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The collection of hand samples was obtained from projects of the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) related to the construction of water and sewer lines, throughout mainly the eastern part of the state. The collection consists of 525 hand samples from which thin sections (525) were made; in addition, there are 21 boxes containing approximately 2 pound, hand samples from work on the Cosgrove Tunnel Project. The samples were collected by Father James Skehan and each chunk of rock has an identifier painted on it, referring to the station location. The thin sections and the hand samples are stored in cardboard boxes, on pallets, at the Record Center, on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. The condition of the collection...
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Most projects conducted by the MWRA have attached to them a geotechnical report and accompanying environmental information. There are also eighteen marine drilling reports on work in the Boston Harbor, as well as, two hardbound copies on the Geology of the Waschusett Reservoir Area. All reports are stored in the library at the main facility in Chelsea; however, not all project managers turn over reports to the librarian for storage. Most projects conducted by the MWRA, related to the construction of water and sewer lines, have attached with them, a geotechnical report and accompanying environmental information. Other paper reports include: eighteen marine drilling reports from work in Boston Harbor; as well as two...
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This collection consists of "Geologic and Seismic Investigation" reports along existing and/or proposed state roads and interstates. These were prepared as part of a USGS cooperative program with the then-called Massachusetts Department of Public Works (MDPW) in the 1960's. These investigations and reports were prepared by geologists such as R.N. Oldale, C.R. Tuttle and L.W. Currier. The seismic data consists of seismic refraction profiles. The reports are stored at MHD headquarters in the Transportation Building at 10 Park Plaza, Boston. This collection consists of many "Geologic and Seismic Investigation" reports along existing and/or proposed state roads and interstates. These were prepared as part of a USGS...
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This inventory contains a listing of maps, field sheets, notes, papers, figures, pictures and other unpublished geologic materials contained in flat file drawers accumulated by Professor Peter Robinson between about 1960 and 1990 in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It contains indvidual items from Australia and New Zealand but mostly items related to the geology of Massachusetts. This data set consists of an Excel spreadsheet containing the flat file drawer number where materials can be found followed by a category or title for the material contained in the flat file, an item number, which identifies the items order within the flat file drawer, a description of the item,...
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The collection of drilling/completion reports is maintained by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. It contains well completion reports for new water supply and irrigation wells as well as permanent monitoring wells and ground source heat pump wells. Compilation of the reports began began in the 1960's. The reports have lithology descriptions and there are estimated to be 350,000 reports. This collection of Drilling/Completion Reports is maintained by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). It contains well completion reports prepared by well drillers installing new water supply and irrigation wells as well as permanent monitoring wells and ground source heat pump wells. The collection of...
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This collection of lithology logs or borehole logs held by the Massachusetts Water Authority (MWRA) is from drill work on MWRA projects. There are 8394 logs in an electronic database called GBase. This collection of lithology logs or borehole logs held by the Massachusetts Water Authority (MWRA) is from drill work on MWRA projects. There are 8394 logs in an electronic database called GBase. The lithology logs are not in the GBase. An improvement would be to design a data structure that would produce a series of related tables containing geotechnical data, lithologic descriptions and physical parameters such as water table elevations and depth to bedrock. Not all of the logs since 1998 are part of a database and...
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Photographs were taken of core samples for some of the older construction projects; more recently digital photos are being taken for rotosonic work. The photograph collection is housed in the library, overseen by Mary Lydon, at the main facility in Chelsea. The photograph collection held by the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority is from photographs of core samples and related work (drilling). The non-digital photos are not in the database as being individually documented but as a boxed record of photos; an improvement would be to have individual photos documented and scanned. Digital photos are in the database.
