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.

To search for IGWS publications earlier than 2019, please visit IGWS Digital Collections at https://data.igws.indiana.edu/.

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Vol. 6 (2024)

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This is Volume 6 of the Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences (IJES), an open-access journal published once a 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: 2024-01-02

Director's approval

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2024 IGWS calendar

Kristen Wilkins, Polly Sturgeon, Maria Mastalerz, Sara Clifford, Casey Jones, Jennifer Lanman
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Technical Review

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Vitrinite Reflectance Suppression Revisited

Example from the Devonian-Lower Mississippian New Albany Shale

Maria Mastalerz, Valerie Beckham-Feller, Ashley S. B. Douds, Nancy R. Hasenmueller, Bei Liu, Charles A. Sternbach, Brian Wilhite
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Bedrock Geologic Database of the Indiana Portions of the Princeton, Evansville, Mount Vernon, and West Frankfort 30- x 60-minute Quadrangles

Geologic Map Schema (GeMS) Level 3

Penny Padgett, Philip R. Ames, Maria Mastalerz, Matthew R. Johnson, Nancy R. Hasenmueller
Geodatabase Open access Metadata Readme
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