Publications Catalog

General Interest and Statewide Publications

A History of the Vermont Geological Surveys and State Geologists, T.D. Seymour Bassett, 39 p., 1976 - $3.00

Bibliography of Vermont Geology, 214 p., 2269 references, 1980 (including 1983 supplement) - $6.00

Centennial Geologic Map of Vermont by Doll, Cady, Thompson, & Billings( bedrock geology), jpg files, scale 1:250,000, 1961-CD-ROM! $10.00 or CLICK HERE TO VIEW ON- LINE

Construction Aggregates Demand in the New England States, New England Governor's Conference (in cooperation with the US Minerals Mgmt Service), 218 p., 1992 - $5.00

Generalized Geologic Map of Vermont generalized by age of bedrock formations with information on the common rock types and their locations, 8.5"x11", 1970 - Download directly from web site.

Glacial Drift Sheets and Ice Directions also on Surficial Geologic Map of Vermont, 22"x14.5", 1970 - Free

Metallic and Non-Metallic Mineral Resources Data- Vermont compilations of Mineral Resources Data System Sites. There are 726 records inactive and active non-metallic and metallic sites in Vermont. $35.00. For internet version go to USGS Mineral Resource Data (Interactive map of active and inactive quarry sites)

Metallic Resources Map compiled by Alan J. McBean, scale 1:250,000, 42"x36", 1985, index sheets plus blue-line print - $3.00

Non-Metallic Resources Map compiled by Alan McBean, scale 1:250,000, 42x36", 1985, index sheets plus blue-line print - $3.00

Radioactivity Map of Vermont compiled and edited by C.A. Ratte and Diane M. Vanecek, scale 1:250,000, 42"x24", 11 p., 1980, compilation of published references on radioactivity, text plus blue-line print (map is folded) - $3.00

Sand and Gravel Resource Map of Vermont compiled by John Dudley, details sand and gravel deposits, land use exclusion areas, lakes and ponds, 1:250,000, 2 24.5"x36" sheets, 1993, pub. by New England Governors' Conference (maps are folded) - $5.00

Surficial Geologic Map of Vermont , scale 1:250,000, 42"x48.5", 1970 - $8.00 or Click here to view on-line.

Vermont Laws Pertaining to the Mineral Industry, prepared by Kathleen Plummer, 26 p., 1988 - $3.00

Other publications available through VGS

Rocks and Minerals, July/August 1996, Vermont Issue, published by Heldref Publications is available through the survey for $6.00. This issue is devoted to Vermont geology, mineralogy, and fossils.

Rocks and Minerals, September/October 1996 issue published by Heldref Publications is available through the survey for $6.00. This issue includes a list of minerals found by county and some collecting locations.

Geological Map of New Hampshire and Vermont, 1877, by C.H. Hitchcock (online only)

Complimentary Publications

One copy of any given pamphlet may be obtained at no charge. For multiple copies of the same title, the cost is $.10 per page to cover photocopying charges.

Geology of Vermont, Brewster Baldwin, 1982, Earth Science, v. 35, no. 3, 5 p.

Active Mines and Quarries in Vermont, US Dept of Labor data, revised 3/2000, 7 p.

Gold In Vermont, various articles dating from the 1800s to the present which pertain to gold in Vermont, including prospecting information, revised 10/95, 34 p.

Rockhounding in Vermont (.pdf), Vermont Agency of Development and Community Affairs, general guide for amatuer rock collectors, revised 4/1991, 8 p. LANDOWNER PERMISSION IS REQUIRED FOR ANY MINERAL COLLECTING IN VERMONT.

Generalized Geology of Vermont Postcard, 1970 - on-line only.

Specimen Collecting in Vermont, lists whose permission is needed to collect on private, state and federal lands, 1 p.

Geology for Children and the Layman/Common Vermont Minerals and Rocks, a list of basic publications, internet sites and places to visit; a list of minerals and rocks and their economic uses, 3 p.

A Brief Fossil History of Vermont and The Charlotte Whale by Jeff Howe (former curator, Perkins Museum of Geology, University of Vermont), 1993, and Fossils of Lake Champlain, 12 p.

Oil and Gas in Vermont, various articles dating from the 1950s to the present on oil and gas in Vermont, revised 1989, 29 p.

Generalized Geologic Map of Vermont, 8.5"x11", 1 p.; Download directly from web site.

Glacial Drift Sheet and Ice Directions, 22"x14.5", 1 p.

Educational Leaflet No. 1: Earthquakes in Vermont, by George Springston and Marjorie Gale, March 1998, 10 p.

Educational Leaflet No. 2: Geology of Vermont Lands, by Marjorie Gale and Ginger Anderson, September 1998, 3 p.

Surficial Geology of the Barre -Montpelier Region, by Stephen Wright and Frederick Larsen, January 2004, 4 p. (.pdf - open with link and print)