From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin: Geological Field Excursions along the Ohio River Valley

This guidebook complements the field trips offered during the 42nd Annual Meeting of the GSA North-Central Section, held in Evansville, Indiana. Topics include analysis and correlation of Silurian depositional sequences across the Cincinnati Arch in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; conodonts and Pennsylvanian stratigraphy in southwestern Indiana; relationships between tectonism, igneous activity, and fluorite mineralization within the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District; characteristics and origin of the highly eroded Pennsylvanian sandstones at the Garden of the Gods in Illinois; use of filled-fracture features as indicators of seismicity within the lower Wabash and Ohio River valleys; and hydrogeology of an abandoned mine site in Indiana, with applications to planning for disposal of coal-combustion products. Two chapters focus on the history of New Harmony, Indiana, which served as headquarters for the pioneering naturalists who worked to characterize and map this country's interior. Another chapter relates the history of Evansville to the availability and use of geologic materials, with discussions on the characteristics and origins of building stones, building techniques, and architectural styles. References to mining history, with respect to building stone, coal, and fluorite, are made throughout.
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Aspects of Pennsylvanian stratigraphy, sedimentation, and conodonts in southwestern IndianaAuthor(s)Carl B. Rexroad;Carl B. RexroadIndiana Geological Survey, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA [email protected]
* Search for other works by this author on:W. John Nelson;W. John NelsonIllinois State Geological Survey, Coal Section, 615 Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA [email protected]* Search for other works by this author on:Penny L. MeighenPenny L. MeighenMarshall Miller & Associates, 125 N. Weinbach Ave., Suite 230, Evansville, Indiana 47708, USA [email protected]* Search for other works by this author on: -
The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District, Hicks Dome, and Garden of the Gods in southeastern Illinois and northwestern KentuckyAuthor(s)F. Brett Denny;F. Brett DennyIllinois State Geological Survey, 5776 Coal Drive, Suite 2, Carterville, Illinois 62918-3521, USA Field trip leaders.
* *Field trip leaders.Search for other works by this author on:Alan Goldstein;Alan GoldsteinIndiana Department of Natural Resources, 201 West Riverside Dr., Clarksville, Indiana 47129, USA Field trip leaders.* *Field trip leaders.Search for other works by this author on:Joseph A. Devera;Joseph A. DeveraIllinois State Geological Survey, 5776 Coal Drive, Suite 2, Carterville, Illinois 62918-3521, USA Field trip leaders.* *Field trip leaders.Search for other works by this author on:David A. Williams;David A. WilliamsKentucky Geological Survey, Kentucky Geological Survey, 1401 Corporate Ct., Henderson, Kentucky 42420, USA Field trip leaders.* *Field trip leaders.Search for other works by this author on:Zakaria Lasemi;Zakaria LasemiIllinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61820-6964, USA Field trip leaders.* *Field trip leaders.Search for other works by this author on:W. John NelsonW. John NelsonIllinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61820-6964, USA.† †Honorary fi eld trip leader; retired.Search for other works by this author on: -
Revisiting New Harmony in the footsteps of Maximilian, the Prince of Wied; David Dale Owen; Charles Lesueur; and other early naturalistsAuthor(s)Sabina F. Thomas;Sabina F. ThomasDepartment of Biology & Geology, Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, Ohio 44017-2088, USASearch for other works by this author on:Joseph T. HannibalJoseph T. HannibalCleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA [email protected]
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Hydrogeology of an abandoned mine-land site for management of coal-combustion productsAuthor(s)Paul K. Doss;Paul K. DossUniversity of Southern Indiana, Geology, 8600 University Blvd., Evansville, Indiana 47712, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ron Yost;Ron YostFuller Mossbarger Scott and May Engineers, Inc., 1409 North Forbes Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40511, USASearch for other works by this author on:Don FullerDon FullerFuller Mossbarger Scott and May Engineers, Inc., 1409 North Forbes Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40511, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Seismic ground-failure features in the vicinity of the Lower Wabash and Ohio River valleysAuthor(s)Ronald C. Counts;Ronald C. CountsKentucky Geological Survey, Western Kentucky Office, 1401 Corporate Court, Henderson, Kentucky 42420, USA, and University of Cincinnati Department of Geology, 500 Geology Physics Building, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA [email protected]
* Search for other works by this author on:James M. Durbin;James M. DurbinUniversity of Southern Indiana Department of Geology and Physics, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana 47712 [email protected]* Search for other works by this author on:Stephen F. ObermeierStephen F. ObermeierEqLiq Consulting, 3415 W CR 50 N, Rockport, Indiana 47635, USA [email protected]* Search for other works by this author on: -
Building stones and cultural geology of Evansville, Indiana, USAAuthor(s)Joseph T. Hannibal;Joseph T. HannibalCleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA [email protected]
* Search for other works by this author on:Sabina F. Thomas;Sabina F. ThomasDepartment of Biology & Geology, Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, Ohio 44017-2088, USASearch for other works by this author on:W. Thomas StrawW. Thomas StrawP.O. Box 0630, New Harmony, Indiana 47631-0630, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
David Dale Owen and the geological enterprise of New Harmony, Indiana, with a companion roadside geology of Vanderburgh and Posey CountiesAuthor(s)W. Thomas Straw;W. Thomas StrawP.O. Box 630, New Harmony, Indiana 47631, USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul K. DossPaul K. DossUniversity of Southern Indiana, Geology, 8600 University Blvd., Evansville, Indiana 47712, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Silurian high-resolution stratigraphy on the Cincinnati Arch: Progress on recalibrating the layer-cakeAuthor(s)Patrick I. McLaughlin;Patrick I. McLaughlinWisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-5100, USA [email protected]
𠈊 Search for other works by this author on:Bradley D. Cramer;Bradley D. CramerDivision of Geological Sciences, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USASearch for other works by this author on:Carlton E. Brett;Carlton E. BrettDepartment of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mark A. KleffnerMark A. KleffnerDivision of Geological Sciences, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University at Lima, Lima, Ohio 45804, USASearch for other works by this author on: