G.C. Herman's Publications Page

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Books and Bulletins

2022 Herman, G. C., Geological essays on some cultural and geophysical mysteries, www.impacttectonics.org. 183 p.

2022 Herman, G. C., Punctuated Tectonic Equilibrium, www.impacttectonics.org. 202 p.

2015 Herman. G. C, and Macaoay-Ferguson, S., eds. Neotectonics of the New York Recess, Geological Association of New Jersey, 32nd Annual Conference Proceedings and Guidebook, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., 222 p. (110MB PDF file); Field

2010 Herman, G. C., and Serfes, M.E., eds., Contributions to the geology and hydrogeology of the Newark basin: New Jersey Geological Survey Bulletin 77, 554 p. (100MB PDF file)

2001 LaCombe, P. J. and Herman, G. C., eds. Geology in Service to Public Health, Geological Association of New Jersey, 18th Annual Conference Proceedings and Guidebook, South Brunswick, New Jersey

Articles and Reports

2019 Herman, G. C., 2017-2019 historical, geological, and photographic perspectives on some old cairns atop Cushetunk Mountain in Hunterdon County, New Jersey: Field research report, funded in part by RVCC Adjunct Faculty Research Grant AY 2018-2019.

2018 Herman, G. C., Indian Burial Vault Research in Hunterdon County: Hunterdon Historical Record, vol. 54, No. 3, pgs. 1287 and 1292.

2016 Herman, G. C., Borehole Televiewer Synoptic and Hydrogeologic Framework of Adjacent RACER and NAWC Industrial Sites, West Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, in Shallow subsurface geophysical investigations in environmental geology, Gagliano, M. P. and Macaoay Ferguson, S., eds., 33rd Annual proceedings and field guide of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, p. 66-99.

2016 Herman, G. C., French, M. A., and Filo, R. M., NJGWS Calibration and Flow Studies Using Heat-Pulse Flow Meter Model HFP-2293, in Shallow subsurface geophysical investigations in environmental geology, Gagliano, M. P. and Macaoaoy Ferguson, S., eds., 33rd Annual proceedings and field guide of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, p. 18-48.

2016 Beetle-Moorcroft, F., Herman, G. C., Gagliano, M. P., Kuhn, M., and French, M. A., Teacher's workshop: 2D and 3D Fractured-bedrock characterization methods using oriented borehole imagery, in Shallow subsurface geophysical investigations in environmental geology, Gagliano, M. P. and Macaoaoy Ferguson, S eds., 33rd Annual proceedings and field guide of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, p. 1-17 (8.0 MB)

2015 Herman, G. C., Neotectonics of the New York Recess, in Herman, G. C., and Macaoay Ferguson, S., Neotectonics of the New York Recess: 32nd Annual proceedings and field guide of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., p. 80-151 (16.0 MB)

2015 Herman, G. C., Chapter 1: Teacher's Worskhop; Teaching Earth science with Google Earth, in Herman, G. C., and Macaoay Ferguson, S., Neotectonics of the New York Recess: 32nd Annual proceedings and field guide of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., p. 1-16. (16.0 MB)

2015 Mathur, R., Gold, D. P., Ellsworth, C. J., Doden, A. G., Wilson, M., Ruiz, J., Scheetz, B. E., and Herman, G. C., Chapter 3, Re-Os isotope evidence an Early Tertiary episode of crustal faulting and sulfide-mineralization in Pennsylvania with probable ties to the Chesapeake Bay bolide impact in Maryland, USA, in Herman, G. C., and Macaoay Ferguson, S., Neotectonics of the New York Recess: 32nd Annual proceedings and field guide of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., p. 68-79. (10.7 MB)

2015 Herman, G. C., French, M. A., and Curran, John, Borehole Geophysical Logs and Geological Interpretation of Two Deep, Open Boreholes in the Passaic Formation, Elizabeth City, Union County, New Jersey (9.1 MB PDF): NJ Geological & Water Survey Geological Series Report GSR 42, 26 p., 2 appendixes, 1 zip file (14.5 MB).

