PUBLICATIONS BY JAMES GREGORY MCHONE

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WEB SITES

Grand Manan Geology: http://earth2geologists.net/grandmanangeology/index.htm

Connecticut earth science education: http://www.wesleyan.edu/ctgeology/

Personal web site: http://earth2geologists.net

CAMP web site: http://www.auburn.edu/cosam/geo_camp

Two papers in the "Do plumes exist?" research web site: Central Atlantic Igneous Features and Giant Dike Patterns

Geological Microscopes: http://earth2geologists.net/Microscopes/index.htm

Olympus BH2 Microscopes: http://earth2geologists.net/Microscopes/OlympusScopes.htm

Leitz Microscopes: http://earth2geologists.net/Microscopes/LeitzScopes.htm

 

    PUBLICATIONS IN BOOKS AND JOURNALS (warning: most of these pdf's are large files, except for the abstracts)

    Many of these are copyrighted by journals and publishing companies and may not be used without their permission.

 

McHone, J.G., 2011, Triassic basin stratigraphy at Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada: Atlantic Geology, v. 47, p. 125-137.

Fyffe, L.R., Grant, R.H., and McHone, J.G., 2011, Bedrock geology of Grand Manan Island (parts of NTS 21 B/1O and B/15): New Brunswick, Department of Natural Resources: Lands, Minerals, and Petroleum Division, Plate 2011-14 (map scale 1:50,000). (new map to be added)

McHone, J.G., 2010, Renovating Zeiss Pol objectives: Micscape Magazine, Issue 181 (November), on-line journal.

McHone, J.G., 2010, Searching for the best petrographic microscope -- The Olympus BH2 BHSP: Micscape Magazine, Issue 172 (February) on-line journal.

Jourdan, F., Marzoli, A, Bertrand, H., Cirilli, S., Tanner, L.H., Kontak, D.J., McHone, G., Renne, P.R., and Bellieni, G., 2009, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages of CAMP in North America: Implications for the Triassic–Jurassic boundary and the ⁴⁰K decay constant bias: Lithos, v. 110, p. 167-180.

McHone, J.G., 2008, Eight petrographic student and lab microscopes from the golden years: Micscape Magazine, Issue 155 (September) on-line journal.

McHone, J.G., 2008, Renovating an Olympus SWHK Ocular: Micscape Magazine, Issue 154 (August), on-line journal.

McHone, J.G., 2006, The best 'affordable' petrographic microscopes of the 1970s to 1980s: Micscape Magazine, Issue 132 (October) on-line journal.

McHone, J.G., Anderson, D.L., Beutel, E.K., and Fialko, Y.A., 2005, Giant dikes, rifts, flood basalts, and plate tectonics; A contention of mantle models, in Foulger, G.R., Natlund, J.H., Presnall, D.C., and Anderson, D.L., eds., Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms: Geological Society of America, Special paper 388, p. 401-420.

McHone, J.G., 2004, Great Daytrips to Discover the Geology of Connecticut: Wilton, Perry Heights Press, LLC, 204 p.

McHone, J.G., 2004, Connecticut in the Mesozoic World: State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, 42 p.

McHone, J.G. and Puffer, J., 2003, Flood Basalt Provinces of the Pangaean Atlantic Rift: Regional Extent and Environmental Significance, in LeTourneau, P.M. and Olsen, P.E., eds., The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in Eastern North America: Columbia University Press, Vol. 1, p. 141-154.

Olsen, P.E. and McHone, J.G., 2003, Part II Introduction: Basalts of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province, in LeTourneau, P.M. and Olsen, P.E., eds., The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in Eastern North America: Columbia University Press, Vol. One, p. 137-140.

Hames, W.E., McHone, J.G., Ruppel, C., and Renne, P., editors, 2003, The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province: American Geophysical Union Monograph 136, 267 p.

McHone, J.G., 2002, Volatile emissions of Central Atlantic Magmatic Province basalts: Mass assumptions and environmental consequences, in Hames, W.E. et al., eds., The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province: American Geophysical Union Monograph 136, p. 241-254.

McHone, J.G., Talwani, M., Hames, W., Marzoli, A., Ragland, P., Turrin, B., Coffin, M., Barr, S., White, C., and Morris, D., 2002, Large igneous provinces, seaward dipping reflectors, and the Central Atlantic Magmatic province, in Climatic, Biotic, and Tectonic Pole-to-Pole Coring Transect of Triassic-Jurassic Pangea, ed. by P.E. Olsen and D.V. Kent, International Continental Drilling Program.

