at the Alcoa Warrick Operations Plant in Newburg, Indiana, USA, will generate increased volumes of coal-combustion products. This paper and fi eld trip examine hydrogeological characteristics at the site of a management facility for coal-combustion products currently in development. An exposed highwall strip pit (Y-pit) on abandoned mine lands will be the site for coal-combustion product placement. Hydrogeological monitoring and characterization data for mined area spoils and unmined Paleozoic rocks will be reviewed in the fi eld. Mine spoils at this site display horizontal hydraulic conductivities that range from 10 -3 to 10 -8 cm/s, and unmined bedrock varies from 10 -7 to 10 -8 cm/s. Groundwater at the B-2 site in shallow spoils near the Y-pit displays responses to precipitation events, and groundwater levels at the B-5 site in the unmined bedrock display Earth-tide responses. The Y-pit has variable hydrogeologic regimes along its length, including areas of fl ow-through and discharge. Ground water discharge gradients increased markedly during periods of drought. Groundwater recharge gradients in the fl ow-through area decreased during drought conditions. Spoils groundwater is dominantly a highly mineralized water rich in calcium sulfate, and bedrock groundwater is highly mineralized water rich in sodium sulfate/chloride. Y-pit surface water most closely resembles spoils groundwater. Both the mine spoils and unmined bedrock groundwater samples have concentrations of arsenic that exceed the primary drinking water standard.
Water-levels from a deep-shallow piezometer nest in the Inglefield sandstone depict a dynamic gro... more Water-levels from a deep-shallow piezometer nest in the Inglefield sandstone depict a dynamic groundwater system. Water-levels at both the 33.5 m and 18.3 m depths fluctuate up to 0.15 m in a matter of hours. Most of this fluctuation is driven by responses to atmospheric pressure change. A strong inverse correlation exists between groundwater-levels and barometric pressure. Calculated baro- metric efficiency for this aquifer is 0.95, indicating a rigid aquifer skeleton. Following successful quan- tification and removal of the barometric effects on water-level data, the residual hydrographs suggested an additional, smaller amplitude periodicity was still present in the water-level records. These fluctuations were hypothesized to result from Earth-tide induced crustal deformation stresses. Evaluation of barometric- corrected head data by a Fast Fourier Transform method identified periodicities of water-level changes at 12.01 and 12.4 hours. These periodicities correlate well with sola...
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