2013 Herman, G. C., Dooley, J. H., and Monteverde, D. H., Structure of the CAMP bodies and positive Bouguer gravity anomalies of the New York Recess, in Benimoff, A. I., ed., Igneous processes during the assembly and breakup of Pangaea: Northern New Jersey and New York City: 30th Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of New Jersey, College of Staten Island, N.Y., p. 103-142.

2012 Herman G. C. and Stanford, S. D., Late Pleistocene alluvium recently uncovered in Raritan Township, Hunerdon County: N.J. Geological and Water Survey Newsletter, Unearthing New Jersey, vol. 10., no. 2., p. 7-9

2012 Herman, G. C., The nature of Silurian molasse and the Taconic unconformity in the Green Pond syncline, New Jersey-New York, USA, in Harper, J. A., ed., Guidebook for the 77th annual field conference of Pennsylvania geologists, Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pa., p. 46-83.

2012 Herman, G. C., Santangelo, Amanada, and Vandergrift, Kathleen, Geothermal parameters required for the design and installation of geothermal heat-pump systems in New Jersey: N.J. Geological and Water Survey newsletter, Unearthing New Jersey, vol. 8., no. 2., p. 4-6.

2010 Herman, G. C., Hydrogeology and borehole geophysics of fractured-bedrock aquifers (5 MB PDF), in Herman, G. C., and Serfes, M. E., eds., Contributions to the geology and hydrogeology of the Newark basin: N.J. Geological Survey Bulletin 77, Chapter F., p. F1-F45.

2010 Herman, G. C. and Curran, John, Borehole geophysics and hydrogeology studies in the Newark basin, New Jersey (38 MB PDF), in Herman, G. C., and Serfes, M. E., eds., Contributions to the geology and hydrogeology of the Newark basin: N.J. Geological Survey Bulletin 77, Appendixes 1-4, 245 p.

2010 Serfes, M. E., Herman, G. C., Spayd., S.E., and Reinfelder, John, Sources, mobilization and transport of arsenic in groundwater in the Passaic and Lockatong Formations of the Newark basin, New Jersey, in Herman, G. C., and Serfes, M. E., eds., Contributions to the geology and hydrogeology of the Newark basin: N.J. Geological Survey Bulletin 77, Chapter E., p. E1-E40.

2010 Herman, G. C., Dooley, J. H., and Mueller, L. F., Geology of the Pennington Trap Rock (Diabase) Quarry, Mercer County (6 MB PDF), in LaCombe, Pierre, ed., Geology of Trenton and its impact on the Capitol City: 27th Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, p. 92-119.

2009 Herman, G. C., Rock Joints in the Newark Basin, New Jersey Geological Survey Newsletter Vol. 5., No. 1, Winter 2009, p. 8-11 (6 MB PDF)

2009 Herman, G. C., Steeply-dipping extension fractures in the Newark basin (5 MB PDF), Journal of Structural Geology, V. 31, p. 996-1011.

2006 Herman, G. C., Hydrogeological framework of Middle Proterozoic granite and gneiss from borehole geophysical surveys at two ground-water pollution sites, Morris County (3 MB PDF), NJ: in Macaoay, Suzanne, and Montgomery, William, Eds., Environmental Geology of the Highlands, 23rd Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey, p. 26-45.

2006 Herman, G. C., Field Tests Using a Heat-Pulse Flow Meter to Determine its Accuracy for Flow Measurements in Bedrock Wells (2 MB PDF): New Jersey Geological Survey Technical Memorandum TM06-1, 8 p.

2006 Herman, G. C., Hydrogeological framework of the Brunswick aquifer at Heron Glen Golf Course, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Geological Survey Newsletter Vol. 2., No. 1, Winter 2006, p. 8-11.

2005 Herman, G. C., Joints and veins in the Newark basin, New Jersey, in regional tectonic perspective: in Gates, A. E., editor, Newark Basin – View from the 21st Century, 22nd Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of New Jersey, College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, p. 75-116.

2005 Serfes, M. E., Spayd., S. E., Herman, G. C., 2005, The occurrence, sources, mobilization, and transport of Arsenic in groundwater in the Newark basin of New Jersey: in O'Day, P. A., Vlassopoulos, Meng, Xiaoguang, and Benning, L. G., eds., Advances in Arsenic Research; Integration of experimental and observational studies and implications for mitigation, Symposium Series 915, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., p. 175-190.