McHone, J.G., 2000, Non-plume magmatism and tectonics during the opening of the central Atlantic Ocean: Tectonophysics, v. 316, p. 287-296.

McHone, J.G., 1998, Comment on Opening of the central Atlantic and asymmetric mantle upwelling phenomena: Implications for long-lived magmatism in western North Africa and Europe: Geology, v. 26, p. 282.

McHone, J.G., 1997, Reply to Comment on Broad-terrane Jurassic flood basalts across northeastern North America: Geology, v. 25, p. 192.

McHone, J.G. 1996, Constraints on the mantle plume model for Mesozoic alkaline intrusions in northeastern North America: The Canadian Mineralogist, v. 34, p. 325-334.

McHone, J.G., 1996, Broad-terrane Jurassic flood basalts across northeastern North America: Geology, v. 24, p. 319-322.

McHone, J.G., 1992, Review of Astronomical Image Processing: Connecticut Journal of Science Education, v. 30, no. 1, p. 36-37.

McHone, J.G., 1992, Mafic dike suites within Mesozoic igneous provinces of New England and Atlantic Canada, in Puffer, J.H. and Ragland, P.C., eds., Eastern North American Mesozoic Magmatism: Geological Society of America Special Paper 268, p. 1-11.

McHone, J.G. and Shake, S.N., 1992, Structural control of Mesozoic magmatism in New England, in Mason, R., ed., Basement Tectonics 7: Boston, Kluwer Academic, p. 399-407.

McHone, J.G., 1990, Review of Petrography of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks by Anthony Philpotts: Journal of Geological Education, v. 38, no. 4, p. 363-354.

Manspeizer, W.R., de Boer, J.Z., Costain, J.K., Froelich, A.J., Coruh, C., Olsen, P.E., McHone, J.G., Puffer, J.H., and Prowell, D.C., 1990, Post-Paleozoic activity, in Hatcher, R.D., Thomas, W.A., and Viele, G.W., eds., The Geology of North America, v. F-2, The Appalachian-Ouachita Orogen in the United States: Geological Society of America, p. 319-374

McHone, J.G., 1988, Tectonic and paleostress patterns of Mesozoic intrusions in eastern North America, in Manspeizer, W.R., ed., Triassic-Jurassic Rifting: Continental Breakup and the Origin of the Atlantic Ocean and Passive Margins, Part B: New York, Elsevier, p. 607-619.

McHone, J.G., 1988, Comment on Geology of the western Vermont mineral belt: Green Mountain Geologist, v. 15, no. 2/3, p. 12-14.

de Boer, J.Z., McHone, J.G., Puffer, J.H., Ragland, P.C., and Whittington, D., 1988, Mesozoic and Cenozoic magmatism; in Sheridan, R.E. and Grow, J.A., eds., The Geology of North America, v. I-2, The Atlantic Continental Margin, U.S.: Geological Society of America, p. 217-241.

Shake, S.N., and McHone, J.G., 1987, Topographic lineaments and their geological significance in central New England: Northeastern Geology, v. 9, no. 3, p. 120-128.

McHone, J.G., Ross, M.E., and Greenough, J.D., 1987, Mesozoic dyke swarms of eastern North America, in Halls, H.C. and Fahrig, W.H., eds., Mafic dyke swarms: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 34, p. 102-111.

McHone, J.G., 1987, PXC: An APL program for calculating pyroxene structural formulas and end members: Computers and Geosciences, v. 13, no. 1, p. 89-91.

McHone, J.G., 1987, Geology of the Adirondack - Champlain Valley boundary at the Craig Harbor faultline scarp, Port Henry, New York, in Roy, D.C., ed., Centennial Field Guide, Northeastern Section: Geological Society of America, Decade of North American Geology Volume CFG-5, p. 151-154.

McHone, J.G. and Butler, J.R., 1984, Mesozoic igneous provinces of New England and the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 95, p. 757-765.

McHone, J.G., 1984, Mesozoic igneous rocks of northern New England and adjacent Quebec: Geological Society of America, Map and Chart Series MC-49, scale 1:390,000, 5 p. text.

