The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) has published a new geologic map of southwestern Sussex County titled Geologic Map of the Sharptown, Laurel, Hebron, and Delmar Quadrangles, Delaware.
The geological history of the surficial geologic units in western Sussex County is that of deposition of the Beaverdam Formation and its subsequent modification by erosion and deposition related to the sea-level fluctuations during the Pleistocene. The geology reflects this complex history by the cut and fill geometry of the middle and late Pleistocene deposits into the Beaverdam Formation. The geology is further complicated by periglacial activity that produced dune deposits and Carolina Bays in the map area, which modified the land surface.
The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) has published a new geologic map of the Trap Pond and Pittsville areas in central Sussex County titled Geologic Map of the Trap Pond and Pittsville Quadrangles, Delaware.
The geological history of the surficial units of the Trap Pond and the Delaware portion of the Pittsville Quadrangle was the result of deposition of the Beaverdam Formation and its subsequent modification by erosion and deposition related to the sea-level fluctuations during the Pleistocene. The geology reflects this complex history by the cut and fill geometry of the Middle and late Pleistocene deposits into the Beaverdam Formation. The geology is further complicated by periglacial activity that produced dune deposits and Carolina Bays in the map area, which modified the land surface.
The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) has published a new geologic map of the Millsboro and Whaleysville areas in central Sussex County titled Geologic Map of the Millsboro and Whaleysville Quadrangles, Delaware.
David Wunsch, director of the Delaware Geological Survey and state geologist, has had an appointment to the Federal Advisory Committee for the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program approved by the White House. The committee is charged with advising the director of the U.S. Geological Survey on planning and implementation of the geologic mapping program.
The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) has published a new geologic map of the Frankford and Selbyville area in eastern Sussex County titled Geologic Map of the Frankford and Selbyville Quadrangles, Delaware.
OneGeology (http://www.onegeology.org/) is an international effort to make available digital geologic map data from around the world. DGS participates in OneGeology by submitting two web map services, one for 1:100K scale surficial geologic units and one for 1:100K scale surficial geologic contacts. These services are open and interoperable (supporting both WMS and WFS protocols) with data attributes in GeoSciML-Portrayal format.