2001 Herman, G. C., Hydrogeological framework of bedrock aquifers in the Newark Basin, New Jersey: in LaCombe, P. J. and Herman, G. C., eds. Geology in Service to Public Health, 18th Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of New Jersey, South Brunswick, New Jersey, p. 6-45.

2001 Herman, G. C., and Girard, Michael, Using the National Standard for Spatial Database Accuracy to assess some geospatial reference data for New Jersey; N.J. Dept. Environmental Protection NJ GIS Update, Issue #41.

1997 Herman, G. C., Monteverde, D. H., Schlische, R. W., and Pitcher, D. M., Foreland crustal structure of the New York recess, northeastern United States: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 109, no. 8, p. 955-977.

1997 Herman, G. C., Digital mapping of fractures in the Mesozoic Newark basin, New Jersey: Developing a geological framework for interpreting movement of groundwater contaminants: Environmental Geosciences, v. 4, no. 2, p. 68-84.

1997 Pristas, R. S., and Herman, G. C., Overview of New Jersey Geological Survey digital data methods, in Soller, D. R., ed., Proceedings of a workshop on digital mapping techniques: Methods for geologic map data capture, management, and publication: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-269, p. 39-41.

1992 Herman, G. C., Deep crustal structure and seismic expression of the central Appalachian orogenic belt: Geology, Vol. 20, No. 3, p. 275-278.

1992 Houghton, H. F., Herman, G. C., and Volkert, R. A., Igneous rocks of the Flemington Fault zone: Geochemistry, structure, and stratigraphy, in Puffer J. H. and Ragland, P. C., eds., Eastern North American Mesozoic Magmatism, Geological Society of America Special Paper 268, p. 219-232

1989 Herman, G. C. and Monteverde, D. H., Tectonic framework of Paleozoic rocks of northwestern New Jersey; Bedrock structure and balanced cross sections of the Valley and Ridge province and southwest Highlands area: in Grossman, I. G., ed., Paleozoic Geology of the Kittatinny Valley and Southwest Highlands Area, N.J., 6th Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Trenton, N. J., p. 1-57.

1989 Monteverde, D. H., and Herman, G. C., Lower Paleozoic environments of deposition and the discontinuous sedimentary deposits atop the Middle Ordovician unconformity in New Jersey: in Grossman, I. G., ed., Paleozoic Geology of the Kittatinny Valley and Southwest Highlands area, N.J., 6th Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, p. 95-120.

1988 Herman, G. C., Paleozoic geology and related hydrogeologic aspects of northern New Jersey: in Proceedings of a short course on the geology and geohydrology of New Jersey, Cook College Short Courses and Continuing Professional Education, New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers University, p.C1-C29.

1988 Kaeding, Margaret, and Herman, G. C., Field data management system (FMS); A computer software program for organization and analysis of geologic data: New Jersey Geological Survey Technical Memorandum 88-4, 48 p., 1 floppy disk.

Maps

2021 Monteverde, D. H., and Herman, G. C., Geologic Map of the New Jersey portions of the Portland Quadrangle, Warren County, New Jersey: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey Geological Map Series GMS 21-2. Scale 1:24,000.

2015 Monteverde, D. H., and Herman, G. C., Bedrock Geologic Map of the Elizabeth Quadrangle, Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties, New Jersey: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey Geological Map Series GMS 15-4. Scale 1:24,000.

2015 Monteverde, D. H., Herman G. C., Stanford, S. D., and Spayd, S., New Jersey Geological & Water Survey Geological Map Series Map GMS 15-1, Geologic Map of the Stockton Quadrangle, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, scale 1:24,000, size 36x48, 2 cross-sections and 2 figures. PDF (3.54 MB)

2014 Dalton, R. F., Volkert, R. A., Monteverde, D. H., Herman, G. C., and Canace, R. J., Bedrock Geologic Map of the Hamburg Quadrangle, Sussex County, New Jersey: N.J. Geological and Water Survey Geological Map Series Map GMS 14-3, scale 1 to 24,000, size 36x54, 2 cross-sections, 14 figures, and a 6-page pamphlet.