McHone, J.G. and Trygstad, J.C., 1982, Mesozoic mafic dikes of southern Maine: Maine Geology, Bulletin 2, p. 16-32.

McHone, J.G., 1981, The origin of Quechee Gorge: Green Mountain Geologist, v. 8, no. 3, p. 6.

McHone, J.G., 1981, Comment on "Mesozoic hotspot epeirogeny in eastern North America": Geology, v. 9, p. 341-342.

McHone, J.G. and Corneille, E.S., Jr., 1980, Alkalic dikes of the Lake Champlain Valley: Vermont Geology, v. 1, p. 16-21.

McHone, J.G., 1978, Distribution, orientations, and ages of mafic dikes in central New England: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 89, p. 1645-1655.

McHone, J.G., 1977, TRIPLOT: An APL program for plotting triangular diagrams: Computers and Geosciences, v. 3, p.633-635.

 

PUBLISHED REPORTS AND FIELD GUIDES

McHone, J.G. and McHone, N.W., 2010, Grand Manan Geology: Excursions in Island Natural History: Stones2Gems Publications, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, 50 p.

McHone, J.G. and McHone, N.W., 2010, Grand Manan Beach Stones: Stones2Gems Publications, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, 31 p.

Burton, W.C., Huber, P., McHone, J.G., and LeTourneau, P.M., 2005, A new look at the structure and stratigraphy of the Early Mesozoic Pomperaug Basin, southwestern Connecticut: in Brady, J. and Cheney, J., eds., Field Guide for the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference: Amherst, Massachusetts, Trip C-2, 31 p.

McHone, J.G., 2003, Early Mesozoic basalts of the Pomperaug basin, southwestern Connecticut: Regional, stratigraphic, and petrologic features: State Geological and Natural History Survey, Open File Report, 40 p.

Philpotts, A.R. and McHone, J.G., 2003, Basaltic sills, dikes, and lavas of the Hartford basin, Connecticut, in Brady, J. and Cheney, J., eds., Field Guide for the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference: Amherst, Massachusetts, Trip C-2, 31 p.

McHone, J.G., 2001, Mesozoic Geology of Grand Manan, in Lentz, D., and Pickerill, R., eds., Guidebook to Field Trips in New Brunswick and Western Maine: New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Trip B-6, 16 p.

McHone, J.G. and McHone, N.W., 1999, The New England-Quebec Igneous Province in western Vermont, in Doolan, B., ed., Field Guide for the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference: Burlington, Vermont, Trip C-4, 14 p.

Eby, E.N. and McHone, J.G., 1997, Plutonic and hypabyssal intrusions of the Early Cretaceous Cuttingsville complex, Vermont, in Mango, H., ed., Field Guide for the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference: Rutland, Vermont, Trip B-2, 19 p.

McHone, J.G. and Sundeen, D.A., 1995, Mesozoic intrusions in southeastern New Hampshire, in Hussey, A.M. II, ed., Field Guide for the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference: Brunswick, Maine, Trip C-2, 20 p.

McHone, J.G. and Philpotts, A.R., 1995, The Holyoke basalt in southern Connecticut, in McHone, N.W., ed., Guidebook for Field Trips in Eastern Connecticut and the Hartford Basin: State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Guidebook 7, p. C1-C7.

McHone, J.G. and McHone, N.W., 1993, Field guide to Cretaceous intrusions in the northern Taconic Mountains region, Vermont: Vermont Geology, v. 7, p. 1-27.

McHone, J.G., 1988, Mafic dikes in the eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York: Intrusional features, petrography, and relation to brittle tectonism: New York State Geological Survey, miscellaneous reports.

McHone, J.G., 1987, Mesozoic intrusions and rift structures in the Champlain Valley of Vermont, in Westerman, D., ed., Field Guide for the New England Intercollegiate Geological Field Conference: Montpelier, Vermont, p. 237-253.

Wagener, H.D. and McHone, J.G., 1981, Uranium mineralization in the Wilson Creek and Cranberry gneisses and the Grandfather Mountain Formation, North Carolina and Tennessee: U.S. Department of Energy, Open File Report PGJ-076, 35 p.

McHone, J.G. and Wagener, H.D., 1980, National Uranium Resource Evaluations: Glens Falls Quadrangle, New York - Vermont - New Hampshire: U.S. Department of Energy, Open File Report PGJ-025, 39 p. plus appendixes.

