The Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences is an open access serial publication of the Indiana Geological and Water Survey (IGWS), a research institute of Indiana University and the state-legislated archive for geologic and hydrologic data. While the journal serves as the primary outlet for scholarly communication of the IGWS, it has a broad mission to publish Earth science research about Indiana and the surrounding region.

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Vol. 8 (2026)

Cover of Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences Volume 8 shows two men standing on layered rocks overlooking a river.

This is Volume 8 of the Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences (IJES), an open-access journal published each January and added to throughout the calendar year by the Indiana Geological and Water Survey at Indiana University. Papers and other materials are published by IJES online as they are accepted and are listed according to their level of review (Editorial, Technical, and Full Peer Review).

Published: 2026-01-08

Technical Review

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Indiana High-temperature Geothermal Assessment

Paper

Valerie Beckham-Feller, Ashley S. B. Douds, Rachel N. Culver, Ginger C. Davis
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Characterization of the Regional Carbon Sequestration Potential of Indiana

Final project report

Ashley S. B. Douds, Rachel N. Culver, Valerie Beckham-Feller, D. Randy Blood, Bei Liu, Victoria A. Leffel, Maria Mastalerz, Gabriel Piser, Mike Dwyer, Polly R. Sturgeon, McKailey Sabaj, Ginger C. Davis, Kevin Mickey, Jordan Zimmerman
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Full Peer Review

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Interpreting the Origins of Some Conical Body and Trace Fossils from Upper Ordovician and Middle Silurian Strata of Southern Indiana

Paper

James Thomka, Thomas E. Bantel, Shannon F. Smullen, Emmaline K. E. Bennett, Amelie J. Przedwiecki
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Characteristics of Pennsylvanian Sandstones from Southwest Indiana—Implications for Distinguishing the Caseyville from the Tradewater Formation in Indiana

Paper

Garrett R. L. Marietta, Bei Liu, Philip R. Ames, Maria Mastalerz
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Cross Sections Depicting Unconsolidated Sediment Stratigraphy of Northern Indiana

Map and cross sections

José Luis Antinao, Henry M. Loope, Robin F. Rupp
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FACT SHEETS: Carbon Sequestration in Indiana

Fact sheets

Rachel N. Culver, Valerie Beckham-Feller, Ashley S. B. Douds
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Geological Carbon Sequestration in Indiana

StoryMap

Polly R. Sturgeon, Ashley S. B. Douds, Valerie Beckham-Feller, Rachel N. Culver, Matthew R. Johnson, Michael Daniel, Kevin Mickey, Jordan Zimmerman
StoryMap
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Geological and Historical Development of the Mount Baldy Dune, Indiana Dunes National Park

Paper

Todd A. Thompson, Erin P. Argyilan, Victoria A. Leffel, Matthew R. Johnson
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