2014 Monteverde, D. H., Herman G. C., and Stanford S. D., Geologic Map of the Hopewell Quadrangle, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Somerset Counties, New Jersey: N.J. Geological and Water Survey Geological Map Series GMS 14-1, scale 1 to 24,000, size 35x48, 1 cross-section, and 3 figures. PDF Download (4.26 MB) (3-27-14)

2013 Volkert, R. A., Herman G. C., and Monteverde, D. H., Bedrock Geologic Map of the Newfoundland Quadrangle, Union, Morris and Sussex Counties, New Jersey: N.J. Geological and Water Survey Geological Map Series Map GMS 13-4, scale 1 to 24,000, size 34x60, 2 cross-sections, and 6 figures. Download PDF (2.9 MB) (3-24-14)

2012 Monteverde, D. H., Herman G. C., Volkert, R. A. and Stanford S. D., Bedrock Geologic Map of the Princeton Quadrangle, Mercer and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey, NJ Geological Survey Open-File Map OFM 93, scale 1 to 24,000, size 36x45, 1 cross-section.

2000 Herman, G. C., Digital Shaded Relief Map of New Jersey (10 MB PDF): N. J. Geological Survey Open-File Map 30, scale 1:500,000, 1 sheet

1998 Herman, G. C., Canace, R.J., Stanford, S.D., Pristas, R.S., Sugarman, P.J., French, M.A., Hoffman, J.L., Serfes, M.S., and Mennel, W.J., Aquifers of New Jersey (2 MB PDF): N. J. Geological Survey Open-File Map 24, scale 1:500,000, 1 sheet

1996 Drake, A. A., Jr., Volkert, R. A., Monteverde, D. H., Herman, G. C., Houghton, H. F., Parker, R. A., and Dalton, R. F., Bedrock geological map of northern New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2540-A, scale 1:100,000, 2 sheets.

1994 Herman, G. C., Monteverde, D. H., Volkert, R. A., Drake, A. A., Jr., and Dalton, R. F., Environmental map of Warren County, N. J. ; Bedrock fracture map: N.J. Geological Survey Open-File Map 15B, scale 1:48,000, 2 sheets.

1994 Monteverde, D.H., Volkert, R. A., Herman, G. C., Drake, A. A., Jr., and Dalton, R. F., Environmental map of Warren County, N.J.; Bedrock geology map: N. J. Geological Survey Open-File Map 15A, scale 1:48,000, 2 sheets.

1992 Ghatge, S. L., Jagel, D. L., and Herman, G. C., Gravity investigation to delineate subsurface geology in the Beemerville intrusive complex area, Sussex County, New Jersey: N.J. Geological Survey Geologic Map 92-2. 1:100,000 scale.

1992 Herman, G. C., Houghton, H. F., Monteverde, D. H., and Volkert, R. A., Bedrock geologic map of the Flemington and Pittstown 7-1/2' quadrangles, Hunterdon County, New Jersey: N.J. Geological Survey Open-file Map 10, 1:24,000 scale

1991 Herman G. C., and Mitchell, J. P., Geology of the Green Pond Mountain Region from Dover to Greenwood Lake, New Jersey: N.J., Geological Survey Geologic Map 91-2, 1:24,000 scale, 3 Plates.

Abstracts

2022 Herman, G. C., Impact Tectonics; Beyond the Craters: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 54, no. 3,
doi: 10.1130/abs/2022NE-373392

2020 Herman, G. C., The tectonic setting and hydrogeological nature of the Nazca Lines: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. v. 52, no. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2020AM-354560 (877MB MP4 video)

2020 Herman, G. C., Neotectonics of the New York Recess: Geological Society of America Abstracts with programs, Paper/343576

2013 Herman, G. C., Utilizing Google Earth for geospatial, tectonic, and hydrogeological research at the New Jersey Geological and Water Survey: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 17, p. 110

2006 Herman, G. C., Neotectonic setting of the North American Plate in relation to the Chicxulub impact: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 415 (1.3 MB PDF file)

2004 Herman, G. C., Water-bearing Zones in Fractured Bedrock Aquifers, Newark Basin, New Jersey Geological Survey, PO Box 427 Trenton, NJ 08625, http://geology.rutgers.edu/nbhydro/abs/GregHerman-II.doc.