McHone, J.G., 1977, Report on dike types and their orientations in central New England: in Geologic and seismologic investigations for Pilgrim Unit II of Boston Edison Company: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document BESG7603, Appendix II.

 

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS OF PRESENTATIONS

 

McHone, J.G., 2011, Stratigraphy and structure of the Grand Manan Basin: (Fredericton, N.B.) Atlantic Geoscience Society, 37th Annual Colloquium.

McHone, J.G., 2009, The Grand Manan Basin: An Early Mesozoic rift basin southwest of the Fundy Basin: (Portland, Me.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, p. 84.

McHone, J.G., 2007, Igneous and tectonic structures in North Mountain Basalt, Grand Manan Island, NB: (Durham, N.H.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, p. 94.

McHone, J.G., 2006, Timing of CAMP magmatism in eastern North America: Potential for causing the Tr-J boundary extinction: (Camp Hill, Pa.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, p. 73.

McHone, J.G., 2005, Emplacement structures in North Mountain Basalt at Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick: (Halifax, N.S.) Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting.

McHone, J.G., 2005, Lava structures and emplacement of North Mountain basalt at Grand Manan Island: (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, p. 83.

McHone, J.G., 2004, Early Mesozoic basalts of the Pomperaug basin, southwestern Connecticut: Volcanic features and magmatic correlations: (Washington D.C.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern-Southeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 36.

McHone, J.G., 2003, Volcanic features of the central Atlantic Ocean: Tectonic and magmatic models: Penrose Conference: Beyond the Mantle Plume, Iceland, August 2003.

McHone, J.G. and Barr, S.M., 2003, Fissure dike source(s) for the North Mountain Basalt Group, Fundy Basin: (Halifax, N.S.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, p. 41.

McHone, J.G., 2002, Mesozoic geology of Grand Manan Island, Bay of Fundy basin, New Brunswick: (Springfield, Ma.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, p. 31.

McHone, J.G., 2001, Early Jurassic Dikes as Tectonic Features in Northeastern North America: (Boston, Ma.) American Geophysical Union, Annual Spring Meeting, June 2, 2001.

McHone, J.G., 2001, Mapping the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province: (Burlington, Vt.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, p. 78.

McHone, J.G., 2000, The first Graduate Liberal Studies Program: Annual Meeting of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs (Oakland, Ca), November, 2000.

McHone, J.G., 2000, Constraints on Geodynamic Models for the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province: Non-Plume Rifting and Magmatism: Penrose Conference on Volcanic Rifted Margins (Royal Holloway University, Egham, England), March 2000.

McHone, J.G., 2000, Volatile emissions from Central Atlantic Magmatic Province basalts: Mass assumptions and consequences: (New Brunswick, N.J.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, p. 58-59.

McHone, J.G., 1999, Non-plume Magmatism and Rifting During the Opening of the Central North Atlantic Ocean: (Boston, Ma.), American Geophysical Union, Annual Spring Meeting, June 3, 1999.

West, David P., Jr., and McHone, J.G., 1997, Timing of Early Jurassic "feeder" dike emplacement, Northern Appalachians: Evidence for synchronicity with basin basalts: (King of Prussia, Pa.) Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 29, p. 89.

McHone, J.G., 1997, Early Jurassic flood basalts of the Pangaean Atlantic rift: Sources, sizes, and significance: (King of Prussia, Pa.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts Programs, v. 29, p. 65.

McHone, J.G. and Puffer, J., 1996, Hettangian flood basalts across the initial Pangaean rift, in McHone, N.W., ed., Aspects of Triassic-Jurassic rift basin geoscience: (Cromwell, Ct.) State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Misc. Report 1, p. 29.

McHone, J.G., 1996, Broad-terrane Jurassic flood basalts across northeastern North America: (Buffalo, N.Y.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, no. 3, p. 272.

McHone, J.G., West, D.P., Jr., Hussey, A.M.,III, and McHone, N.W., 1995, The Christmas Cove dike, coastal Maine: Petrology and regional significance: (Hartford, Ct.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 27, no. 1, p. 67-68.

McHone, J.G., 1994, The mantle origin for alkaline intrusions: Arguments for and against the ‘hotspot’ model in northeastern North America: (Waterloo, Ontario) Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Program, v. 29, p. 33.

