SurficialGeologicMapoftheSalemDepot-NewburyportEast.pdfVIP

Prepared in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the State Geologist and Executive Office of Environmental Affairs Surficial Geologic Map of the Salem Depot-Newburyport East- Wilmington-Rockport 16-Quadrangle Area in Northeast Massachusetts Compiled by Byron D. Stone, Janet Radway Stone, and Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen Open-File Report 2006-1260B U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark Myers, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 2006 For product and ordering information: World Wide Web: /pubprod Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment: World Wide Web: Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Suggested citation: Stone, B.D., Stone, J.R., and DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L., 2006, Surficial Geologic Map of the Salem- Newburyport East-Wilmington-Rockport 16 Quadrangle Area in Northeast Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1260B. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted material contained within this report. Cover figure. View of bouldery end moraine deposits in Dogtown Commons, Gloucester, Massachusetts. ii Contents Introduction 1 Surficial Materials in Massachusetts2 Glacial till deposits 3 Glacial stratified deposits 3 Postglacial deposits 5 Description of Map Units 5 Map Compilation9 References Cited 11 Sources of Data by 7.5-Minute Quadrangle 14 Figures 1. General distribution of glacial and postglacial deposits in Massachusetts (Stone