2004 Herman, G. C., Systematic Tectonic Fractures, Newark Basin, New Jersey, Gregory C. Herman, New Jersey Geological Survey, PO Box 427 Trenton, NJ 08625

2001 Herman, G. C., Boyle, J. T., and Serfes, M. S., Dissolution Induced Ground-Water Flow within Fractured Bedrock Aquifers of the Newark Basin: Geological Society of America Abstracts with programs, Vol. 33, No.1, p.A-62

2000 Herman, G.C., Monteverde, D. H., Volkert, R. A., Canace, R. J., Boyle, J. T., and Shim-Chim, Richard, 2000, Spatial Analysis of Fractured-Bedrock Aquifers using GIS: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 31, No.1, p. A-24.

1995 Herman, G. C., and Jagel, D. L., Integrating geoscience information with GIS for characterizing fractured rock aquifers: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, v. 27, no.1, p. 53.

1995 Pristas, R. S., and Herman, G. C., The New Jersey Geological Survey digital-map production effort: An integrated approach for publishing geological maps and developing spatial coverages: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, v .27, no.1, p. 75.

1995 Stanford, S. D., Volkert, R. A., Sugarman, P. J., Monteverde, D. H., Pristas, R. S., Herman, G. C., and Dalton, R. F., Geologic mapping at the New Jersey Geological Survey: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, v .27, no.1, p. 83.

1993 Herman, G. C., French, M. A., Monteverde, D. H., Automated mesostructural analyses using GIS, Beta test: Paleozoic structures from the New Jersey Great Valley region: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, no. 2, p. 23.

1991 Herman, G. C., Houghton, H. F.,Monteverde, D. H., Volkert, R.A., Drake, A. A., Jr. and Parker, R. A., Interpretive cross sections of the New Jersey Valley and Ridge, Highlands, and Newark Basin: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, v. 23, no. 1, p. 83.

1988 Herman G. C., and Monteverde, D. H., The Jenny Jump - Crooked Swamp structural front of northern New Jersey; Alleghanian overthrusting of a Taconic Foreland: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, v. 20, no.1, p. 26.

1987 Herman G. C., Structure of the Green Pond Outlier from Dover to Greenwood Lake, New Jersey: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, v. 19, no.1, p. 18.

1985 Herman G. C., and Geiser, P. A., A "passive roof duplex" solution for the Juniata Culmination, Central Pennsylvania: Geological Society America Abstracts with Programs, v. 17, no. 1, p. 24.

NJGS Digital Publications

DGS01-1 ArcView 3.x Extension for 3D Well-Field Generation and Visualization
DDGS00-5 ArcView 3.X Extension for Making 2D and 3D Structural Geologic Shapefiles
DGS00-3 Topographic Elevation Contours for New Jersey (1:100,000 Scale)
DGS99-4 Digital Elevation Grids for New Jersey (1:100,000 scale)
DGS99-1 Monochromatic Bit-Mapped Topographic Images of New Jersey (1:24,000 scale)
DGS98-7 County Topographic Base Map Digital-Raster-Graphics Images for New Jersey (1:100,000 scale)
DGS98-5 Aquifers of New Jersey (1:250,000)
DGS98-4 A 30-Second State Plane Coordinate Grid for New Jersey
DGS98-1 Monochromatic Bit-Mapped Image of New Jersey; Planimetric Base Map (1:500,000 scale)
DGS96-4 NJGS Field data Management System (v.2.1)

1984 MS Thesis A structural analysis of part of the Valley and Ridge Province of Pennsylvania, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

1997 PhD Dissertation Structural Analyses of Exposed Pre-Cretaceous bedrock in the New Jersey Region, U.S.A., Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ

Field Trips

2013 Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists: Extensional fault zones in the Newark Basin

2015 Geological Association of New Jersey: Neotectonics of the NY Recess; STOP 1 Glen Gardner gneiss quarry * STOP 2 Hopewell fault traverse * STOP 3 Moore's Station Traprock Quarry * STOP 4 Byram NJ Argillite and Trap

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