McHone, J.G. and Hammerson, G.A., 1994, Teaching field science to teachers: (Providence, R.I.) Association of Independent Schools of New England, Annual Meeting, v. 18, p. 22.

McHone, J.G. and McHone, N.W., 1994, Mafic dikes in the eastern Adirondacks: Field patterns, petrographic varieties, and magmatic groups: (Binghamton N.Y.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, no. 3, p. 61.

McHone, J.G., 1994, The mantle origin for alkaline intrusions: Arguments for and against a "hotspot" in northeastern North America: (Binghamton N.Y.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, no. 3, p. 61-62.

McHone, J.G., 1993, Tholeiitic great dikes across New England and Atlantic Canada: (Burlington Vt.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, no. 1, p. 55.

McHone, J.G. and McHone, N.W., 1991, Mantle xenolith-bearing camptonite dike at North Hartland, Vermont: (Hanover N.H.) Vermont Geological Society Annual Meeting, p. 1.

McHone, J.G., 1989, Triassic (?) olivine diabase dikes of coastal New England: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 21, p. 47.

McHone, J.G., 1988, Microcomputer digitizing system for dual use in applications of remote sensing and microscopic texture analysis: (Charleston W.V.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section Meeting, v. 72, no. 8, p. 22.

McHone, J.G. and Shake, S.N., 1987, Structural control of Mesozoic magmatism in New England: (Kingston, Ontario), 7th International Conference on Basement Tectonics, Abstracts Program, p. 44.

McHone, J.G., 1987, APL microcomputer applications in mineralogy and petrology: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v.19, no.1, p.28.

McHone, J.G., 1986, Mesozoic intrusions as paleostress indicators in eastern North America: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v.17, no.1, p.53.

Shake, S.N. and McHone, J.G., 1986, Topographic lineaments of central New England and their geologic significance: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 17, p. 65.

McHone, J. G., 1985, Dike swarms of the eastern Appalachians of North America: Mississauga, Ontario, International Union of Geological Sciences, Commission on Tectonics, v. 9, p. 33.

McHone, J. G. and Williams, N. A., 1985, Tectonic setting of xenolith-rich alkalic intrusions in New England and southern Quebec: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 17, no. 3, p. 167.

McHone, J.G., 1985, Zoned clinopyroxenes and the crystallization of lamprophyres: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 17, no. 1, p. 54.

McHone, J.G., 1984, Petrology of camptonite from Campton, New Hampshire: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 16, no. 1, p. 49.

Williams, N.A. and McHone, J.G., 1984, Mantle and crustal xenoliths from the North Hartland dike, Vermont: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 16, no. 1, p. 71.

McHone, J.G. and Butler, J.R., 1983, Tectonic-magmatic origin of Mesozoic alkalic magmas in eastern North America: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 15, p. 64.

McHone, J.G., 1983, Late Jurassic trans-Appalachian rift features: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 15, no. 3, p. 184.

McHone, J.G., 1982, Uranium in the Grandfather Mountain region of North Carolina: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 14, no. 1/2, p. 40.

McHone, J.G., 1982, Mesozoic rifting in northern New England: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 14, no. 1/2, p. 40.

McHone, J.G., 1981, Mesozoic rocks and structures in northern New England: A data compilation: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 13, no. 3, p. 166.

McHone, J.G. and Wagener, H.D., 1980, Distribution of uranium and thorium in central New England and northeastern New York: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 12, no. 2, p. 73.

McHone, J.G. and Corneille, E.S., Jr., 1980, Alkalic dikes of the Lake Champlain Valley: Middlebury, Vermont Geological Society Annual Meeting, p. 8.

McHone, J.G. and Butler, J.R., 1978, Petrogenesis of lamprophyre dikes and related White Mountain - Monteregian intrusive complexes: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 10, no. 2, p. 75.

McHone, J.G., 1977, Dike types and distribution in central New England: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 9, no. 3, p. 300.

McHone, J.G., Black, W.W., and Pegram, W.J., 1976, Origin of northwestern New England lamprophyres: Sr isotopes and geochemical evidence: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 8, no. 2, p. 227-228.

McHone, J.G., 1974, Dike rocks of the Lake Champlain region: Middlebury, Vermont Geological Society Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 2.

McHone, J.G., 1971, Petrography of some highly metamorphosed Precambrian rocks near Port Henry, New York: Middlebury, Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences Abstracts, p. 1.