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Evaluating pXRF instrument performance using reference materials
The portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) instrument provides fast, real-time, non-destructive, multi-element geochemical data (i.e. elemental concentrations) on rocks and minerals at a relatively low cost and with minimal sample preparation. This study quantifies the precision and accuracy of measurements collected by the WGNHS pXRF on reference materials...-
Evaluating pXRF instrument performance using reference materials
2023
Report: 50 p. (report) + 31 p. (appendices)
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Depth-to-Bedrock Mapping in Wisconsin
Depth-to-bedrock maps show the thickness of unconsolidated materials overlying bedrock. These maps provide a key link between the underlying geology, groundwater flow, and land use and are important in guiding activities such as permitting, bridge construction, and the land application of waste products in sensitive areas. Given their role in guiding... -
2018 Year in Review
An overview of some of the projects worked on by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey in 2018. -
2017 Year in Review
In 2017, Survey staff worked in 69 Wisconsin counties. We mapped geology, inventoried springs, and created groundwater models. We provide natural resource managers – land and water conservationists, county boards, and water utilities – with the information they need to protect and share their resources. This publication provides a summary of some of the... -
Sampling Methodologies and Data Analysis Techniques for Geologic Materials Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Elemental Analysis
Details the current WGNHS approach to pXRF analysis, including usage guidelines, sample preparation, calibration, and plotting techniques.-
Sampling Methodologies and Data Analysis Techniques for Geologic Materials Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Elemental Analysis [appendices]
2016
Data: PDF files + Excel spreadsheet
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Industrial Sand Potential in Wisconsin: Sandstone at or near the Surface
Shows where sandstone can be found within 100 ft (30 m) of the surface.-
Industrial Sand Potential in Wisconsin: Sandstone at or Near the Surface
2013
Map: 21 in x 22.5 in, scale 1:1,000,000
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Wisconsin Indoor Radon Data: 2010 Report of Data
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
wiscLITH: A Digital Lithologic and Stratigraphic Database of Wisconsin Geology (Version 3)
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. A collection of geologic records maintained by the WGNHS and available through a Microsoft Access database.-
wiscLITH: A Digital Lithologic and Stratigraphic Database of Wisconsin Geology, Version Three
2009
Database: Microsoft Access database
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Bedrock Stratigraphic Units in Wisconsin
Large and small posters of our bedrock stratigraphy chart. (Also available as a page-size publication with a brief explanation on how to read the rock column.) -
Statistical Analysis of Indoor Radon Data and Relationships to Geology in Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Proposed Study of Weathered Granites of Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
The Granites of Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
Wisconsin's Geologic Past
At different times in the past three billion years, mountains and volcanoes stood tall in Wisconsin, shallow seas covered much of the state, and glaciers plowed across the landscape. This educational poster vividly brings our past to life. Ideal for classrooms. Size: 27 x 39 inches. -
Bedrock Geologic Map of Wisconsin
Describes the types of rocks found throughout the state by age and explains how to interpret the accompanying cross section.
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