Abstract:
This dataset includes major and trace element analyses from 230+ rock samples excavated during the construction of New York City water tunnel #3 (Chief collector: Scott Chesman). These samples are essential for the investigation of New York City’s geology, as well as the tectonic processes that shaped the Appalachian region. The dataset contains major (ICP:ES) and trace (ICP:MS) elemental analyses of rare high grade-granulitic samples from the Brooklyn and Queens sections of the tunnel.
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Publication(s):
Chesman, S.C., Steiner, J.C., Isaacs, L. (1997), Microstructural Study of Tonalitic Gneisses Exposed by TBM-Mining of New York City's Third Water Tunnel. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 34 (3-4): 1-11. S.C. Chesman, (2002), Brooklyn Injection Gneiss Complex: Geochemical and Tectonic Synthesis, PhD Dissertation, City College of New York.