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The collection consists of 525 thin sections and 525 corresponding hand samples. The thin sections are stored in a box in the Records Center. The thin section collection held by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) consists of 525 thin sections and a corresponding collection of 525 hand samples from which they were obtained. The MWRA has collections of geologic samples and associated data that were acquired over an 80-year period during the planning and design of statewide water and sewer related construction projects in Massachusett The collection of 525 thin sections and 525 corresponding hand samples is a valuable resource that could be useful for research, education, consulting or other purposes....
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The collection of 50,000 paper well logs, dating back to the 1960's, represents three generations of well schedules; the original version (1966) contained uncoded information about a well and a brief lithology and a hand-drawn location map, and data has been electronically recorded, excluding the lithology description; the next version (1977) became the GWSI data file, and was designed using codes with an accompanying explanation and only the coded lithology information has been stored electronically and not the lithologic descriptions; the third version (1987) is more user friendly than earlier versions. This collection of well logs (well schedules) that contain lithology information or lithology logs, is stored...
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The rock core collection, dating back to the 1920's consists of a 2,584 boxes of rock core, representing approximately 51,680 linear feet of core. The boxes are stacked to various heights on plastic pallets, at four different locations. The standard core box contains 20 feet of core; however, some of the older core boxes contain 15 feet of core. Some of the core boxes are in disrepair. This collection of rock cores is the property of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and consists of 2,584 boxes of rock core, representing 51,680 linear feet. The MWRA has collections of geologic samples and associated data that were acquired over an 80-year period during the planning and design of statewide water...
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This inventory contains a listing of maps, field sheets, notes, papers, figures, pictures, teaching materials, books and other unpublished geologic materials contained in flat file drawers and file cabinets accumulated by Professor Leo Hall between about 1960 and 1983 in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It contains primarily maps and field data from eastern New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts as well as many books, papers and teaching materials. The data set consists of an excel spreadsheet containing a comprehensive list of items contained in the Leo M. Hall Collection. The spreadsheet contains the collection Category (teaching material, manuscripts and notes, primary...
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The lithology log collection consists of 70,000 paper logs; some of which are stored in the Boston Office (10 Park Plaza) of MHD. The collection has been recorded electronically in a database. The electronic records of logs were collected and catalogued in two time periods, from 1940 to 1998, and from 1998 to present. All logs prior to 1998 from various contractors are in an electronic database that is linked to scanned tiff images of each borehole. The work of scanning the lithology logs, was a project undertaken by Boston College (BC), and consisted of 60,000 borehole logs, from 10,000 locations. The data from the BC work is part of a database controlled by the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority and they share...
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The collection of sediment cores is from rotosonic work related to the construction of water and sewer lines. The sediment cores are 50 feet long and 6 inches in diameter; retained in a plastic sleeve and are stored in long narrow wooden boxes that are screwed shut and not practical to access. There are a total of 52 boxes of sediment cores, stored on pallets at the Records Center. This collection of sediment cores held by Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) is from rotosonic work. The MWRA has collections of geologic samples and associated data that were acquired over an 80-year period during the planning and design of statewide water and sewer related construction projects in Massachusetts. The sediment...
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The rock cores were collected from various drilling projects of the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), involving the construction of bridges, highways, retaining walls and buildings, throughout the state. The collection consists of 2,800 boxes of rock core, that contain 15 to 20 feet of core, amounting to approximately 30,000 linear feet of core. This collection of rock cores was obtained from various drilling projects of the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), involving the construction of bridges, highways, retaining walls and buildings, throughout the state. The Massachusetts Highway Department collection of rock core needs more space, in a new location (non-flood zone) and an upgraded storage facility....
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The collection of auger or soil samples consists of 3,300 boxes of glass jars. Boxes contain either 12, one quart jars or 24, pint-sized jars. This collection of auger or soil samples was obtained from various drilling projects of the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), involving the construction of bridges, highways, retaining walls and buildings, throughout the state. As with the rock core collection, the soil sample collection needs more space, in a new location (non-flood zone) and an upgraded storage facility. In addition, information and data on the collections needs to be incorporated into a database with internet access.
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